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here. Log in Learn More  Teaching Kids to Wash Their Hands   How
do we get our kids into the hand-washing habit, then? The
obvious first step is to practice what you preach. Wash your
hands before eating or cooking a meal, after using the bathroom,
and after working or playing with your hands.  More than half of
food-related illness outbreaks are caused by unwashed or poorly
washed hands, says the American Society for Microbiology. For
example, outbreaks of hepatitis A in children in day-care
centers have been directly connected to lack of hand-washing
after changing diapers or using the bathroom.  Other illnesses
Other pathogens, like E. coli, Shigella, and Norwalk virus, have
also been spread by lack of hand-washing. Spread of other
conditions, like respiratory infections, impetigo, and
conjunctivitis (pinkeye), also can be prevented by washing hands
with soap and water.  Tell your children to wash their hands
before a meal, after using the bathr