Implementing cleanliness habit to our child at home

As promised in my previous entry : 5 star cleanliness treat at Nazhan's nursery; I'm going to share few tips on how to proclaim and demonstrate the importance of cleanliness to our kids at home.

These tips that I am about to share is mainly coming from my observations based on Nazhan's nursery's procedure; which I then adapted to our home sweet home's cleanliness manual as well.

(1) Eating procedure
►wearing bib is a MUST before every meal.
► I suggest that parent bought a bib that :-

• (i) covers at least from chin to belly to ensure maximum protection for the clothes from stains
  
• (ii) has roomy, easy-clean pucker pocket to ensure maximum catchment of the spilled food
• (iii) can be folds compact to toss in Diaper Bag, Backpack, Purse or Pocket so that you can bring it anywhere at anytime
• (iv) made from lightweight material and also can be wipes clean easily

+- Nazhan is wearing the bib on his own -+

► place a canvas/plastic mat under the table/chair to make after-meal cleaning less hassle

+- place a canvas underneath the table/chair -+

► provide a hand soap and a small towel within the baby's reach so that he/she can use it by him/her-self

(2) Toilet procedure
► prepare a small bench/chair/sitting block for the baby to take-off and wear his own diaper & pants
► the sitting block that I'm using for Nazhan is a DIY-sitting block made from 24 pieces of milk's carton. *jimat duit dan environmental friendly, ada yang nak belajar camne nak buat tak?*

+- my DIY sitting stool -+

► placed him/her on his potty train OR potty train toilet cover

+- dah pandai tekan button untuk bersihkan bottom lepas shi-shi/poo-poo -+

► teach him/her that after every session, he/she should wash his/her bottom and wipe it with clean tissue.
► prepare a stool near the sink area so that he/she can step on the stool and then be able to wash his/her hand on his/her own using the water + hand soap
► put a clean towel next to the sink area so that he/she can wipes his/her hands after washing it

+- sink area next to the toilet -+

(3) Involve the child during the cleaning activity
►if he spills the drinks, give him a cloth and ask him to wipe clean the spilled water
► after playing session is over, show him how to tidy up the mess and put the toys back to it's original place
► show him/her where is the dustbin and teach him/her to throw garbage into the dustbin
► once in a while, involve him/her when you are cleaning the house e.g; sweeping the floor, vacuuming the carpet, washing dishes and etc.

+- left pic: towel is placed in a position within his reach -+
+- right pic: helping mommy to sweep the floor -+

Apart from that, Nazhan has fully understand that he has to take off his shoes first and put it on the shoe's rack before he can enter the house. As he is still not able to take off his shoe on his own, he will sit down and wait for mommy/daddy to help taking off his shoes. Then, he will take the shoe from mommy/daddy's hand and put it on the shoe's rack on his own.


Those were some of the tips that I have in my mind right now to share with other parent out there on how to start the early cleanliness education to our baby at home. If you have any other tips to add; feel free to say it out loud in the comment section. Thanks in advanced!.


Pssssttt: jangan malu2, jangan segan2..mari sama2 berkongsi idea macamana nak mendidik sifat pembersih dalam diri anak2.