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Here are some tips you can do to help children maintain health during COVID-19 outbreaks without making them worry about the pandemic.
1. Hand wash
Every single one including children can protect themselves from COVID-19 starting from the easiest, simplest way, washing their hands. Health experts highly recommend washing your hands with hand soap for 15 – 30 seconds and rinsing under running water. It is simply because hand soap has a chemical that can tie down water and germ.
When you rinse your both hands, water will wipe away all germs. Along with that, foam also helps remove dirt from the skin. Make sure to remind your children to wash their hands after playing, coughing, and sneezing, before and after eating, after using bathrooms, and after handling pets and sick people.
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2. Hydrate
The second simple way to increase their immunity is hydration. It is highly recommended to remind your children to drink whenever they feel thirsty to ensure their bodies are well-hydrated. You can also give vegetables and fruits which contain a lot of water such as watermelons, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
3. Ginger
This last way may be frightening for most children. Because most of them do not like the taste of ginger. Ginger has curcumin as an anti-bacterial agent as well as helps increase the immune system. For (ginger) drinks, it can only be consumed by children over 2 years old. However, you can try to add a little amount of grated ginger to their soup or porridge or simply boiled ginger, give it lime juice and a spoonful of honey to make a mild taste.
