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Choosing an Insect Repellent for your Child


With warm weather comes the return of mosquitos and biting flies that can make your children miserable and cause serious illnesses. AAP recommends using an insect repellent product that has been registered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Several insect repellents with DEET are approved as safe and effective so weigh the risks of illnesses spread by insects and the possible risk of absorbing chemicals into the body before using them on your child. Talk with your pediatrician if you have questions and visit AAP’s parenting website Healthy Children for more tips: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Insect-Repellents.aspx

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