Since an infancy before going to bed you bathed the kid in warm baths with fragrant herbs for sweet dreams. Now the child grew up, and he can transfer responsibility for own health gradually.
Useful habits are formed in the early childhood and then accompany the maturing person throughout all life. It is not necessary to miss the moment and to neglect development, in a consequence you and your child will face obvious need of simple rules more than once. Surely explain to the child of the reason why you ask from him any given actions.
One of key habits which needs to be created since childhood is a washing of hands. You should remind softly the child to go to a sink every time after visit of the street, a toilet, communication with animals and, of course, before food. Parents need to control care of execution of this process that it happened honestly and thoroughly: with plentiful soaping and productive purity of water, stekayemy from hands. In the bathroom the kid has to feel comfortable. Think over interior details taking into account children's requirements and convenience of achievement of a water tap.
It is good if the child has own hygienic objects. Mom has medical body cream, and dad has only shaving foam. Let the kid possess special children's shampoo and a bright towel, of course too about a personal toothbrush which make the huge range for children now!
If, for some reason, your child is capricious and in any does not wish to give in to hygienic education, then try a sure method — to turn washing procedures into a fascinating game. Ask a favourite bear cub or other toy which on heart to the kid to keep you the company. Entertain this team fervent couplets, show to the child a new game with fingers. Involve imagination and the child will have positive impressions about process which he by all means will want to repeat.
Often children are afraid of the water getting on the person and, in particular, sensitive eyes. In that case it is necessary to wash away carefully shampoo from the children's head, having weakened a water pressure, or at all washing hair a bucket. Pay attention to all signals from the kid, analyze the factors inducing on them. Do not associate water procedures in consciousness of the kid with any threats at all and also do not lay down conditions to washing process (with the use of the words "if..., then").