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Wash your hands
like The Wiggles
DETTOL AND
THE WIGGLES PARTNERSHIP
For children, play is crucial for learning and development. That's why Dettol has partnered with The Wiggles on a vital mission. Our "Wash Like The Wiggles" song provides parents and carers with an educational tool to embed good hand hygiene for children. This fun-filled approach encourages children to practice handwashing, helping to prevent the spread of germs. Together, we're taking proactive steps to protect children before and after play by helping to reduce the spread of germs.
FOUR STEPS TO HAND WASHING
WIGGLE AND WASH TO THE WIGGLES’ HAND WASHING STEPS!
Step 1
Wet your hands all over with water
Step 2
Squirt your hands with hand wash
Step 3
Rub and scrub your hands together for 20s1
Step 4
Rinse and dry
REALITY OF
HAND HYGIENE
Healthy handwashing habits don’t have to get in the way of play. Here’s some facts and simple ways to help keep little hands clean.
Wash regularly
47% of school children think if their hands are visibly clean, they can’t get sick.2
Soap is a must
40% of school children don’t always use soap when washing their hands at school.2
Hand hygiene reminders
Because 27% of school children were not taught how to wash their hands at school.2
BE A HAND
WASHING HERO
Dettol and The Wiggles would like to help families discover healthy hand hygiene habits that help break the spread of germs.3 Healthy habits can start in the home to help keep kids playing:
Be in the know
The more aware people are of the link between unwashed hands and germs, the more likely they are to practice healthy hand hygiene.4
Hand washing is healthy
Half of parents and teachers think that handwashing habits have little impact on getting sick.2
Good hand washing is best
Only 37% of parents and teachers know that visibly clean hands can still have germs on them.2
VIEW THE WIGGLES
HAND WASHING GALLERY
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ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP
THE WIGGLES & DETTOL: CHAMPIONING CHILD HAND HYGIENE IN AUSTRALIA
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Since 1991, The Wiggles have been an integral part of young Australian families and are the #1 children entertainers across Australia and New Zealand. Now Dettol is partnering with The Wiggles to raise the visibility and uptake of good hand hygiene practices in young children across Australia.
Important learning tool
For children, play is an important way they learn about the world and themselves.5 Song and dance is one of the many ways children develop physical, social and cognitive skills.6 So by playing and singing along to The Wiggles' handwashing song, you can help your child learn about and hone their healthy handwashing technique.
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References
- Centres for Disease Control. When and How to Wash Your Hands [webpage]. Page last updated: Nov. 2022. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html#print (accessed April 2024).
- GHC Hygiene Behaviour Change Toolkit 2021 Australia.
- Centers for Disease Control. Handwashing: A Family Activity [webpage]. Page last updated: Sept. 2020. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/handwashing-family.html (accessed April 2024).
- Hareesh PV, et al. Sci Rep. 2024; 14:2619.
- Raising Children Network. Why play is important. Available at: https://raisingchildren.net.au/newborns/play-learning/play-ideas/why-play-is-important (accessed April 2024).
- Starting Blocks. The importance of play in children’s learning and development. Available at: https://startingblocks.gov.au/resources/children-and-services/educational-programs/the-importance-of-play-in-childrens-learning-and-development (accessed April 2024).
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