2. PERSONAL HYGIENE
YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO KEEP HIMSELF CLEAN TO
REMAIN HEALTHY AND TO FEEL GOOD. GOOD
PERSONAL HYGIENE WILL HELP BOOST THEIR
SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. GOOD
PERSONAL HYGIENE IS ONE OF THE MOST
EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM
MANY ILLNESSES. HYGIENE IS A SET OF
PRACTICES PERFORMED TO PRESERVE HEALTH.
3.
4. WASHING HANDS
WE SHOULD WASH HANDS:-
o BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PREPARING FOOD.
o BEFORE EATING FOOD.
o BEFORE AND AFTER CARING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS SICK.
o BEFORE AND AFTER TREATING A CUT OR WOUND.
o AFTER USING THE TOILET.
o AFTER COUGHING OR SNEEZING.
o AFTER TOUCHING AN ANIMAL, ANIMAL FEED, OR ANIMAL
WASTE.
o AFTER TOUCHING GARBAGE.
6. BRUSHING
BRUSHING TEETH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR DENTAL
CARE ROUTINE.
BRUSH YOUR TEETH TWICE A DAY WITH A SOFT-BRISTLED
BRUSH. THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF YOUR BRUSH SHOULD FIT
YOUR MOUTH, ALLOWING IT TO REACH ALL AREAS EASILY.
REPLACE YOUR TOOTHBRUSH EVERY THREE OR FOUR
MONTHS, OR SOONER IF THE BRISTLES ARE FRAYED. A
WORN TOOTHBRUSH WON’T DO A GOOD JOB OF CLEANING
YOUR TEETH.
MEET YOUR DENTIST REGULARLY FOR PREVENTION AND
TREATMENT OF ORAL DISEASE.
7.
8. CLOTHES AND SHOES
• WEARING CLOTHES AND SHOES WITH MICROORGANISMS ON THEM
CAN LEAD TO SKIN INFECTIONS. BODY ODOR CAN ALSO
OCCUR WEARING CLOTHES AND SHOES WITH BACTERIA AND FUNGI
FOUND ON THEM.
• HYGIENE FOR HEALTH STATES THAT IN ORDER TO CLEAN
CLOTHING COMPLETELY, CLOTHES AND SHOES MUST BE DRIED
IMMEDIATELY UPON WASHING. MOLD CAN OCCUR ON CLOTHING
LEFT WET FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH CAN CAUSE
ODOR AND SKIN INFECTIONS.
• WE SHOULD WEAR CLEAN CLOTHES AND SHOES BECAUSE THEY
LOOKS NEAT, CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL. WE SHOULD WEAR CLEAN
CLOTHES AND SHOES AS THEY KEEP US HEALTHY
AND WE ALREADY KNOW THAT CLEAN CLOTHES ARE NECESSARY
FOR A HEALTHY LIFE.
9.
10. SNEEZING AND YAWNING
TO AVOID SPREADING FLU GERMS, COVER
YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE WHEN YOU
SNEEZE.THE FLU VIRUS IS PASSED FROM
ONE PERSON TO THE OTHER THROUGH THE
FLUIDS SECRETED FROM OUR MOUTH AND
NOSE WHEN WE COUGH OR SNEEZE.
YOU SHOULD COVER YOUR MOUTH WHEN
YOU YAWN OR SNEEZE.
12. CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WASH YOUR HAIR WITH
SHAMPOO, SQUEEZE OUT THE EXTRA WATER AND
DRY IT WITH THE HELP OF A TOWEL.
WE SHOULD GENTLY DRY OUR HAIR WITH A
TOWEL.
WE SHOULD COMB OUR HAIR CAREFULLY.
WASHING AND CONDITIONING OUR HAIR
PROPERLY IS VERY NECESSARY.