Teaching Hand Washing Information and Resources For Parents &
Caregivers Teaching kids about hand washing is not just
important to keep them healthier in childhood... but all through
life. The sad fact is that many, many adults don't seem to
believe that hand washing is important, including the adults who
prepare our food! Middle school teacher found this out for
himself when he discovered that the same guy he'd seen earlier
in the restroom -- a guy who left without washing his hands --
was about to serve him food in the mall food court! The
experience prompted him to create his own website devoted to
this important topic. But many teachers, and parents, have had
their own experience with lapses in hand washing hygiene,
including the huge absentee problem that is generated by the
unchecked spread of germs. Oftentimes the illness that is spread
is a mild to moderate form of the common cold or the flu. But
from time to time we do hear about outbreaks of much scarier
illnesses, like meningitis. And with scientis