Snack time is a good time to get some of those in. Make sure the child gets exercise. Encourage children to wash their hands frequently. Particularly, make it a habit when they walk in the door from school. Often kids go straight to the refrigerator.
Hands are common carriers of germs.
Dr. Lynn Smitherman suggests parents give a bottle of the new antibacterial nonwater washes to their child's classroom so children can wash their hands during the day without having to leave the classroom. Keep the lines of communication open. If you have good communication with your children, you're likely to know when they have reasons to make children want to stay at home. Get children to bed on time, so they can get plenty of sleep. Children preschool through first grade should get eight to 10 hours.