- Make sure your child has obtained, and continues to receive all age appropriate immunizations. Immunizations clearly provide the best available defense against many childhood diseases. Child care programs should require all children participating in their program to have received all recommended immunizations and to make sure they keep their immunization status "up to date".
- Eliminate cigarette smoke from your child's environment. Second hand smoke has been associated with an increased risk of ear and respiratory tract infections in exposed children.
- Guard against the spread of germs by practicing good personal hygiene and making sure your child's care setting is sanitary. Possibly the single most effective way of preventing the spread of germs is through good hand washing. Children and adults should thoroughly wash their hands with liquid soap and warm running water for at least ten seconds. The spread of germs can also be limited by teaching children to cough or sneeze into a tissue, their shoulder, or their shirtsleeve. Coughing or sneezing into a bare hand contaminates the hand and leads to further spreading of the germs.
- A sanitary child care setting will also limit the spread of infectious agents. Be sure your child care facility is appropriately maintaining the cleanliness of the diaper changing, toilet, sleep, play, and food preparation areas. The child care facility should also maintain written environmental sanitation policies and procedures that detail how the facility is cleaned and disinfected.
- Breastfeed your infant. Research has shown breastfeeding reduces the incidence of many types of infections including ear infections, respiratory tract infections, diarrhea, and meningitis.
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