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Moms Talk: How do you Keep Kids Cool, Safe in Heat?
With temperatures soaring, parents and caregivers need to make sure children are happy and healthy in this weather. But how?

Beth.Valone@Patch.com / 248-219-2022
I am the Associate Regional Editor for 10 Patch websites in Oakland County: Ferndale, Berkley-Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Clawson, Rochester-Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Troy, West Bloomfield and Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills.
I am a veteran editor, having worked at The Detroit News (twice) for a total of 17 years before joining Patch. I also was the managing editor for iCan.com, a startup website for people with disabilities, and the U.S. PR director for PRISM, working with clients such as Ford Motor Co., DuPont Automotive, Shell and Ferrari.
I grew up in the Rosedale Park neighborhood in northwest Detroit and have lived in Royal Oak for 21 years with my husband and two boys, where we enjoy great neighbors, a lively downtown and top-notch schools.
With temperatures soaring, parents and caregivers need to make sure children are happy and healthy in this weather. But how?

SEMCOG recommends taking measures to help keep the air clean in Farmington and Farmington Hills.
Today is a good day to put off filling up the gas tank or mowing the lawn and find a way to stay cool.
It's the earliest in the year an Ozone Action Day has been called since 1999.
Royal Oak teens participate in a Focus:HOPE program that combines photography with diversity and leadership.
Avoid refueling and using gasoline-powered equipment on hot days, bike or walk to work and doing all errands at once are among the tips SEMCOG shares.
It's the earliest in the year an Ozone Action Day has been called since 1999.
Today is a good day to put off filling up the gas tank or mowing the lawn and find a way to stay cool.
Temperatures in Northville are expected to hit the mid to upper 90s today and high levels of ozone are expected.
Temperatures climbing into the 90s today and Wednesday, with little relief overnight.
Temperatures will climb into the 90s today and Wednesday, with thunderstorms possible and little relief overnight, the National Weather Service says.
Temperatures climbing into the 90s today and Wednesday, with little relief overnight.
Temperatures climbing into the 90s today and Wednesday, with little relief overnight.
Temperatures hit a record 94 degrees and it'll be hot again Wednesday with little relief overnight.
Temperatures climbing into the 90s today and Wednesday, with little relief overnight.
Stay cool and hydrated, experts warn.
Start planning for students' late starts and vacations now as district outlines the next school year.
School employees protest pending state budget cuts and proposed changes to tenure and collective bargaining during actions at schools today.
Family, attorney respond to requests from around the world. 'There is just so much interest from people who wanted to do something to remember Jack.'
Catch the last weekend of the uplifting musical at Stagecrafters' Baldwin Theatre in downtown Royal Oak.