A few tips to protect your child from dehydration during heat waves:
- Give your child something to drink more often:
- A breastfeeding baby should be given the breast more often
- A bottle-fed baby should be given water between bottles
- Cool your child in a tub of warm water several times a day
- Avoid exposing your child to the sun and bringing him or her outdoors between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- If you have to go out, make sure your child is wearing light clothing and cover his or her head with a wide-brimmed hat
- Make sure that there is air circulating around the child’s bed and move the bed away from the wall
Never leave a child alone in a car or a room where there is no air circulating, even for a few minutes.