Why do kids get chapped hands

Kids are very active people and are constantly on the go, moving from one room to another in the house, and are constantly going outside to play with friends. One reason why kids get chapped hands is that children have the tendency to not dry their hands properly after they have made a trip to the restroom.

Perhaps it was because there were not enough towels within their reach inside the bathroom area. Kids do not have the capacity at a young age to ask for a towel and think nothing about simply going outside to play with wet hands. Perhaps they were preoccupied by the thought that friends were waiting for them outside and they wanted to get to get back to them in the fastest way possible.

When parent try to figure out the age old question of “Why do kids get chapped hands?” they have to understand that their child’s day is full of play and very little sleep, usually scheduled mid-afternoon when parents have other pressing matters to attend to in the home.

When a child is playing outside, they are absorbed in their surroundings. Wet hands are the farthest thing from their mind and that perhaps will answer the question many mothers have of “Why do kids get chapped hands?” They may make an effort to dry them by rubbing them against their shirt or pants in order to remove the moisture, but for the most part, there is ample moisture left on the surface of the skin to chap the hands.

Why teachers are asked the question, “Why do kids get chapped hands?” they typically respond that it is because, during the day at school, the children have bathroom breaks throughout the day where they do not dry their hands properly. Further, that the children are exposed to the weather during their hours of recess, and during lunch periods on sunny days where they are allowed to eat their meals outdoors.

After repetitive washings of hands and faces, and exposure on the playgrounds in the windy environments, the children will over time, develop chapped hands, dry noses and runny eyes that will cause dry patches to form on these exposed areas. With the practical application of hand lotion in the bathroom, the children will be forced to pay more attention to how dry their hands are when they leave the restroom, in order to use the lotion that has been provided.

On the playground, the teachers should make children aware of the damage that the wind can subject their skin to, and remind them to use their coat pockets to provide protection to the hands from the wind.