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Caring for Myself - Age 5-7

One part of Health education looked at in PSHE is the responsibilty children have for looking after themselves. This includes personal hygeine, avoiding accidents by not indulging in dangerous activities, and seeking help when ill or injured.

You are very special. Your perents and your teachers will try to look after you, but they aren't always around, so it's vital that you can take care of yourself. There are lots of ways you can do this: washing your hands and cleaning your teeth, taking care when doing potentially dangerous things like crossing the road, and telling an adult if you are ill or if you hurt yourself.

So, how good are you at taking care of yourself Take this quiz and find out!

Which of these answers would show that you are not caring for yourself?

You brush your teeth twice a day

You go on a school trip and learn lots

You climb a really tall tree and decide to jump down onto the concrete

You feel ill and visit a doctor

Caring for yourself means looking at possible dangers. Climbing trees can be fun but make sure you don't go too high and can't come down.

What is personal hygiene?

Making sure you are clean

Making sure you have a new toy every week

Making sure you know the words to a song

Making sure you wear pretty clothes

You are responsible for your own personal hygiene. This means you need to make sure you are clean, like having a bath and brushing your teeth.

If you have a stomach ache, what should you do?

Tell the postman

Tell your parents, teacher, nurse or doctor

Tell your pet dog

Hope it goes away

Only you know when you're ill. A thermometer can tell if you have a temperature but it's up to you to tell us if you're feeling poorly.

You're on a school trip. What should you not do?

Learn

Listen to the teacher

Take a raincoat

Wander off

Caring for yourself also means looking after your own safety. Wandering off from the group will put yourself in danger.

You can decide what you eat for dinner. What should you choose?

Pizza, pasta, potatoes and rice

Chocolate bars

Ice-cream

Chicken, vegetables and potatoes

For every meal you should try and have protein (such as meat or beans), fruit or vegetables and carbohydrates (anything from the fourth answer).

Which of these answers is not to do with personal hygiene?

Learning to dance

Washing your hands

Brushing your teeth

Brushing your hair

Looking after yourself means you need to look after your body - outside and inside.

Which of these people cannot help you care for yourself?

Teacher

Footballer

Dentist

Doctor

A doctor will care for your body; a dentist for your teeth and a teacher for your brain.

There is a bottle of cough medicine on the side by your bed. What should you do?

Drink it all

Take a sip every day until the bottle is empty

Ask someone to put it with the other medicines

Feed it to your cat

Medicines should only be taken when you're ill. Also, each medicine box or bottle will tell you exactly how much you should have as it's dangerous to have too much medicine, so always read the label.

When should you wash your hands?

After playing in the mud

After going to the toilet

Before eating dinner

All of the above

You must make sure you use soap or the germs will still be there.

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How can you look after the inside of your body?

By picking your nose

By cleaning the dirt out from under your nails

By brushing the inside of your mouth

By eating a varied diet

When we talk about looking after your insides, we are talking about your organs. This can be helped by exercising and eating healthy foods.

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Being healthy

Author: Finola Waller

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