Thursday, August 12, 2010

Back to School with Seventh Generation

Is your child picking up more than the ABC´s in school? While you´re
packing your child´s backpack with the pencils, notebooks and tools
they´ll need for a great school year, don´t forget the supplies they´ll
need to stay healthy and germ-free, too.



With nearly 22 million school days lost each year due to the common
cold and flu (CDC) and as many as 2.7 million bacterial found per
square inch on common school surfaces (NSF International), it´s no
wonder that 82 percent of parents with kids in grades K-5 fret about
the germs in their children´s classrooms (according to a survey
conducted by Seventh Generation).

This school year, Seventh Generation is sharing tips from best-selling
author and pediatrician, Dr. Alan Greene, to help parents protect their
child´s health during back-to-school season. Dr. Greene suggests taking
the following precautions:

Optimize the immune system Reap the benefits of probiotics like those
found in yogurt. A recent study showed that children who received
enough probiotics daily throughout the cold and flu season had a
significant reduction in the number of illnesses they had and, when
they did get sick, the symptoms were both milder and didn't last as long.

Be sure your child is getting plenty of vitamin D from the sun, from food,
or from a supplement.

Build a strong foundation. Good food, good sleep, and good physical
activity all help the immune system to flourish. Be wise about reducing unnecessary exposure to harmful germs

Teach children the key times to clean their hands in the classroom.
The most important times include after sneezing, coughing or using
the restroom, upon leaving "high-risk" places (recess, naptime,
play stations) and before meals or snacks.

Sixty percent of teachers surveyed said that they request that
parents donate disinfecting wipes to the classroom. Seventh
Generation´sdisinfecting wipes kill 99.99% of germs* naturally
using the active ingredient thyme, a component of thyme oil
which is derived from the herb thyme.

Stress the importance of not touching their eyes, nose or mouth.
Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose,
or mouth.

Demonstrate to your children how to cover their mouth and nose
for every cough and sneeze. This simple maneuver has
spectacular results in decreasing the spread of viruses and
bacteria floating about the room, waiting to be inhaled.

*Refer to disinfecting product labels for full details

Thanks to Seventh Generation through My blog Spark I received
this awesome back to school kit:

I sent both containers of disinfecting wipes and the tissues with my
kids to school.

You can also check out Seventh Generation on Facebook and
Twitter today! Visit Seventh Generation on Facebook or
Seventh Generation on Twitter and "Like" or "Follow" the
brand to keep up with the latest news
from Seventh Generation.

Want to win the same back to school kit?

Just leave me a comment telling me how you try to
keep your house clean/germ free during the school year.

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Posted by Mellisa Rock at 3:24 AM
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  1. We have disinfecting wipes under almost every sink. We teach our daughter about how germs spread and how to stop them.

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    One way to keep the germs at bay is to periodically wipe down the telephones and recievers. Germs like to hang out there!

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  40. I have a baby, so it is important to keep up after the older kids- I use disinfecting wipes on every surface that I can wipe and also disinfecting soap when I mop the floors.

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  59. my son has to wash up as soon as he comes home
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  62. Nothing scientific...we just walk around with gloves on and masks...LOL I'm joking. We wash our hands a lot.
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  67. Our plan is the same every year...lots of hand-washing and keeping our hands away from our eyes, nose, and mouth for prevention
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  71. I love seventh generation products and would love to win this to give to my daughter's Kindergarten teacher to use in the classroom - maybe then other parents will follow suit and donate safer cleaning products too!!

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  73. Having a biology teacher as a husband, I hear all about the health hazards of super chemical cleaners...so we love 7th Generation, and it's naturalness! I use it in the bathrooms, kitchens, laundry...all over!

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  75. Hands get washed at soon as we get home.

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  82. I'm extra vigilant about doorknobs, light switches and such

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  85. I use disinfecting wipes to clean off the doorknobs and other surfaces in the house and always have my son wash his hands after he gets off the bus!
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  93. This is great! I didn't know that Seventh Generation had a disinfectant wipe!!! My 3 year old has severe asthma if she catches a cold so I zone clean with natural products. That way something is always being cleaned daily.
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  116. I use a lot of dissinfecting wipes around the house, make sure my kids wash their hands while at school and at home (a lot) and talk often about covering mouths, don't drink after anyone and more stuff. amomsrantings (at) gmail.com

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