How to Teach Children to Blow Their Noses

When the sniffles hit, reach for the tissues to deal with that drippy nose. Children often need help learning the basics of blowing out through the nostrils in a conscious effort to clear the nose. Make your lessons to teach nose-blowing engaging so that they capture your little one̵7;s interest. With a little practice, your child will learn how to blow her nose like a little expert.

Things You'll Need

  • Crafting feather
  • Tissue

Instructions

    • 1

      Teach basic blowing skills before you teach nose-blowing skills. Hold a feather near your child̵7;s face and ask him to blow out of his mouth to make the feather move. Hold the feather closer to your little one̵7;s nose and ask him to breathe out of his nose to make the feather move.

    • 2

      Cover one of your own nostrils and hold the feather in front of the uncovered nostril. Blow through your uncovered nostril to make the feather move to demonstrate blowing through the nostril. Repeat the same process with your other nostril.

    • 3

      Hold the feather in front of your youngster̵7;s nose and cover one of her nostrils gently. Tell your child to close her mouth tightly and ask her to blow out her uncovered nostril to make the feather move. After she succeeds, give her positive feedback. Switch your finger to cover the other nostril and ask your child to blow again with the other nostril. Praise your child̵7;s blowing with a big smile.

    • 4

      Explain why and when it̵7;s necessary to blow the nose to your youngster, advises the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. You might say, ̶0;Noses get stuffy and runny sometimes, don̵7;t they? Instead of sniffling or letting your nose run, let̵7;s try blowing it to make it easier to breathe.̶1;

    • 5

      Grab a tissue to demonstrate how you blow your nose. Hold the tissue to your nose, cover one nostril and blow gently through the other nostril. Repeat the same process with your other nostril.

    • 6

      Hold a tissue to your child̵7;s nose and gently cover one nostril. Tell your child to pretend that he̵7;s trying to blow the feather. Ask him to close his mouth tightly and blow out through the uncovered nostril. He may need a little encouragement to coordinate his blowing efforts, but with patience and effort, he should blow successfully. Repeat the same process with the other nostril.

    • 7

      Instruct your child to wash her hands after blowing her nose. Explain that the mucus that she blows out of her nose into the tissue has germs that can get onto her fingers. If she doesn̵7;t wash her hands, she may pass germs to other people.

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