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10Yr Old Step Daughter Is Afraid of Germs. Looking for Suggestions
We have tried telling her it not helping her rash to wash her hands that much, ... Washing hands every five to ten minutes as you wrote in your request is ...
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- I also suggest the possibility that your step-daughter has an emotional disorder such as obsessive-compulsive disorder. I have a friend whose 5 yo granddaughter devel...
- Has she just learned about germs and bacteria in school? If she did, maybe she just can't stand the idea of "bugs" living on her hands or being on her food. It also ...
- It could very well be OCD, my hubby has it. You should have her talk to someone who specializes in it, there are also programs out there to help her cope with it, lear...
Teachers NOT Following Good Hygiene "Rules"/Swine Flu
Every child should be washing their hands when they arrive at school, ... Next question: Do Your Schools Allow Bathroom Break to Wash Hands Before Lunch? ...
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- You're right to be concerned about hygiene but make sure you are reasonable in your request. The best way to initiate this process would be to just call the teacher...
- I would go in before class to talk to the teacher and I would bring her a big bottle of Purell hand sanitizer. Say you understand how busy she is, but would really ap...
- Chrissy, I have a kindergartener too in 1/2 day kindergarten. Fortunately, my son's teacher does not do snack. I was also a teacher before staying home with my kids...
Eating Snacks at School on the Floor
21 Oct 2009 ... This year they finally allow them to wash hands before snack instead of .... I would have called though like you did about not washing hands ...
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- CS, I agree with all the posts - HOWEVER, to add my own 2 cents, I like what Amanda had to say about the "rug" idea too. I am in a similar position at home as yo...
- I teach 2nd grade, and I can tell you that the floor may be cleaner than the tops of the desks:) I understand that you are concerned, but I agree with the PP's. Scho...
- how about suggesting they bring a little towel (or one for him if nothing else) that they sit on rather than the floor? I would send him with one that has a "right" s...
Washing Machine Odor
My son had a big accident in his pants and after washing them in our washer the machine smells horrible ..... front load washing machine · washing hands ...
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- I wash my own diapers at home, and just use vinegar in between loads when it gets smelly. I never use bleach because it is so harmful for the environment and I have su...
- B., We just bought a new washer last fall, the new High Efficiency kind and it actually has a "clean washer" cycle. All you have to do is run 1 cup of bleach throu...
- B. do you own a front loading machine? With the front loaders articles in the paper have mentioned to use only HE detergents.The appliance article claimed other soaps ...
Chronic Pink Eye
Maybe the staff needs to start washing their hands better. ... If you do see it in children, it is usually from dirty hands...lack of washing hands. ...
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- My daughter had a nasty nasty runny nose around 1 yrs.old and was rubbing her nose goo into her eyes which caused pink eye or something like it and she had to have ant...
- Hello, What your son may have may not be pink eye but an infected tear duct or eye infection. If his eyes are just goopy that is a good indication of not pink eye. ...
- Hi M., I'm a mother of ten...six still at home and the best thing I ever invested in to avoid all bacteria and thus colds, flu, viruses in my home is a wholehouse a...
Petting Zoo for 1-Year-old?
We'll definitely be washing our hands a lot; but at one-year-old their hands are ALWAYS in their mouths. I'm not a real germaphobe, but some of these bugs ...
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- I took my daughter when she was just a year. She loved it, I just kept a little bottle of purell in her diaper bag and after she touched an animal I used it on her han...
- I took my daughter there last summer and I have no idea what was going on but we couldn't touch or pet any of the animals which was weird. I don't know if it was just ...
- i would wait until he is a little older to take to a petting zoo. wait until he understands the concept of washing his hands better. i would say at least 2. it wont...
Advice for Nose Picking
Finally teach him that he may only pick his nose in private after thoroughly washing his hands Tell him he needs to put the boogers on a tissue and flush it ...
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- My daughter did the same thing until my doc told me to get a humidifier in the house. She picked her nose so much because it was very dry inside her nose. Once we got ...
- What worked for my boys was to make them wash their hands with soap and water every time they did it--they hated washing their hands so it worked out well :D A.
- You may want to try getting some moisture into his nose. My doc always recommends vasoline-- I don't usually do vasoline but pick some more natural lubricant (vitamin ...
Flu Season
Make sure everyone is covering their mouth when sneezing and coughing and washing their hands as much as possible to help prevent it from spreading to the ...
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- There really are no quick cures with viruses...only symptom control. Even if you were to take a prescription anti-viral like Tamiflu, it is not a treatment. Viruses ne...
- Good hand washing is a must. We use small bottles of anti-bacterial gel wash. The kids think it is neat and ask to use it.
- You can build up your immune system through natural ways - take lots of vitamin C, Garlic, Echinacea, etc. Just make sure it is all natural and not synthetic (it is t...
Daycare Kids All Using SAME Hand Towel
The teachers are quite mindful about washing hands. ... And with the amount of times the kids wash hands (or should be) and 12 kids... the towel should be ...
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- That would freak me out, too. Last thing you need is a weird fungal infection running rampant through your household courtesy of the daycare not using disposable towel...
- I am a mother of two and a teacher of Early Childhood Education for over ten years. I have been through both orientaions for home and center childcares. As far as I ...
- Yes -- too paranoid. I'm a handwashing fanatic, but if the towel gets replaced every day then I wouldn't worry. A few germs are good for kids.
Can't Seem to Get Rid of Illness
I don't really have any advice about that other than lots of soap and water and good hand washing. In order to stop the strep from being passed back and ...
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