Good hygiene can prevent us and our children from
a lot of illnesses. Surprisingly more that half
of the illnesses among children is the result
of lack of proper care towards hygiene. For young
children the germs enter their body through unclean
hands. As an integral part of the hygiene, it
is important to wash your hands. However, hygiene
is not just about washing hands it also includes
washing your entire body carefully. Hygiene also
includes being careful about not sneezing or coughing
on others. Children should be taught to practice
these things when in public. Also, they should
be taught to clean the things they are touching
like food and throwing away things that might
cause infection like tissues.
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Children can be protected from
diseases like food poisoning, colds, gastro, diarrhoeal
diseases and other infections by encouraging changes
related to hygiene. Adequate hygiene needs to
be practiced at all levels for infant, pre school,
adolescent and adulthood. Parents can consult
health care services, private physicians, and
hospitals and other resources to incorporate hygiene
and if the child is facing recurrent infections.
Hygiene for children should be practiced everyday
and incorporated in day-to-day activities so that
even when you are not around your child is maintaining
his or her hygiene. A household that promotes
hygiene at all levels is important. Proper hygiene
practices and facilities are the core of healthy
children and a key factor for the improved health
of a family.
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