Hi! My name is Melanie Green of Draper. I am passionate about helping Sandy, Draper, and West Jordan parents raise happy and healthy kids. That is why I started the Children's Health Blog. Today I would like to explain what the blog can do for you. There truly is a...

An important element in any Utah child's health is physical activity. Most young Draper children are busy exploring their world and don't need any encouragement to run, skip, or jump. Get Your Teen Off the Couch! But spontaneous activities like these may decline...

Active Draper children are involved in a variety of different sports these days, and while this is great news for kid's health, parents need to be aware of the risk of mouth injuries. All Draper children participating in contact sports can reduce the risk of mouth and...

Draper parents hope to never have to take their children to the emergency room, but if the need arises, you will want to have done your homework. First, make sure you know all of the hospitals in the Draper area. If the one nearest to you is a Children's Hospital,...

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means. -Calvin Coolidge The 30th President of the United States was right to hold living within ones means in such high estate, and parents in the Draper area should...