With youngsters, you must continue, like a broken record, teaching these good habits. They are not likely to understand or care about why personal hygiene matters. You know that kids spread germs amongst themselves like a dish of candy. One kid sneezes on a toy, and another child takes advantage of the momentary interruption to snatch the toy up and then wipe their hand across their face. It is hardly surprising that the average kid gets 6-12 colds per year.
However, when children enter puberty, personal hygiene usually becomes an issue for them. Personal appearance is suddenly important. The child may start bathing or showering a couple of times a day, primping with hair endlessly and washing their face constantly to avert the notorious pimple. However, they may still not wash their hands unless they are told to do so! Hand washing is the critical item in the personal hygiene program.
Now, here is a trick every mother can love: your seven-year old child is old enough to be fascinated by a microscope. Get one. You can take any number of objects to be subjected to the curious child’s scrutiny. Leaves, grass cuttings and flower petals will capture your childs attention. You see where we are going with this, right?
Now is the time to spring the personal hygiene lesson. Use a file to scrape under your fingernails and take a look. Point out that the view through the microscope shows what’s left after washing your hands. Take a coin and see what you find there. Pet hair is another good one.
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