SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE. THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM GETTING RESULTS.
>> JULIE: THERE ARE JUST 2
WEEKS LEFT UNTIL MOST KIDS IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA HEAD BACK TO
THE CLASSROOM. AND WITH THAT
COMES A CHANGING OF ROUTINE
FROM THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS.
SO WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET
KIDS PREPARED TO START BACK TO
SCHOOL BRIDGE IS STANDING BY
NOW TO ASK A DOCTOR.
>> ASK A DOCTOR IS SPONSORED
BY CAN BE PRIMARY CARE
PROCEEDINGS.
>> BRIDGETT: THAT’S RIGHT.
IT’S ALMOST THE END OF JULY
AND IT WILL BE BACK TO SCHOOL
BEFORE YOU KNOW WHAT? AND THAT
MEANS THERE’S A LIMITED AMOUNT
OF TIME TO GET EVERYTHING BACK
UP TO SPEED. SO IS RUNNING
SMOOTHLY. FAMILY MEDICINE,
PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR THOMAS KELLY
OF ORLANDO, HEALTH PHYSICIAN
ASSOCIATES JOINS US THIS
MORNING. THANKS FOR STOPPING
IN. I KNOW YOU ARE BUSY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IT’S A TIME OF
YEAR.
>> ABSOLUTELY. HAD THIS
HAPPENED. HOW DID GO ALREADY?
START BACK AGAIN. AND JUST
LIKE WE JUST HAVE 4TH OF JULY,
YOU BOOKED UP. WE’RE ALWAYS
BOOKED UP. YES, IT’S A LOT,
BUT IT’S ESPECIALLY BUSY TIME
OF YEAR FOR THE KIDS. YES. AND
WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING READY
FOR BACK TO SCHOOL, WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
TRY TO TELL PARENTS TO HELP
THEM GET ORGANIZED?
ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, I THINK
A LOT OF IT IS FIRST OF ALL,
MAKING SURE OUR YOUR CHILDREN
PHYSICALLY READY TO GO BACK TO
WE KNOW IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, THERE ARE SOME
REQUIREMENTS. IF IT’S THE
FIRST TIME THEY’RE COMING TO
SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A
PHYSICAL EXAM.
>> YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEIR SHOTS ARE UP TO DATE.
YOU GOT ALL THE RECORDS
APPROPRIATE TOGETHER, EVEN IF
THEY’RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE
THE PHYSICAL AS THEIR FIRST
TIME, IT’S JUST A GOOD IDEA.
MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS HAD
THAT ANNUAL WELLNESS EXAM WITH
THEIR DOCTOR. AND THEN I THINK
ALSO ASSESSING OR THEY
EMOTIONALLY READY TO GO BACK
SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, SUMMER IS A
VERY CAREFREE TIME STRESS RE
TIMES. THAT SHOULD BE. BUT
SOME CHILDREN HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF ANXIETY ABOUT GETTING
BACK INTO SCHOOL. SO HELPING
THEM EASE BACK INTO THAT AND
SORT OF ASSESSING OUR MINDSET
IS A GOOD PART OF THAT ASPECT
OF GETTING READY. AND WE TALK
ABOUT ROUTINES A LOT LIKE THE
BAD TIMES. OF COURSE, A
SLEEPING IN SCREEN TIME MEAL
TIMES. THAT’S ALL OF THESE
THINGS CALIBRATE INTO SUCCESS
INTO THE NEXT DAY. SO HOW DO
YOU
>> SUGGESTS OR GETTING BACK ON
TRACK WITH THAT? WE’RE ALMOST
OUT OF TIME. YEAH, THAT’S
RIGHT. I THINK IT’S NOW IS A
GOOD TIME TO START EASING BACK
INTO THAT REGULAR STRUCTURE.
THE KIDS REALLY DO NEED TO
HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL IN
SCHOOL.
>> YOU KNOW, SORT OF
ESTABLISHING A LITTLE BIT MORE
OF A REGULAR TIME AND GOING TO
BED AND GETTING UP. YOU CAN
GRADUALLY CHANGE THAT, YOU
KNOW, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
OR SO TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR
IT. BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT,
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE DIALING
BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THE
SCREEN AGAIN. THERE’S A LOT OF
UNSTRUCTURED TIME IN THE
SUMMERS. THERE SHOULD BE. BUT
NOW IT’S TIME TO MAKE SURE
THAT KIDS MINDS ARE ALSO
GETTING READY FOR THE SCHOOL
WORK IN THE 3RD, THE READY TO
TO GET INTO THE ACADEMICS OF
THINGS. WHEN IT COMES TO THAT
SCREEN TIME, WHAT’S IT? WHAT’S
A GOOD CUT YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO
BEDTIME FOR THEM? SO, YEAH,
YOU KNOW, THAT’S A GREAT
QUESTION. I FOR OLDER
CHILDREN, THAT’S A PERSONAL
PREFERENCE AND A PARENT IN
QUESTION FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS,
THE KIDS THAT ARE 6 AND UNDER
WE KNOW THAT LIMITING THEIR
SCREEN TIME TO NO MORE THAN
ABOUT AN HOUR. A DAY IS IS
PROBABLY BEST FOR THEM. AND
ALL WEEKEND DAYS, MAYBE ABOUT
3 WE DON’T REALLY FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF
SCREEN TIME ON DEVELOPING
MINDS. SO I THINK IT’S
IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THAT
LIMITED AS WE WOULD WITH OTHER
ACTIVITIES WHEN IT COMES TO,
YOU KNOW, PROXIMITY TO
BEDTIME.
>> LIKE WE TALK ABOUT LOOKING
AT THE SCREENS OF TV AS WELL
AS MEAL TIMES. THAT ALSO
IMPACTS THE BEDTIME. HOW DO
YOU MEASURE THAT OUT? IT DOES
HE? I THINK, AGAIN, JUST
MAKING SURE THAT THEY’RE SORT
OF AN ESTABLISHED PATTERN OF
YOU KNOW, CHILDREN DO REALLY
NEED THAT AROUND THEIR LIVES.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF THE FAMILY
TYPICALLY CENTER AROUND 6 OR
07:00PM DURING THE SCHOOL
YEAR, IT’S TIME TO GET MAYBE
STARTED BACK INTO THAT HELPING
KIDS GETTING THEM INVOLVED IN
PREPARING THEIR LUNCH FOR
SCHOOL FOR THE NEXT DAY.
THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO GET THEM
MAYBE REDUCE SOME OF THAT
ANXIETY AND ALSO HELP THEM
LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
NUTRITION. WHAT ABOUT HYGIENE?
YOU KNOW, YOU’RE GOING FROM?
>> YOU KNOW, YOUNGER CHILDREN
TO PRETEENS AND SOMETHING THAT
CHANGES GOING ON. SO IT’S A
REALLY THAT’S THEM ON A
SPECIALLY WITH THOSE TWEENS
AND PRETEENS OR BODIES ARE
OVER THE SUMMER. THEY MAY NOT
SERVED IN THING EVERY DAY AND
THEY’RE IN AND OUT OF THE POOL
THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, YOU
KNOW, I JUST THINK HAVING THAT
DISCUSSION WITH THEM AND I’M
SAYING, LOOK, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE
GOING TO BE ENOUGH SMALL ROOM
WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER YOU
KNOW, LET’S MAKE SURE OUR
TEETH OR RUSSIAN WE’VE HAD
ABOUT TODAY AND WE’RE READY TO
GO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR COMING IN DOCK AND
>> WE’LL HAVE ALL OF THIS ON