{"id":8416,"date":"2023-05-05T21:46:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T21:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.com\/?p=463"},"modified":"2023-05-05T21:46:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T21:46:09","slug":"using-the-rest-room-a-series-on-good-manners-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/2023\/05\/using-the-rest-room-a-series-on-good-manners-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Using The Rest Room &#8211;  A Series on Good Manners 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rest Room is a place we visit often enough, even if you don&#8217;t like the fact. The proper use of the rest room is essential for both hygiene and social purposes. Everyone likes to go into a clean and good smelling rest room.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/flush.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-484\" src=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/flush.jpg?w=252\" alt=\"flush\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In teaching our kids on the proper way to use a rest room, we have to consider the use of a bathroom for both private use (for example in our homes) and public use (shared rest rooms in public places).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Use of the Rest Room In A Home<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on being hygienic always.<\/li>\n<li>Always knock on a closed door<\/li>\n<li>Avoid messing the toilet and if you do, clean up your own mess<\/li>\n<li>Always flush after use<\/li>\n<li>Leave the rest room better than you met it<\/li>\n<li>Boys should be taught to lift the toilet seat before passing urine, and remember to put it down for the next person to use.<\/li>\n<li>Boys should also be taught to stand close enough, to avoid dripping all over the seat, and in the case of spillage, the toilet should be wiped prior to handwashing<\/li>\n<li>You can make use of the toilet brush to clean the inside of the toilet if you have made any mess requiring it<\/li>\n<li>Wash your hands thoroughly after toilet use<\/li>\n<li>Always leave the rest room better than you met it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/wash.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-485\" src=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/wash.jpg\" alt=\"wash\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Use of Public Rest Rooms<\/p>\n<p>Most of the things above apply to the use of public rest rooms, but the following are to be noted in addition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid Touching Anything with your bare hands. You can use tissue paper or wipes to touch if you must<\/li>\n<li>Always lock the door to avoid any embarrassment<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t take up too much time, remember others may want to use the restroom also<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;s stare at others you may meet in the rest room<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Trash your trash&#8217;. All unwanted items should go into the trash, some things may block the toilet. If in doubt, put in the trash can<\/li>\n<li>Be considerate, making sure you think of others, while using the rest room in a way the next person would love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mom, please remember that it takes constant practice to ensure that our kids make these things a habit, please be patient and keep at it. Starting early, when they are still much younger also goes a long way in building up this habit in our kids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/bathroom1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/bathroom1.jpg\" alt=\"bathroom\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yours in This Toilet Business,<\/p>\n<p>Oluseye Ashiru<\/p>\n<p>This post was first published on www.strivingnigerianmom.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8230;The proper use of the rest room is essential for both hygiene and social purposes&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,20],"tags":[453,415,455,458,459],"class_list":["post-8416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motherhood","category-parenting","tag-good-manners","tag-kids","tag-manners","tag-restroom-manners","tag-toilet-manners"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}