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Get your kids in the hand-washing habit by making it fun. Hand washing is hands down one of the best ways that you guys can get your kids to be healthy and keep away from colds and flus this season, but getting your kids to wash their hands and do it right can be a battle. Here are some things that you can do to make hand washing fun.
Use Songs, Stickers, Fun Soaps, and Gels
You can sing a song. My kids sing the ABCs when they wash their hands. You can also sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," or "Happy Birthday." The main thing is it should be a 20-second-long song. That's the amount of time that you should wash your hands to get all of the germs off. Don't forget your fingernails. Viruses love to live around your fingernails.
You can do a chart for hand washing. Do it just until they get into the habit so they realize, "Okay, I came home from school. What is the first thing I need to do? Wash my hands." They wash their hands, they get a sticker, and then they can have the rewards.
You can do fun soaps. They've got a whole bunch of soaps out there that make it all sorts of fun. There's the Kandoo brand and all of the other ones that come in different colors and smells and everything. Anything that you can do to make this an enjoyable habit for your kids is going to go a long way.
There are also a couple of really cool glowing gels. You can actually teach your kids how well they wash their hands. There are a couple of kits; one is called Glo Germ. What you can do is put the gel on their hands, let them rub their hands together, and let them touch things. Then, use a black light to see how dirty they got everything without touching their hands. Then you can also put it on and wash their hands, and then show them exactly where their hands were still dirty.
If you don't want to go out and buy a big fancy kit, here's another cool little trick you can do. Get some glitter. Kids love glitter. Put a little glitter on their hands, and then let them go play. Then, a little bit later on, have them go around and see where all of the glitter in the house is because it's probably not just on their hands. That's another way for you to see where the germs go if you don't wash your hands.
Lead by Example and Use Hand Sanitizer When Needed
Don't forget to wash your hands, too. Kids are going to learn from what you do, so if they don't see you do it, talk to them about how you do it. If they're washing their hands, get on in there and get your hands clean too. Everybody can use a little hand washing around now.
If you aren't around water and soap, what you can use is hand sanitizer. Be sure to use the gel sanitizer. It works a little bit better than the foam one. The other thing is to be sure you let it dry completely before touching anything so you can make sure that it works properly.
Believe it or not, hand washing can make a huge difference in how many times you and your 人妻中出视频ren get sick. Kids need to remember to wash their hands. Make it fun. Kids will remember fun things.
updated: March 4, 2025
originally published: October 22, 2013
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