What does hygiene include? Great question! It really depends on who you ask?
Some things that are included is washing hands after going to the
bathroom, taking a bath or shower and caring for hair and face. We will
concentrate on the first one: washing
hands after going to the bathroom.
Sometimes this is a hard routine to instill in a child with learning
differences. If you have had a child who
doesn’t want to take the time to wash his hands, you know how hard this
is.
It seems like such a simple request but it can create a lot of conflict.
Make washing
hands a non-negotiable. Get through the
fights over washing hands. You may use
incentive behavior charts or just make it a non-tolerance allowed
activity. Washing hands is just one of
the sanitary practices that should be done by everyone no matter if the child
enjoys it, or feels it’s necessary that a child do this… himself and for
others.
We’ll look
at some more hygiene issues in future posts.
