Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

[Brie was sick and needed to be nebulised the other week. I’m pretty sure she caught the bugs from her sister and brother who were a little unwell too earlier]

One of the many things I learn after having kids of my own is that these little ones LOVE to touch everything around them, which automatically means germs will be all over their hands and are then most likely transferred from one kid to another when they play, hug, cuddle, etc.

(Not to forget, they LOVE putting their hands into their mouths too!)

I know, I know I can never get rid of germs completely. Actually, I don’t want my kids to be 100% germ-free all the time too (ie. Being super clean and sterile, I believe, does not allow my kids’ bodies to fight the bugs on their own).

I want my kids to still be able to explore and discover their world, even if it means they need to get their hands and feet dirty from touching the soil, sand, plants, etc.

BUT, of course this does NOT mean I encourage the kids to not wash their hands, or put their fingers into their mouth etc after such play and discovery =)

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Anyway, there are still a few things that we moms can do to prevent the spread of germs (without being overly paranoid or going overboard =)

Things like:

1. Avoid sharing meals / water bottles / cutlery / bath towels with someone who’s unwell

2. Cover our cough (and wash your hands afterwards, whenever possible)

And most important of all:

3. ALWAYS WASH OUR HANDS!

Ie. When our hands are dirty, before preparing, eating or touching food, after using the bathroom, after playing outside, etc.

And, it’s best if the kids are taught to also wash in between their fingers and around the nails (as this is where germs LOVE to hide)

(Do leave your own practical tips too yeah on how else moms can prevent the spread of germs)

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Anyway, I don’t know about you but it’s only very recently that I actually paid attention to Dettol No-Touch Hand Wash System.

I mean, I’ve seen these before on supermarket shelves, and when I saw them for the first time I remember thinking, “Woooo, … AUTOMATIC dispenser! Cool!!’ but I never quite thought of getting them for our own home.

Until, they introduced these really cute special edition ones!!

Hoofy the Zebra and Flippy the Penguin!

Basically, it’s the same Dettol No-Touch Hand Wash System, BUT it now comes with special edition decorative stickers! (which btw is only available for a limited period of time! Do grab them while they’re still around!)

THIS definitely will make hand washing so much more fun for my kids, I thought!

Instead of reminding them again and again to wash their hands, I think I’d probably need to remind them to not wash their hands again and again, hehe.

(One is definitely going to be in our bathroom, and the other one, in the kitchen! The automatic dispenser will sure be helpful when I’m about to wash my dirty/oily hands after cooking / food preparation! =)

Okay, here’s a little bit more info  :

1. The special edition Dettol No-Touch Hand Wash System is available at major supermarkets and places like Watsons and Guardians

2. For S$9.90, you’ll get the dispenser, the refill, the batteries (yep, batteries are included!=) and the stickers!

[The round ‘eject button’ to remove the refill bottle, and the ‘On/off’ switch. Btw, make sure it’s switched off if you’re going to lift the dispenser / hold the dispenser near the sensor at the front]

3. I like how it dispenses just the right amount of hand soap for us.

I especially appreciate this feature because our 5.5yo Vai often pumps and pumps,and he ends up with having too much (and sometimes too little!) hand soap in his hands.

4. And of course, it kills 99.9% of germs! Yay!

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And here’s one last thing I’d like to share with you : You can try to win for yourself an Ipad 2 when you play their Flippy & Hoofy’s Clean Quest game on Facebook! =)

Basically what you’d need to do is:

1.  “Like” the Dettol Singapore Page on Facebook (Click HERE to go to their FB Page!)

2. Go through the step-by-step instructions and questions

3. Start playing the game.

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> The Contest will run for 6 weeks, from 1 March 2012 to 12 April 2012.

> Each week, the Participant who scores the highest points of the week will be the Weekly Winner. The Participant who scores the highest points throughout the Contest Period will be the Grand Prize Winner.

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Anya checked out the games too, and I could see that she’s finding it simple enough to be played but

not that easy to ‘conquer’ and gain big points! Hehe.

She played with her friend the other day, and she was like, “Arrgh, JUMP! Oh look, the germs are getting closer, JUMP!’

(Vai was playing with his toy cars when I took the photos above =)

Anyway, do check out the Clean Quest game yeah, and hope you’d win prizes!

And oh, do share with me your practical tips too please on how you usually prevent the spread of germs!

Have a good, clean and healthy week ahead, everyone! =)