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Hit the hill safely

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The risk of injury: According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 52,000 children (and children at heart) were treated for injuries related to sledding, snow tubing and tobogganing in 2014.

Remember the joy and freedom of snow days when you were in school? The exhilaration of speeding down a snowy hill on a sled?

With our finicky winter weather, there’s no telling when a snow day will strike. Just in case, here are some things to help keep your brood happy and healthy, and no, we aren’t talking about bread and milk.

Sledding safety

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