We have a winner!!
Y'all know how I do this by now. I get the help of my twitter stream! The numbers this week were 1-78 and here is our winning number . . . .
(1st number to come in)
and that one belongs to . . .
Congrats!
Ah, Back to School means lots of things.
Y'all know how I do this by now. I get the help of my twitter stream! The numbers this week were 1-78 and here is our winning number . . . .
(1st number to come in)
and that one belongs to . . .
Congrats!
Ah, Back to School means lots of things.
Excitement
school supplies
new clothes
homework
more homework
&
GERMS!
Did you know : Nearly 22 million school days lost each year due to the common cold and flu (CDC) and as many as 2.7 million bacterial found per square inch on common school surfaces (NSF International), it’s no wonder that 82 percent of parents with kids in grades K-5 fret about the germs in their children’s classrooms (according to a survey conducted by Seventh Generation).
Ugh! No one wants to miss school due to a cold or other illness.
I have some tips to help protect your children's health this school year courtesy of Dr. Alan Greene and Seventh Generation.
Optimize the immune system
* Reap the benefits of probiotics like those found in yogurt. A recent study showed that children who received enough probiotics daily throughout the cold and flu season had a significant reduction in the number of illnesses they had and, when they did get sick, the symptoms were both milder and didn't last as long.
* Be sure your child is getting plenty of vitamin D from the sun, from food, or from a supplement.
* Build a strong foundation. Good food, good sleep, and good physical activity all help the immune system to flourish.
Be wise about reducing unnecessary exposure to harmful germs
* Teach children the key times to clean their hands in the classroom. The most important times include after sneezing, coughing or using the restroom, upon leaving "high-risk" places (recess, naptime, play stations) and before meals or snacks.
* Sixty percent of teachers surveyed said that they request that parents donate disinfecting wipes to the classroom. Seventh Generation’s disinfecting wipes kill 99.99% of germs* naturally using the active ingredient thyme, a component of thyme oil which is derived from the herb thyme.
* Stress the importance of not touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
* Demonstrate to your children how to cover their mouth and nose for every cough and sneeze. This simple maneuver has spectacular results in decreasing the spread of viruses and bacteria floating about the room, waiting to be inhaled.
Great tips!
How do you keep the germy germs away?
Seventh Generation has a whole line of GREEN cleaning products to help combat the germs and all things ICKY.
They clean and disinfect Naturally.
You can check out their whole line of products by visiting SeventhGeneration.com.
Got Germs?
You need this prize package!
Leave me a comment below with a tip on how you keep your household germ free.
One lucky winner will win the Seventh Generation prize pack which consists of:
Seventh Generation backpack, two canisters of Seventh Generation disinfecting wipes (one for home and one to donate to your child’s classroom), disinfecting multi-surface spray cleaner, facial tissue and paper towels
This giveaway will end on Tuesday, August 10th.
I received a Seventh Generation prize pack like the one above for this feature post. Both prize packs are courtesy of Seventh Generation through My Blog Spark.
I received a Seventh Generation prize pack like the one above for this feature post. Both prize packs are courtesy of Seventh Generation through My Blog Spark.