4 Best Ways To Prevent Common Cold

For parents and children alike, simple preventive measures can go a long way toward preventing the common cold. To help your child stay healthy:

1. Keep it clean. Teach your child to wash his or her hands thoroughly and often. When soap and water aren’t available, provide an alcohol-based hand sanitizer or hand wipes. Keep toys and common household surfaces clean, too.
2. Cover up. Teach everyone in the household to cough or sneeze into a tissue — and then toss it. If you can’t reach a tissue in time, cough or sneeze into the crook of your arm.
3. Don’t share. Avoid sharing utensils, drinking glasses, washcloths, towels and other items that might harbor germs with anyone who has a cold or fever.
4. Steer clear of colds. Avoid close, prolonged contact with anyone who has a cold or other communicable infection.
It’s also important for your child to eat a healthy diet, get plenty of sleep and stay current on his or her vaccinations — including a yearly flu vaccine.