Personal hygiene of a schoolchild includes rules aimed at preserving and strengthening the child’s health. To carry them out, it is necessary to adhere to a rational daily routine, proper nutrition, alternation of physical and mental labor, work and active rest, as well as personal hygiene, in the narrow sense of the word. In addition, hygienic education is an integral part of general education, during which the child is taught hygienic skills, which is integral.

Basic hygiene rules for schoolchildren

1. The student’s personal hygiene is the primary rule, which consists of the requirements for keeping the body, clothing, and home clean. The child must be taught to wash his face, hands, neck, and brush his teeth every morning. It is also necessary to wash your face after a walk. In the evening, before going to bed, you should take water procedures and wear clean underwear. Hands, fingernails and toenails require special care. To prevent dirt from accumulating under long nails, they must be carefully trimmed once every 2 weeks or more often if necessary. It is very important to wash your hands before eating, after doing dirty work, and after visiting the toilet and various public places. Personal hygiene also includes maintaining household hygiene - ventilating the room, caring for personal clothing and bedding, creating favorable conditions for sleep and rest.

2. The main requirement for food hygiene for schoolchildren is that meals should be taken every day at a strictly defined time. Students should eat at least 4 times a day. Food should be freshly prepared, balanced, and also have a pleasant smell and appearance. It is necessary to eat slowly, chewing thoroughly, and the student should not be distracted or talk while eating.

3. Another rule that every student must follow is mental hygiene. The main goal of this hygiene is to maintain high mental performance for a long time and prevent fatigue. To do this, the child must follow a certain daily routine. Work should begin gradually, while maintaining consistency and systematicity. Also, the efficiency of mental work increases with concentrated attention, perseverance and accuracy.

4.You should not forget about alternating work and rest. To comply with this rule, the hygiene of the student’s workplace is of great importance. It is very important to create a favorable environment in the student’s workplace for productive work. First of all, the correct working posture must be ensured, which depends on the rationality of the design of the table and chair. The workplace should be sufficiently lit, and the room should have clean air and a favorable temperature.

If your children always adhere to these rules, I think they will always be healthy, clean and tidy.