Tips to Keep Kids Cold Free

Kids will be kids, and they will transmit colds.  So, we've culled some tips from sources around the Web to help you keep your children healthy.

• Wash Your Hands: It's the obvious tip, but it's imperative that kids develop good hand-washing habits so that they don't pick up communicable diseases.  And it shouldn't be a little rinse, at least 30 seconds under hot water with soap!
• Don't Touch Your Nose or Eyes:  That's the best way to catch a cold!  The cold virus is spread primarily through hand-to-hand contact, and the cold virus enters most easily through the membranes in the eyes and nose.  Teach your kids to keep their hands off their faces.
• Don't Share Cups:  Though the virus is easily passed through the nose and eyes, it's better safe than sorry!  Use paper cups instead if a child is sick.
• Sneeze Into Your Shoulder: Stop the spread of the cold virus by teaching your child to sneeze into his or her shoulder instead of the hands.
• Use Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers: They do a good job at keeping cold germs at bay when you can't get to a sink.  Bath & Body Works carries delicious-smelling, foaming hand sanitizers for a reasonable price.
• Eat a Good Diet and Sleep Well:  It's the basis for a healthy body.  And during cold-and-flu season, it's a must!