Do a quick search of causes of allergies. Protect a child too much and you've got a child who's immune system is stunted and immature. Why is it that families with dogs have much fewer allergies? Because they're dirty. I certainly know that dirty=good can be counter intuitive, but it is.
Believe me when I say I understand you though. I have two little girls at home and do my best to make sure they stay away from harmful germs, but they are much more likely to pick them up from places other than of the floor.
Teenager REALLY won a Nobel Prize? Yeah right. The ig-Nobel prize isn't exactly the same thing. A little research goes a long way for credibility. By the way, it would be more useful if someone were to tell parents what the odds that there was any harmful bacteria where the food was dropped. Stating that bacteria would end up on food dropped onto harmful bacteria doesn't tell us what the odds that something harmful would be on the floor and end up on dropped food.
Scare-journalism or fluff? This is a bit too much of both.
The Parent Code - The Five Second Rule
Do a quick search of causes of allergies. Protect a child too much and you've got a child who's immune system is stunted and immature. Why is it that families with dogs have much fewer allergies? Because they're dirty. I certainly know that dirty=good can be counter intuitive, but it is. Believe me when I say I understand you though. I have two little girls at home and do my best to make sure they stay away from harmful germs, but they are much more likely to pick them up from places other than of the floor.The Parent Code - The Five Second Rule
Teenager REALLY won a Nobel Prize? Yeah right. The ig-Nobel prize isn't exactly the same thing. A little research goes a long way for credibility. By the way, it would be more useful if someone were to tell parents what the odds that there was any harmful bacteria where the food was dropped. Stating that bacteria would end up on food dropped onto harmful bacteria doesn't tell us what the odds that something harmful would be on the floor and end up on dropped food. Scare-journalism or fluff? This is a bit too much of both.