For most of us moms the task of getting our children to wash their hands before and after meals or playtime can be such a pain. The continuous yells that just don’t seem to affect our kids. “What’s the big deal??â€_x009d_ the kids say! And then we too think, “What’s the big deal? So what if they don’t wash their hands once. At least I don’t have to yell at them all the time and waste all my energy!â€_x009d_ And then i came across Kajol’s campaign with Lifebouy to “Help a Child Reach 5” (Read about it here) and my perception was instantly changed!
It is a big deal! And I realized how big a deal it was after watching the story of Gondappa on YouTube. Over 2 million kids in the villages just die before the age of 5 due to diarrhoea. Diarrhoea is one of the most curable problems that anyone could get! Curing it hardly takes two weeks of medication. And here we have lakhs of kids dying because of it!
But the solution???  It’s simple! Basic hygiene habits like washing our kids hands can prevent diarrhoea. Now all those yells don’t seem so bad after all. If I were to just tell my kids that many children die because of dirty hands, I’m sure they would run to the basin immediately! After all something like our child’s hygiene is really important for any parent. So why let it go.
They usually say that our world lies in our hands. So moms spread the word, watch the video and make sure you share it and never give up and never let your kids get away with not washing his hands!
This post has been sponsored by Lifebouy.
Neha Savla
KSP Team
