• Dress infants and children warmly for outdoor activities. Several thin layers will keep them dry and warm. Don't forget warm boots, gloves or mittens, and a hat.

• The rule of thumb for olders babies and young children is to dress them in one more layer of clothing than an adult would wear in the same conditions.

• Blankets,quilts,pillows,sheepskins and other loose bedding may contribute to Sudden Infant Dealth Syndrome (SIDS) and should be kept out of an infants sleeping enviroment. Sleep clothing like one-piece sleepers is preferred.

•If a blanket must be used to keep a sleeping infant warm, it should be tucked in around the crib mattress, reaching only as far as your babies chest, so the infants face is less likely to become covered by bedding.

• Hypothermia develops when a child's temperature falls below normal due to exsposure to colder temperatures. It often happens when a youngster is playing outdoors in extremely cold weather without wearing proper clothing or when clothes get wet. It can occur more likely in children than adults.

• As hypothermia sets in, the child may shiver and become lethargic and clumsy. Speech may become slurred and body temperature will decline in more severe cases.

•If you suspect your child is hypothermic, call 911 at once. Until help arrives, take the child indoors, remove any wet clothingm and wrap him in blankets or warm clothes.

• If your child suffers from nosebleeds, try using a cold air humidifir in the child's room at night. Saline nose drops or petrolatum may help keep tissues moist. If bleeding is severe or rescurrent, consult your pediatricain.
• Many pediatricains feel that bathing two or three times a week is enough for an infant's first year. More frequent baths may dry ou the skin, especially during the winter.
• Cold weathwer does not cause colds or flu. But the viruses that causexs colds and flu tend to be more common in the winter, when children are in school and are in closer contact with each other. Frequent hand washing and teaching your child to sneexe or cough into the bend of his /her elbow may help reduce the spread of colds and flu.
• Children 6 months and up should get the influenza vaccine to reduce their risk of catching the flu.

• Set reasoonable time limits on outdoor play to prevent hypothermia and frostbite. Have children come inside periodically to warm up.
•ce Skating:
• Allow children to skate only on approved surfaces. Check for signs posted by local police pr recreation departments, or call your local police department to find out which areas have been approved.
•dvise your child to:
• Skate in the same direction as the crows.
• Aviod darting across the ice.
• Never skate alone.
• Not chew gum or eat candy while skating.
• Consider having your child wear a helmet while ice skating.
•Sledding
• Keep sledders away from motor vechiles
• Children should be supervised while sledding
• Keep young children seperated from older children.
• Sledding feet first or sitting up, instead of lying down head-first, may prevent head injuries.
• Consider having your child wear a helmet while sledding.
• Use steerable sleds, not snow disk or inner tubes.
• Sleds should be structurally sound and free of sharp edges and splinters, and the sterring mechanism should be well lubricated.
• Sled slopes should be free of obstructions like trees or fences,be covered in snow not ice, not be too steep (slope of less than 30 degrees),and end with a flat runoff.
• Aviod sledding in crowded areas.
•Snowmobiling
•The AAP recommends that children under the age of 16 not operate snowmobiles and that children under the age of 6 never ride on snowmobiles.
• Do not use a snowmobile to pull a sled or skiers
• Wear goggles and a safety helmet approved for use on motorized vechiles like motorcycles.
• Travel at safe speeds
• Never use alcohol or other drugs before or during snowmobiling.
• Never snowmobile alone or at night.
• Stay on marked trails,away from roads,water, railroads and pedestrians.