Why Wash Your Hands?
So, you’ve just finished doing whatever it is that you’ve done in the bathroom and your parent asks "Did you wash your hands?" Now they're not being silly, washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading and they knows this, they just was you to know this too.
Still don’t believe me? Okay think about all of the things that you touched today - did you hold onto the rail on a tube/bus? Stroke your pet? Play outside in the dirt? Use the telephone?
It's easy for a germ on your hand to end up in your mouth. Think about how many foods you eat with your hands!! Bet those crisps, chips and sandwiches look so good now!
Think of it this way if you were to put your hands in bright red paint and not wash it off, what would happen? Everything you touch would change colour, your games console, the fridge door, your clothes, hair, even the people you play with and food you eat! Now imagine the red was not bright for you to see but invisible!
The best way to stop the germs spreading and making you and other sick it the very quick and simple thing and you only need soap and warm water.
We now know how to kill them, when are the best times to wash your hands?
After using the bathroom
Before eating or touching food
After blowing your nose or coughing
After touching pets or other animals
After playing outside
Before and after visiting a sick relative or friend
Did you know that the United Nations' Global Hand washing Day is on the 15th of October?
So don’t get annoyed when you get asked if you’ve washed your hands, you know the answer will be yes, and when you see your parent about to cook some lovely food you can ask them, “Have you washed your hands?”
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