How can I protect my child from germs?

The season when viruses visit you and your children has officially started with the first colds and the return to school after the holidays. The question is one: How will we protect children from germs with the aim of getting sick less this year. Wecare's advice will give you a solution.

Frequent hand washing: The A's and Z's

Young children easily put their hands in their mouths, noses and eyes too. This is not a good habit, since all bacteria and viruses can live for days on the surface of objects that children touch every day.

So hand washing becomes a habit, an imperative. The more often you wash your hands, the cleaner your hands. A hand sanitizer with 60% alcohol is great in situations where hand washing is not an option but is by no means a substitute for washing. As for washing, this should be part of the children's routine, just like brushing their teeth, and should be done correctly and last at least 20 seconds (as long as it takes you to sing "Long live Mary" or "It was a small boat")! Warm water and the right antibacterial cream soap are the necessary tools for proper hand washing.

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Wash the child's clothes separately:

Many mothers forget to wash the child's clothes separately and with a different detergent after the first year of the baby's life. But there are clothes, such as underwear, that can have germs that will end up on children's sensitive skin.

Keep a separate basket for children's and adults' laundry and wash clothes separately. Do not neglect ironing which will remove even more germs from the clothes. By the same token, he has different clothes for the playground or school and others for playing at home or sleeping.

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Pay attention to the animals:

Animals' mouths are full of germs that they can transfer to children. Avoid leaving the pet with small babies (especially in the first months of the infant's life when their immune system is building), wash your hands whenever you change food and clean up your pet's droppings, and clean the pet itself every time found outside the house.

Avoid crowded places

Especially during periods when viruses are at their peak, experts suggest avoiding closed crowded places. This does not mean that you need to close your house, but prefer open shopping centers or playgrounds.

Cut the nails!

The fight you have with the children to cut their nails is worth it, since between the nails they can many bacteria are trapped that can pass into the body.

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Don't forget the vaccines

Under the agreement of your pediatrician and pathologist, get the family flu shot that will reduce the risk of getting viruses by up to 70%. At the same time, do not neglect the timely vaccination of children, exactly as recommended by the national health system and the pediatrician. The outbreak of epidemics, such as that of measles and mumps this year, necessitates the corresponding vaccination actions.

Keep the child home when sick:

It may sound simple but it is not! Many parents, due to busy work schedules, send children to school when they appear to be sick or about to get sick. The same thing happens at children's parties, where a simple virus spreads to children who were at the same party. If the child has a fever, keep him home. And it's obvious that if you have a virus too, you shouldn't come into contact with other children or visit a friend who gave birth at the maternity hospital or at home.

A good night's sleep repels germs

Good sleep can protect against viruses. During deep sleep, hormones such as prolactin and cortisol are secreted, which also play an important role in strengthening the immune system.

Create a proper and organized sleep routine for the child to help him calm down and sleep better.

An apple a day, the doctor makes him over

And it is not only the apple that is necessary. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables can boost the immune system and help the child fight off a virus faster and more easily. Always with the agreement of a pediatrician, you can also strengthen the child's diet with a vitamin.

See all nutritional supplements for children HERE

Thoroughly clean surfaces touched by children:

Viruses like the flu survive on surfaces for 2-8 hours. Make sure to clean these surfaces, the children's toys and the floor often to kill the majority of bacteria and viruses. By the same token, he often aired the house in the winter as well.

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