Keep your Children Safe from Rainy day Diseases

During the rainy season, our kids are prone to infectious diseases like the common cold, cough, flu and pneumonia.  While we, as parents, do what we can at home to protect them from sickness such as providing healthy food, vitamin supplements, lots of rest, warm clothing and shelter, we can only hope that our kids will be spared from serious downtime due to sickness.

Nothing beats playing under the rain.

My take:  The fun never stops when children play under the rain.  As much as we want them to enjoy over an extended amount of time, it is prudent to let them play and soak with rainwater for fifteen minutes at most.  After taking a bath with lukewarm water, let them wear warm clothing to beat out the chill.  

Instead of fretting while they are at school or simply enjoying the outdoors, it is best to teach them how they can protect themselves from disease-causing germs throughout the day with these four easy steps:

Sneeze or cough into a tissue or handkerchief
You should teach your kids to cover their mouths when coughing or sneezing to avoid spreading germs into the air, infecting other kids around them. With germs ever present, it is easy to transmit bacteria to other kids as they tend to explore their environment and accomplish tasks with their hands.  

Give them the necessary shots
The rainy months are more than just cold weather and cancelled classes—it’s also the season for particular diseases for children. The flu and the good old cough and colds are the two biggest disease risks that children can catch, and one good way to prevent it is to get them vaccinated.

For coughs and colds, get them on a nutritious diet along with the necessary supplements to keep their immune system strong.

Frequent hand washing
The frequent hand-to-mouth activity and excessive curiosity of the children in school
is a common concern. Teach your kids to wash their hands frequently with soap and water. It is the most effective way to avoid getting sick from harmful germs and bacteria. After playing games on dirty classroom floors, the use of mechanical friction and soap and water is useful in removing microorganisms and other contaminants. You should instill in your kids the importance of hand washing as the basic requirement for proper hygiene.

Use a trusted hand sanitizer
For the most part of the day, your kids maybe frequently on the move and may not have a ready access to running water to keep their hands clean. To keep them protected anytime, anywhere, the next best thing would be to have a hand sanitizer within their reach. Hand sanitizers can be found just about everywhere, whether in school, at home or in the grocery store.


Hot Tip:  According to scientific studies, the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers by children significantly reduces the transmission of gastrointestinal disorders. The studies also found a positive correlation between increased use of hand sanitizers and decreased risk of respiratory illnesses.   Additionally, hand sanitizers have been shown to kill bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, and Streptococcus pneumonia.