A newsletter for parents of kindergarten children from the North Dakota State University Extension Service Childhood Diseases Your child's age, habits and surroundings lead to contact with a variety of germs that affect his health. Kindergarten children can learn to fight various germs with cleanliness. You can begin to teach your child general information about communicable diseases. Germs are tiny, invisible creatures that make us sick.
Germs travel from one person to another.
Some can be washed away when we wash our hands, hair and bodies. It's important to wash after using the bathroom and before we eat. Some germs can be killed with medicine from your doctor or by getting a shot. Prevention is the best treatment. Your child has been immunized for protection against many childhood diseases.