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We do not live dirty, nor do my kids walk dirty all day long. Our house is relatively clean. Still, I do like to expose my kids to some friendly filth and I let them eat from the floor.
To the day I got to United States I had never heard about 5 seconds rule. Neither my kids will ever hear about it 🙂
What about you?Â
OMG. Cutest thing ever. She is such a big girl!
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that was a few months ago. She does not crawl anymore. She walks like a pro, and she bosses the dog around: yelling and pushing away if the dog tries to eat her food. comedy!
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We are not germ free. i think it’s too hard and also not great for the kids. Hasn’t there been some research on this saying that our overly-sanitized kids have week immmune systems since they aren’t exposed to enough pathogens? Great video by the way!
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thank you, Kim
yes, my husband was actually very surprised when he read about the research. I have heard about it long time ago and I do see the logic behind it!
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They say just to let kids be kids. We are to an extent. I never got a cart cover, or used massive amounts of hand sanitizer, but they do wash their hands.
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I’ve heard that hand sanitizer is pointless as the bacteria immune itself for the chemicals used in it, and after a few uses you simply don’t do anything to the germs but drying out your hands only.
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What a cute video. She’s great at being video taped. 😉
And yes, I like to let my kids do the same. I’ve got an 8 yr old, a preschooler, and a toddler. Ain’t no way I’m picking up (and wasting food) after every one of them. And yep, so far, no diseases and no serious illness. And…we don’t have dog. Yet. 😀
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I’m the same way: why wasting perfectly good food… 😉
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What a cutie!
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thank you!
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Oh she’s super cute! And yes she’s getting so big 🙂
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thank you!
where did the time go, huh! pretty soon and she’ll be 18 😉
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My husband is big on the 5 second rule!
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I am not very sure but I think my husband was the same way before he met me. I got those: “what the hell are you doing woman” looks from him after I picked up food our firstborn dropped and fed it to her.
Now he picks the food himself and feed it to the kids 🙂
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Aww, such a sweet video! I think our society has become way too obsessed with germs. I love your description of “friendly filth”!
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filth is friendly to a certain amount… 🙂
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I enjoyed the video! Sweet!
Exposure to germs in childhood helps boost the immune system. Notice how tough kids in third world countries are?
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I agree. There is nothing wrong in a healthy amount of dirt in kids environment 😉
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We have a ‘eat it or starve’ rule…where ever there is food to be found…our boys will find it, and usually eat it. 😉
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haha! my older one always finds old stuff in the car and she says “it’s a cracker”…
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Oh that was an adorable video. I fully understand about germs and the article you linked has many good valid points. My mom day cared for a Nurse one who was so germ conscious all the time and her kids were the sickest ones that my mom took care of. The 5 second rule is funny, if you’ve ever watched the show, Friends I believe that is where that got started.
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I used to care for children whose family was very particular about 5 sec rule! This is where I’ve learned about it! I thought it was very funny but they didn’t 😉
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