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Even though heat-related illnesses are more common in the summer, they can happen in any conditions, indoors or outside. Most of the heat that causes heat illnesses comes from within the body. During both rest and activity, the human body tries to maintain an internal temperature of 98.6 degrees.

California law now requires employers to take specific measures that help their outdoor workers avoid getting heat-related illnesses. This regulation adds to all employers' obligation to provide safe and healthful workplaces both indoors and out.

Eating right makes you a better worker. Consuming fast-food hamburgers and french fries, pan dulce, and flour tortillas filled with beans fried in lard can make you less productive at work.

Children like eating familiar foods, so it can be hard for them to try something new. Giving children the chance to become familiar with new foods rather than being forced to eat them will make it easier for parents to provide a healthful, varied diet to their children.

Throughout childhood, children grow steadily and develop new skills. Each child's growth and development happens at a different rate, but all children have growth spurts and periods of slow growth.

Routines are good for children. A regular routine lets children know what to expect so they feel safe and secure. Keep a daily routine for bedtime, waking up, eating, shopping, bathing, playing and other things you do. An erratic meal schedule, for example, can confuse children.

If your children misbehave, it may be just to get attention, because they are hungry or because they are tired. But there are ways parents can prevent misbehavior before it happens. Children learn faster when they are praised for good behavior, than when they are punished for poor behavior.

Children who spend more time with the parents tend to be happier and learn better. A good way to spend time together is eating together as a family. During family mealtime, children can practice conversational skills, learn good table manners and learn how to make healthy food choices.

Children learn to eat new foods by seeing, smelling, touching and sampling them. They are more likely to try new foods that they have helped prepare themselves.

By playing, children can explore their world while stimulating their brains and bodies to develop. Parents can help their children learn by participating in active play along with them.