After the first two years of life, when children begin to develop more and more skills such as hand washing, not wear diapers or toileting and bathing alone, it’s time to monitor their hygiene habits. This is a very important step for both boys and girls, which requires even more vigilance and attention from parents to prevent children from suffering an accident or incurred a disease by the lack of hygiene.
Hygiene and bathing girls
- What position should urinate and evacuate
children and girls do not use the bathroom in the same way. The girls urinate and evacuate granted. In this position it is harder to smear or wet with urine. In any case, it is normal for some girls try to imitate his father or his brothers and try to urinate standing up. In this case, it is best to explain that the girls will be more comfortable if wet sitting and standing can more easily stained with urine.
- How to be cleaned
is also important that parents teach the child to wipe properly. Always at the back and front to back to prevent bacteria infect the vulva rectum and vagina, causing infection and finish.
- Signs that may indicate urinary tract infection
If parents notice the child urinate more often than normal or complains of pain or burning when urinating, it is best to consult with the child’s pediatrician. It may be a sign that the child has a urinary tract infection.
- Hygiene with their private parts
for the 3 or 4 years old, is very normal for girls to begin to explore and learn about their bodies and their private parts. In this case, it is recommended that parents monitor their child in case she tries to insert objects such as pencils or a toy in the vagina. It can cause irritation and inflammation.
- The bath girls
girls The bath should start from top to bottom, ie from head to toe. It is convenient, especially to 5 or 6 years that parents help the child to wash his head, and teach him how to use the shower gel or soap, with or without sponge. Must be taught to do a special cleaning of the knees, armpits, neck and feet. As for the private parts, there is no need to open the lips of the vulva of the girl to clean the inside. She should simply wash and dry the area covered by the panties from front to back.
Hygiene and bathing the children
- What position should urinate and evacuate
At the time of going to the bathroom, children urinate sitting up and evacuate the toilet. At first, of the 2 or 3 years, children usually urinate and evacuate sitting, but over time, this habit is changing, and that from time to watch how he does his father, brother or other male relative, try copy them and adopt the habit.
- Learn how to toilet-trained
children take longer to learn to go to the bathroom alone than girls. That is, in other things, they are the mothers who most often teach hygiene habits to children. This makes it easier for girls imitate their mothers than boys. Maybe at first, the child take a while to point to the toilet, so parents should dress in patience and wait.
- Bath time of the child
during bathing the children, it is recommended that parents also monitor and guide their children about hygiene habits. Take particular care in cleaning the armpits, knees, neck, legs and feet, to avoid the appearance of fungi or bacteria. Do not attempt to remove the foreskin of a child to clean because it can cause discomfort or damage. You must wash the entire area covered by underwear and dry it thoroughly. When the child is 3 or 4 years, the foreskin is looser and can be removed without resorting to force.
Health, but its extent
Educating children with good hygiene is important for your health. As they get older it is important to note the changes body odor and sweat. Maintaining hygiene is important not only to prevent infection or inflammation, as well as for children to have a more acceptable social image. Hygiene is important but do not obsess about it.