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Urgent Care Services in Franklin, TNWe all know the saying that our kids will do what we do, not necessarily what we say, which can be encouraging if what we do is good and right and wise—at least most of the time.  During this winter season, pledge to teach your children to wash their hands often and thoroughly as a cold and flu prevention.  Perhaps then we’d all catch a good habit instead of a bad illness.

We’ve heard it all our lives: Soap and water kills germs and helps keep us healthy. Well it still works. Now it’s time to teach it to our children.  Let’s pass on part of our heritage so it will serve them well too.

According to the American Public Health Association, kids who wash their hands several times a day have considerably fewer colds, flu and similar illnesses.  They also suffer fewer sick days from tummy troubles.

Good hand washing protects against the spread of many illnesses, from common to complex.  Germs are contracted from every surface, including:

In fact, study after study reinforces the fact that 80% of infections are spread by hand. 

So when do we have opportunities to teach our offspring about hand washing? When we wash our hands is the simple answer. And we can explain when they should wash their hands after certain activities.

Instruct and demonstrate the use of warm water and a good lathering of soap, then a thorough rinsing and drying of the hands.  If your little ones can’t quite reach the sink, get a step stool for them. They’ll love it. Kids love to play in water. It isn’t hard to teach them to wash their hands.

Physicians Urgent Care in Brentwood, Tennessee wishes you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season.  Cold and flu prevention is important for us all, and hand washing is a simple solution for many of the problems that we want to avoid.  Let’s pass the gift of health through hand washing to our kids.  It’s a gift they’ll use and appreciate all their lives.