Right now my wife and I are working on getting our 2 year old to properly wash her hands after using the potty. I recently learned from a science podcast that only 5% of people properly wash their hands after using the bathroom. Although most people wash their hands after using the bathroom, most don't wash long enough and don't wash under their fingernails. Getting kids to wash their hands for the proper amount of time can be tough.
Most of you have probably seen this picture before or one similar to it. Most people fail to lather and scrub for 20 seconds. I'll admit to being one of those people. Twenty seconds seems like a short period of time, but it's longer than you think. There are several ways to help your kids reach that 20 second mark. Have them slowly count to 20 is one option. This also helps the little ones learn to count! You can also have them sing the Happy Birthday song a couple of times or sing another 20 second song that you know.
If you can hammer the 20 second rule into them at a young age it will become habit and not be an issue later in life. Good luck!
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