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What parent doesn’t want to protect their child from an ongoing cold and flu that is affecting everyone? Flu prevention for kids can be a tricky topic because kids are kids and they don’t listen. There can be a few ways on how to prevent kids from getting cold & flu and Toyishland is going to make it easier for you!

3 Ways to Avoid the Flu

1) Encourage your kids to wash their hands:

Washing hands is the key to preventing your kids from cold & flu. Germs spread from contact with hands. Instilling the habit of hand washing will make sure the germs contracted from hands don’t get to the stomach.

To successfully make your kids habitual of hand washing, reward them with good remarks every time they wash their hands before meals. A “Good job!” or “Well done!” can go a long way.

2) Teach your child to cough and sneeze in their elbow or a tissue

A lot of times germs spread from sneezing in hands. When you touch your things after sneezing on your hands the germs spread from your body to your belongings and you keep contracting them again and again.

To prevent your kids from contracting germs again from their belongings, teach them to sneeze in a tissue or if a tissue is not available in their elbows. Lovingly teaching them about it will ensure they keep in mind not to sneeze in their hands.

Keep a hand sanitizer in their school bag so they keep sanitizing after touching different stuff. These simple things can play a huge role when trying to prevent your kids from cold & flu.

3) Encourage good hygiene with sticker charts or reward

Good hygiene is crucial to prevent colds & flu. To make sure you inculcate good hygiene habits into your kids, prepare a chart to evaluate good hygiene and give them rewards for every achievement. For example, give your kid chocolate every week if they brush their teeth every day before bed. Or buy them their favorite toy if they shower every day with an anti-bacterial soap.

Following these easy steps will make sure your kids don’t get the cold & flu this season. Toyishland wants your kids to stay happy and playing. Happy Winters!