When you go to the polls Tuesday, May 15 to vote on your school budget and board of education candidates, take your kids along. Let them see the process, and explain to them how it works. Not only will it educate them on an important privilege they will someday enjoy, but also show them that their school and education matters to you.

• The journal Pediatrics shared a study revealing that the number of children being taken to emergency departments for swallowing shiny, button-sized lithium batteries is on the rise. These tiny batteries are becoming more and more common in homes, presenting a sometimes lethal hazard. If a lithium battery stays lodged in the esophagus for more than two hours, the battery can erode through the soft tissue of the esophagus and cause a hole. This can be fatal. Learn more