It is the rainy season again! It brings relief from the heat but also presents challenges, especially for parents concerned about their children’s health and safety. With daily downpours becoming the norm, it’s essential to adjust routines and environments to ensure your children stay healthy, safe, and happy as they continue schooling.

Children can be more prone to infection like jaundice, typhoid, cholera and other gastrointestinal infections. However, common cold and cough among children and elders is a usual sight during rainy season. Kids are prone to these diseases as the immunity is low and they are also much more exposed to the micro-organisms than adults.

Hence, it is important to give your child healthy foods that are rich in vitamin C and other foods which will boost their immune system. Ensure that your child is fed with fresh, warm foods, and left overs shouldn’t be left uncovered. Also, make sure they don’t consume food that are not properly cooked or sold by roadside vendors. This season tends to attract infections due to improper hygiene conditions of the surroundings.

Your child should consume boiled, cooled water only, this will further prevent infection which can be commonly contacted through unclean water. Fruits and vegetables should be more available for your child’s consumption.

Keep your children’s room clean and dry, and of course always maintain a normal room temperature. Keep your house, surroundings clean to avoid mosquitoes breeding and do not let your kids play in the rain.

Give your child a bath during the hottest time of the day, but don’t use cold water as it might upset them you can also add a few drops of antiseptic liquids in their bath water. Ensure they have their bath once a day to prevent excess exposure to cold. Keep your child’s feet dry and warm all the times and make them wear slippers and socks inside the house.

You can get them to wear cotton clothes when the weather is hot and humid. Dress your kids in semi-woolen sort of fabric when it’s raining and cold. Protect them from mosquito bites by dressing them in long pants and full sleeved top. Choose light-coloured clothes as mosquitoes are attracted to dark colours, you can also choose to us mosquito repellents, ensure they are safe for your children, and don’t forget to put them in a mosquito net while they are at sleep.

Make sure your child does not play in stagnant and polluted water as it may lead to skin infections and other illnesses too. Playing in the rain is not a wise option, parents should ensure that they engage their kids in indoor activities more often with supervision.

More importantly as the season requires keep hands clean always. The nails are a major source of bacterial infection; hence your child’s nails should be constantly trimmed and ensure they avoid the habit of biting their nails to keep infection at bay. As parents we should maintain high personal hygiene this season so that we can stay away from the hospitals.