{"id":36070,"date":"2021-06-24T13:24:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T07:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/?p=36070"},"modified":"2023-08-27T19:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T13:33:30","slug":"how-to-keep-children-safe-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/how-to-keep-children-safe-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Keep Children Safe During The Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the things the COVID-19 outbreak has caused is limiting children from playing outside their residences to help ensure they\u2019re not exposed to the virus. While kids are seemingly healthy and energetic, they\u2019re not exempted from the impacts of the pandemic. The virus can strike their frail bodies, causing grave sickness. So, how can parents, caregivers, and frontliners keep children safe during the pandemic?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36075\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36075 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AdobeStock_409826647-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little children with medical face masks on playground during covid-19 quarantine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the following expert tips on how to keep children safe during the COVID-19 pandemic:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Wearing Personal Protective Equipment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary children&#8217;s caregivers and medical professionals assigned in pediatric healthcare should wear the appropriate personal protective equipment when dealing with children to protect them from coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-quality <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keswi.com\/blogs\/news\/pediatric-scrubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scrub pants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> help protect the wearers from skin contact with body fluids, droplets, and airborne contaminants. But, additional PPEs are required when the number of active cases is still significant. Also, children need to wear suitable wardrobe and PPEs when outside the house for additional protection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the recommended PPE tips for children\u2019s safety during the pandemic:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Purchase masks with 99% filtration technology such as <a href=\"https:\/\/shopausair.com\/products\/airflex-reuseable-mask\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Airflex Mask<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All children over two years old should wear face masks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers, caregivers, and all significant people around children should also wear appropriate face coverings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that face masks worn by children are covering their mouth and nose.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose children-fit face coverings worn consistently for effective prolonged wear during school days.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>2. Strict Health And Safety Compliance\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/helicopter-parents-a-lot-of-backbiting-but-the-concept-works\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parenting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be tough during this time of pandemic. Because children tend to mimic adults, showing full compliance with health protocols teaches them to do the same. For instance, adult family members should follow social distancing and wearing of face coverings when they\u2019re in public areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult compliance is one good way to instill discipline in children, which can help them become more aware and keener of doing ways to protect themselves against COVID-19. Even children with medical conditions can be taught to effectively wear face masks with practice, strong parental support, and role-modeling by adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Enforce Safe Classroom Routines\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With massive vaccination, opening of schools will be allowed, and enforcing safe classroom routines is a must to keep children protected from coronavirus transmission. Take a look at these recommended classroom routines to attain this goal:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36074\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AdobeStock_392779477-2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1604\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Confident teen girl in protective mask walking outside school building on spring day, going to lessons. Concept of necessary precautions in COVID pandemic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Limit Student Interaction:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Student interaction outside classroom premises should be limited. Instead of children filling the hallways in between periods, which is a common practice, teachers should be the one to move between classrooms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Break Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Allow students to eat snacks and lunches at their desks rather than in crowded lunchrooms. Students should follow the 6-ft social distancing during lunch because they\u2019ll need to remove their mask when eating.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reduce Surface Contacts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Leave classroom doors open to reduce touching surfaces, such as doorknobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Observe Proper Air Circulation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open doors and windows to maintain good air circulation. Install fans in strategic locations to decrease stagnant air.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>4. Home Temperature Checks<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fever is a strong sign of infection. Children\u2019s health must be monitored at home and stay home if they have a fever or showing any sign of illness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. COVID-19 Screening\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The K-12 School Operational Strategy set by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/schools-childcare\/operation-strategy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centers for Disease Control And Prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or CDC explains precautionary measures to avoid the occurrence of COVID-19 cases in schoolgrounds. While mass testing of children isn\u2019t practical and proposed by CDC, targeted testing for teachers and staff members is advised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing can help identify people infected with COVID-19 and vaccination for school teachers and staff is highly recommended to provide additional layer of protection in schools. Weekly screening of school personnel and students\u2019 living areas with high COVID-19 cases is also advised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. Teach Children Proper Handwashing\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proper handwashing should be taught to children at an early age to help them develop this good practice. Handwashing must be done after playing, as well as before and after eating and touching of eyes, mouth, and nose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Disinfect The Home\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working parents and other adult family members can be potential carriers of the virus. For this reason, regularly disinfecting the home is highly recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some disinfection tips recommended by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/q-a-detail\/q-a-considerations-for-the-cleaning-and-disinfection-of-environmental-surfaces-in-the-context-of-covid-19-in-non-health-care-settings#:~:text=In%20non%2Dhealth%20care,that%20are%20less%20soiled.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in non-healthcare settings:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recommended Disinfectant Solution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In non-healthcare settings, you can combine one part household bleach (5% strength) to 49 parts of water. Also, 70% to 90% alcohol can be used to disinfect surfaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Technique: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before disinfection, surfaces should be cleaned with soap and water first. Start cleaning from the least soiled to the dirtiest area to avoid spreading dirt and disease-causing microorganisms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>8. Boost Children\u2019s Immunity\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a strong system is one of the strongest defenses children have against COVID-19. When the immune system is compromised, the body is more vulnerable to viral attacks and other invaders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the following ways to help protect children\u2019s immunity:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Proper Nutrition: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children should eat a variety of foods to meet their high caloric requirements. Because children are naturally energetic, they need carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, and vitamins. Meet their energy demands by giving them home-cooked foods and regular meals packed with nutrients.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Supplementation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vitamin C supplements given to children help boost their immune system. A half kilo of oranges is equivalent to 500 mg of vitamin C, so it makes sense providing supplements since children tend to get picky and not to eat much food. Parents can talk to a pediatrician about other supplement options.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enough Rest And Sleep:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The body repairs itself during sleep, fighting free radicals and microbes invading the system. That\u2019s why children should be taught the importance of rest and sleep. Setting schedule for naps and early bedtime to have eight hours of sleep at night can help boost immunity in children. Keep away gadgets and other devices that can prevent and disturb a good night\u2019s sleep.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regular Checkup:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Parents can take advantage of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/family-life\/health-management\/Pages\/Telehealth-Services-for-Children.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">telehealth services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure their children are regularly checked by their pediatricians, especially during sick days.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents are overly worried about their children contracting coronavirus, taking all means to keep them safe. With full compliance, discipline, active participation, and collaborative work of private and public sectors, children\u2019s safety against COVID-19 can be protected. Teaching children the importance of handwashing, proper nutrition, and healthy lifestyle is one of the best ways to keep them safe during this new normal.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things the COVID-19 outbreak has caused is limiting children from playing outside their residences to help ensure they\u2019re not exposed to the virus. While kids are seemingly healthy and energetic, they\u2019re not exempted from the impacts of the pandemic. The virus can strike their frail bodies, causing grave sickness. 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