IMPROVING ONE’S LOOK

• One’s look refer to one’s physical

appearance. Improving one’s look
means attaining a pleasing and
attractive physical appearance
starts with physical hygiene and
grooming.

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 HOW TO IMPROVE ONE’S
LOOK
• YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR LOOKS BY:
1.Developing good posture
2.Keeping your body clean , neat, and
healthy
3.3. wearing clean , neat, and appropriate
clothes.

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 A pleasant , neat, attractive ,
and healthy –looking boy or girl
1. easily attract other people
2. Make friends easily
3. Develop self – confidence
4. Gain the recognition and respect
others
5. Feel secure and motivated to be the
best that he can be.
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 How to stand properly
• Stand straight and with feet slightly apart
• Put your chest outward and stomach in.
Let your body feel natural and
comfortable.
• Keep your chin up as though balancing a
book on top of your head.
• Both of your feet should support your body
weight.
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 How to sit properly
• Sit straight from your neck down to your
hips.
• Make sure that both your knees are
together.
• Place your hands on your lap to rest or
when not doing anything.

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 How to walk properly
• Always maintain the position that your
body has when standing.
• Feet should be straight, with the toes
pointing forward.
• Make sure that your steps have equal
distances.
• Bend your knees slightly and move your
thighs from your hip joints.

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 How to walk properly
(continued)
• Maintain a straight body and minimize
movement from your shoulders and hips.
• Let your arms move freely.
• Avoid dragging your shoes or slippers
while walking.
• To practice proper walking, put a book on
top of your head while walking in straight
line.

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 Personal Care And Grooming:
Relationship To Self-Esteem
Introduction

Personal grooming
is important for a
positive self-image.

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 Daily Hygiene Needs

• Bathing • Shampooing
• Skin care hair
• Back care • Hair care
• Oral • Nail care
hygiene
• Shaving

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 Factors That Affect Hygiene
Practices
• Culture
• Family Practices
• Illness
• Individual preferences
– Bath in morning or before going to
bed
– Frequency of bathing, shaving
– Shampooing hair daily or weekly
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 Factors That Affect Hygiene
Practices
(continued)
• Economics
– Unable to afford
deodorant, shampoo,
etc.
– Unable to afford
utilities

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 Oral Hygiene

• Definition: measures used to

keep mouth and teeth clean
and free of microorganisms

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 Oral Hygiene
(continued)
• Purpose
– Prevent odors
– Prevent infections
– Prevent tooth decay and
loss of teeth
– Prevent gum disease
– Increase comfort
– Enhance taste of food
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 Oral Hygiene
(continued)
• Oral hygiene is provided:
– Before breakfast
– After meals
– At bedtime
– Other times as
requested or necessary

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 Oral Hygiene
(continued)
• Observations to report:
– Foul mouth odors
– Bleeding
– Loose or broken teeth or
dentures
– Sores in or around mouth
– Coated tongue
– Complaints of pain
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 Principles For Brushing Teeth

• Hold brush at 45 degree angle

• Use circular motion to brush teeth
• Brush well where teeth and gums
meet
• Brush all surfaces
• Brush upper teeth first
• Brush gently
• Offer diluted mouth wash
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 Nail Care
• Requires daily cleaning and
trimming of fingernails and
toenails as needed
• Maintain nails by keeping
nails:
– short
– clean
– free of rough edges
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 Nail Care
(continued)

• Purpose
– Prevent infection
– Prevent injury
– Prevent odors

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 Factors To Consider In Foot Care

• Wash feet using warm water

and mild soap
• Dry feet carefully, especially
between the toes
• Apply lotion to tops and
bottoms of feet only, not
between the toes
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 Factors To Consider In Foot Care
(continued)
• Check feet daily for:
– redness, warmth or constant pain
– numbness or tingling
– dry, cracked skin
– swelling
– blisters, cuts, scratches or other
sores
– ingrown toenails, corns, calluses
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 Factors To Consider In Foot Care
(continued)

• Do not use a heating

pad on resident’s feet
• Keep footwear on;
residents never go
barefoot
• Change socks and
shoes daily

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 Hair Care

• Hair care includes

– Daily brushing
and combing
– Styling
– Shampooing

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 Bathing
• Purpose of Bathing
– Removes
perspiration, dirt and
microorganisms
– Stimulates circulation
– Exercises body parts

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 Developing Desirable Health Habits
• Habits are acts we repeatedly do everyday. They are so
much a part of our daily set of activities that later they
become routine.

• Desirable habits promote health as well as wholesome

and happy relationships. Habits are formed in early
years of a child’s life. This is a responsibility that
parents and the older members of the family should
attend to if the younger members of the family are to
grow up as desirable individuals and members of the
family and community.

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How can one develop desirable habits?

• Personal Hygiene
- Have a definite time for bathing brushing of
teeth and dressing

• Sleep and rest

- Enough time should be given for sleep to
allow the body to rest in preparation for the next
day’s activities

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How can one develop desirable habits?
(continued)
• Good posture
- This is a sign of good health. Good food,
enough rest and sleep, sufficient exercises,
comfortable clothing and footwear, and
discipline help develop good posture.

• Elimination
- A daily visit to the toilet is important for
proper elimination of waste.
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 Develop habits of neatness, cleanliness, and
orderliness of one’s belongings
• Children should be taught early to make their
own beds and keep them clean, neat, and
orderly.

Acquire habits of respect and

reverence for elders

• Respect for parents and elders is a timeless

and valuable tradition that must be instilled
early in life.

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Build habits of poise and self-confidence
with these guidelines in mind.
• Know yourself, your needs, strengths and
shortcomings.
• Do your work independently and seek help only
when necessary.
• Have faith in yourself. Think and believe that
your will succeed in any task if you do.
• Always finish one task before starting another.
Do not hurry. Accomplish task well.
• Control your temper and language.

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 Build habits of poise and self-confidence
with these guidelines in mind.
(continued)
• Take criticisms calmly and good naturedly.
• Be careful when criticizing others.
• Weigh both side of a question before making
any decisions.
• Be good-natured in dealing with others.
• Avoid grumbling.
• Always look at the bright side of life.
• Do things cheerfully and wholeheartedly.
• Tell clean and humorous stories.
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One’s habits are a reflection
of one’s personality.

Habits taught are carried on

until the later years of life.

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