How to Teach Personal Hygiene Issues

Teaching about hygiene issues can occur at home and school.

Personal hygiene issues occur when people fail to maintain good grooming habits. Teaching about personal hygiene issues should start at an early age. These lessons are generally taught in the home and in schools. Detailed discussions and visual aids should be used to convey a clear message about personal hygiene and issues resulting from poor care.

Instructions

1. Detail items and body parts that require grooming. Tell students that clothing and shoes and body parts like feet, teeth, hair and personal areas need to be kept clean.

2. Display pictures of what is important to groom. Pictures clarify what is being discussed. They make the lesson more interesting and keep the attention of the participants.

3. Explain what personal hygiene entails. Personal hygiene is keeping clothing, shoes and the body clean and groomed. Explain that this eliminates odors and other conditions that effect the way a person looks and smells.

4. Discuss the conditions that arise from not properly grooming. Athlete's foot, dandruff, lice and infections can occur when the body and clothing are not clean. Explain why improper grooming can have social ramifications as well.

5. Pose questions about the information provided. Asking the students questions determines if they have understood what was explained and may generate additional questions on subjects not covered by the lesson.

6. Review the major points of the lesson.

References

• Children's, Youth and Women's Health Service: Personal Hygiene -- Taking Care of Your Body
• The School Run: Personal Hygiene Learning for Kids

Resources

• Read this Article in UK English