It seems that every time a child leaves the house to go to school or a play date, he gets home and starts sniffling, sneezing, coughing or has some other malady. The next day, every single person in the house is sick as well. Raising kids doesn’t mean that your home needs to be a safe haven for germs and bacteria.

Good hygienic habits can help you to cut down on the illnesses associated with germs and bacteria that result in sick kids and other family members. Many illnesses can be prevented by teaching your child proper hygiene techniques that coincide with their child development stages and abilities.

Hand Washing Headaches

There are very few children who enjoy or will readily wash their hands after using the restroom or before eating. They always seem to be running off somewhere but because you are parenting kids, you need to put your foot down and make them wash their hands.

Inspiring children to learn to wash their hands and take pride in their proper hygienic habits is essential to their good health now and throughout their lives. Children in any of the child development stages should readily wash their hands to eliminate germs. As a person parenting young children, it is your job to ensure that they do so.

Cover That Cough

At some point, your child will develop a cough. It is inevitable. As an authority figure, you need to be parenting children who not only protect themselves from other’s germs but protect others from his germs. The old school method of coughing into your hand is dangerous. Nowadays, it is better to cough into your arm or sleeve to protect others.

Many people who are parenting children explain that sharing crayons or toys is fine but sharing germs is a no-no. Of course, your explanations should be geared toward the child development stages of each of your kids.

Save That Smile

Oral hygiene is really important for parents who want to teach healthy habits to their children. Of course, little ones will lose their baby teeth but the oral hygiene techniques that they learn while they are young can keep them with healthy smiles for life.

You need to be parenting kids so that they have healthy futures. Poor oral hygiene and lack of dental care can cause stroke and heart disease later in life. No parent wants their children to die at an early age.

It is your job to be raising children who understand the necessity of proper tooth brushing. If they understand this and embrace the oral hygiene habit, you will be raising kids who will have healthy smiles as well as ensuring that your future grandchildren learn these good habits too!

Showering Solace

For some unknown reason, many kids hate bathing and showering. They will readily jump in a pool or play in a sprinkler but when it is bath or shower time, it can be a nightmare. It isn’t too difficult to be parenting children that enjoy bathing or showering.

Every child has a favorite TV show or game. All you need to do is explain that the television or game is off limits until the child has showered and is in his pajamas. Offering a reward such as a snack is also acceptable, according to experts on raising kids.

Eventually, the child will learn that bathing is part of their daily routine and they will do so readily and without problems. As a parent, you need to teach your kids the importance of good hygienic habits. They will carry these habits with them for the rest of their lives. After all, nobody wants to be the parent of the smelly child in class!