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Hi!

 

Actually, I can't take credit for

 

> The society as a whole could be helped immensely by people STAYING AT HOME

when they are sick and keeping their sick kids OUT of public. Another thing is

hand washing. Wash frequently with regular soap and warm water. Use paper

towels. It kills me that people will NOT wash their hands!

 

but I did 'quote' it in my little rant. <bg> I believe proper

handwashing is crucial...and will continue to try to instill this *as

a matter of course* in my family. It *is* a fight, to be sure! LOL

 

> The trouble of course is that staying at home is considered a luxury, or

shirking, and a child home with a bad cold is easier said than done in a

family where all adult members work out of the home.

 

I was brought up in a 'you are NEVER sick enough to stay home'

household...both parents worked 'outside' jobs. Not all jobs offer

sick pay...so you have more incentive to keep working to put food on

the table than you do to lie at home for a few days. I have no clue

how this could be changed...so that our nation could, by habit of

staying home from work when sick, become healthier by spreading fewer

germs and consequently...miss fewer days of work. A lot of attitudes

will have to change.

 

I do *try* to stay home when I am sick, and I stay home with the kids

when they are sick. We don't go to church or school or visiting if we

have anything yucky coming from anywhere at all. I sure wish others

felt the same...because when we do go 'out' healthy...all it takes is

one sick kid around my babies and a couple of days later they've got

something. Some blame it on our lack of exposure to lots of other kids

and germs...claiming we'd build up more resistance if the kids were in

daycare. <shrugs>

 

Anyhow...thanks for the encouragement!

 

Have a wonderful day!

 

Lisa

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Lisa Nelson wrote:

> The society as a whole could be helped immensely by people STAYING AT HOME

when they are sick and keeping their sick kids OUT of public. Another thing is

hand washing. Wash frequently with regular soap and warm water. Use paper

towels. It kills me that people will NOT wash their hands!

Amen, amen!

The trouble of course is that staying at

home is considered a luxury, or shirking,

and a child home with a bad cold is easier

said than done in a family where all adult

members work out of the home.

 

I am so with you on the handwashing!

When I was still a Home Support worker

we actually had several trainings devoted

entirely to habdwashing.

 

Keep fighting the good fight!

 

Ien in the Kootenays

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