Keeping your family safe and healthy can feel even harder when you live in crowded places. Here is what you can do.

1. Stay where you are.

• Limit the number of times people leave and enter your house
• Only leave the house for important reasons like getting food or medical help

2. Exercise daily.

• Encourage children to think of physical activities that avoid contact with people outside your home
• Jumping, dancing, or running in circles can be fun!

3. Share responsibilities.

• Try to share household chores, childcare, and other tasks equally among family members
• Create a schedule with other adults in your household for “working time” and “resting time”
• It is ok to ask for help when you are stressed and need a break!

4. Make hand washing and hygiene fun!

• It might be hard to find soap and water, but it is very important to practice good hygiene, especially in crowded homes where germs and bacteria can spread easily!
• Try to make sure all family members wash their hands as often as possible
• Let children teach each other how to wash their hands
• Encourage children to avoid touching their faces

5. Help your children with physical distancing

• Explain to your children they have an important job of keeping themselves and their community healthy by temporarily physically distancing themselves from others
• Show your children extra positive attention when they make an effort to practice safe physical distancing from others

6. Take a pause.

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