Handwashing is an easy, cheap, and effective way to prevent the spread of germs and keep kids and adults healthy. When your family is healthy, you don’t have to worry about missing school, work, or other activities. Here are a few tips:
1. Help your child develop handwashing skills. Parents and caretakers play an important role in teaching children to wash their hands. Handwashing can become a lifelong healthy habit if you start teaching it at an early age.
2. Give frequent reminders. Building handwashing skills takes time. At first, your child will need regular reminders of how and when to wash hands.
3. Lead by example by washing your hands. Young children learn by imitating the behaviors of adults in their lives. When you make handwashing part of your routine, you’re setting an example for your children to follow.
4. What if soap and water aren’t available? Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of germs. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that has at least 60% alcohol, and wash your hands with soap and water as soon as you can.
5. Baby Wipes. Baby wipes may make your hands look clean, but they’re not designed to remove germs from your hands. CDC recommends washing hands with soap and water when possible.
SOURCE: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/
handwashing-family.html
