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Grandparents, you can show your grandkids how much you care — and help them stay healthy — by keeping medicines in a safe place when you spend time together. Kids (and pets!) can get sick if they swallow medicines, vitamins, or other supplements they’re not supposed to (including gummies).

Follow these tips to help your grandkids stay safe:

o Grandkids coming over? Take time to sweep or vacuum the floor before they arrive. It’s easy for pills to fall on the floor and roll out of sight where young children (or pets) could find them.

o Whether you’re at home or visiting with family, put medicines up and away (https://upandaway.org) in a place your grandkids can’t see or reach. For example, you can put them in a high cabinet or on a high closet shelf.

o If you carry medicines with you in your bag or purse, keep them in child-resistant containers— and keep your bag or purse where young kids can’t see or reach it.

Learn how to keep medicines somewhere safe at UpAndAway.org at https://upandaway.org.

If you think a child might have swallowed a medicine, vitamin, or other supplement, get help right away — even if you’re not sure. Call Poison Help at 800-222-1222 or go to https://PoisonHelp.org.