Dr. Carol Nwelue discusses how to keep your kids healthy when going back to school.

Carol Nwelue, MD, at Baylor Scott & White Health, answers common patient questions and reacts to the latest medical research.

• How can parents keep their kids healthy this back-to-school season? (SOT@ 0:14, TRT 0:34)

• Why do sicknesses spread easily when kids go back to school? (SOT@ 0:56 TRT 0:34)

• How should parents decide to keep a sick child home from school? (SOT@ 1:59, TRT 0:35)
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