Light, solid-colored clothes will make it easier to spot crawling ticks. Tuck the bottoms of pants legs inside boots or wear knee-high socks to reduce the chances of ticks crawling up legs. In areas where there are many ticks, check children for ticks immediately when coming inside. Particularly, check the scalp, hair, and skin-fold areas. It also helps to keep grass well cut in areas where children play.
Most children play outdoors with little negative reaction to the insects that share their world.
Take a few precautions in the play area and on outings to protect children from the few insects that can be harmful. Insects are both friends and foes.