5 Healthy Ways Busy Parents Can Catch Up With Their Kids

Staying caught up with your kids – and your health – has never been more challenging. Learn how to get caught up!

Parents, you’re busy…and we get it! Staying caught up with your kids — and your health — can be a challenge. A recent study showed that nearly 3 in 4 moms admit they don’t always keep up with their own routine healthcare; with most prioritizing their kids’ and partners’ health.

Because your health is just as important as your kids', here are a few parent-approved tips that’ll help you catch up.

1. Get active together

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Riding bikes together, going for walks, or participating in a family yoga session are great ways not only to get active but to also catch up with your children. Nearly 2 in 3 moms say enjoying life to the fullest motivates them to keep up with their own healthcare so go out there and live it up with your kids! Whether you’re catching up on the latest dance trends or on each other’s days with a walk through the neighborhood, getting active is good for both your health and relationships.

2. Cook a meal

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Put your heads together on a recipe. Take a family trip to the local farmer's market to pick fresh ingredients. Then, work side by side in the kitchen to put a healthy, home-cooked meal on the menu. When you cook a healthy meal with your kids, not only are you spending quality time catching up with each other, but you're also teaching them a valuable life skill. Two benefits in one!

3. Power down your electronic devices

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Ignore the eye rolls from the kids and silence your smartphones and tablets (yours included!). It's important to set aside time to really engage and have quality time with your children, screen free. Bonus: The slower pace of screen-free play lends itself to casual conversation that can be an easy way for them to update you on their personal life.

4. Gather for story time

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Gather everyone around the family room for story time! You can read to them, have them read to you, or, if they’ve outgrown formal story time, try a mini book club where you both read the same book on your own time and then sit down to discuss it. Choosing a book can even be its own fun opportunity to catch up with a trip to the local bookstore or public library.

5. Catch up to your kids’ vaccination status

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Beginning in 1991, hepatitis B vaccination became standard of care for infants, making it the first shot babies received before leaving the hospital. Now, the CDC recommends all adults aged 19–59* get caught up on their hepatitis B vaccination status.

There is no cure for hepatitis B. The good news is that hepatitis B is preventable with vaccination. There are different options for hepatitis B vaccinations but only one protects adults with just two doses in one month: HEPLISAV-B [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), Adjuvanted]. It’s essential to complete all doses of any hepatitis B vaccine to be protected. With just two doses in one month, HEPLISAV-B provides faster and higher rates of protection without having to flip through your calendar.

Don't wait to get protected. Get caught up on your hepatitis B vaccine status today by going to your local pharmacy to get protected. Learn more.

INDICATION

HEPLISAV-B is indicated for the prevention of infection caused by the hepatitis B virus in adults 18 years of age and older.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

If you have a history of severe allergic reaction after a previous dose of any hepatitis B vaccine, or to any ingredient of HEPLISAV-B, including yeast, do not take HEPLISAV-B.

HEPLISAV-B must be given by a medical professional, who will monitor you afterward to check for allergic reaction.

If you are immunocompromised, or receiving immunosuppressant therapy, you may have less of an immune response to HEPLISAV-B.

Some people have hepatitis B infection without being aware of it or showing any symptoms. If you already have hepatitis B present in your body, HEPLISAV-B may not prevent hepatitis B infection.

The most common side effects reported by patients within seven days of vaccination with HEPLISAV-B were pain at the site of injection (23%–39%), tiredness (11%–17%), and headache (8%–17%).

Please see full Prescribing Information.

*The CDC also recommends hepatitis B vaccination for adults aged ≥60 with risk factors. Adults aged ≥60 without risk factors may receive hepatitis B vaccination.

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