Personal hygiene in kids

When your child catches an infection, it is important to take extra steps to lower the risk of spreading the infection. Here are some steps to take when  trying to reduce the spread of germs.

• Encourage your chid to sneeze into a tissue and if a tissue isn’t available , let the child sneeze into his  sleeve.
• You have to discourage your child from covering his  mouth with his  hands when sneezing or coughing. This is because he  will leave the germs on the hands  and  that can be spread by touching other people or objects. Germs are usually spread by hands and not through the air.
• Throw tissues away immediately after use. You can put  them in a nearby waste basket or  waste  container.
• Once the child is old enough,  teach him  how to blow his  nose using a tissue.
• Do not allow children to share pacifiers, drinking cups , eating utensils , towels or toothbrushes.