Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids have the darndest habit of fighting good hygiene, tooth and nail. (Literally.) As parents, we’ve always tried to convey that ...

GMSA@9 talks to Dr. Sandra Adams, president and founder of the Wipediseases Foundation about the creation of a new hand washing song for kids.

And now it’s back to nursery rhymes as doctors resort to innovative ways to teach children how to wash their hands properly and curb the spread of infections. An article published in the BMJ describes ...

Better safe than sorry! Dwayne Johnson, Jimmy Fallon and more celebrity parents are finding creative ways to teach their kids to wash their hands amid the coronavirus outbreak. “As we’re all holding ...

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These days, not only do we have COVID-19, but we also have flu and RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) to worry about. We must teach our children ─ and indeed, everyone ─ to wash their hands thoroughly ...

Yes, washing your hands provides excellent protection against coronavirus (and other pathogens). But you do need to scrub with soap for 20 seconds to remove those pathogens. That's what the Centers ...

Think of all the things your children have touched today -- from the school playground to your home. No matter what they touched, they came in to contact with germs. It's impossible to keep your ...