With school underway and October knocking at our door, your children are well into the new school year. They are learning new things, making projects and possibly bringing home “friends”, the kind that you don’t want them to bring home – GERMS!
Just as we prepare our children with pens, pencils and notebooks, we need to make sure that they are happy and healthy to help them improve performance and be present in school.
This is where the Lysol Heathy Habits initiative can help!
As part of our classroom routine, we discuss topics such as nutrition, fitness and proper hygience to help keep the class healthy.
Lysol has teamed up once again with Football Legend and Healthy Habits Coach, Jerry Rice to garner his unique Healthy Habits anecdotes and best practices to implement to set children up for success. As a teacher, I too believe that sleep, exercise and proper handwashing can help prevent an illness.
- Rest Up! Stick to a consistent sleep schedule. Children should be getting 8 – 10 hours of sleep each night to ensure they are well rested for a day of learning. I find that this it so important. It is obvious when I child has not slept enough. Their behavior changes.
- Make Time for Fitness! During the school year, kids are definitely running on a busy schedule, but that doesn’t mean that you can skip out on regular exercise. Incorporate at least one small but easy physical activity into their daily routine. Some examples are doing chores around the house or opting for a hike over video games. Other great ways to keep them active is afterschool activities such as dance, swim and soccer.
- The Twenty Second Rule – From the lunchroom to the playground children are always using their hands! Remind them to practice proper hand washing etiquette to help keep illness at bay.
Teach them to wash their hands for a full twenty seconds by having them sing the “Happy Birthday Song” twice from beginning to end.
Lysol makes the dirt disappear and kills cold and flu viruses too. After activities that use glue, snack and just the daily routine, it is easy to see the dirt from the day. Along comes Lysol wipes to save the day!
Did you know that Lysol recently won a Reader’s Digest ‘Most Trusted Brand’ award in the cleaning category?
How do you help promote healthy habits with your children?