Is it possible to be too clean? Is it worthwhile to be vigilant about cleaning his son very much, and countertops, door handles? Where to keep your child from the floor? Being too clean may actually make you run the risk of the disease.

Clorox, hand sanitizer, Lysol spray, etc helps kill germs, but germs that cause disease and other germs that are considered "normal flora" found in the skin, hands and fluids body, such as saliva. The germs that cause illness can also be "normal flora" and do not cause disease unless the fastest growing. The purpose of "normal flora" is to maintain a balance of germs and prevent other bacteria from multiplying. So what happens when you are too zealous with washing hands and using hand sanitizer several times a day? You're not only kill germs that cause disease, but also killing flora "Normal" that helps maintain a balance. In addition, you want to be exposed to germs because it is the only way your body can "learn" to fight them. Your body produces antibodies when it comes into contact with germs, viruses, bacteria and fungi alike, and does hundreds of times a day, even when is healthy. The construction of immunity is important to help prevent disease in the future so why would you want to interfere with that?

I am not suggesting that you do not wash their hands all over … Am I endorsing or avoid washing hands after contact with people or things known to cause diseases, such as contact raw meat. What I am suggesting is to cut the use of hand sanitizer fifty times a day and allow your child to play on the floor. There is evidence that people they are overly cautious about avoiding germs through the use of hand sanitizers, etc. really get sick more often than those they do not. Therefore, let your children get down and dirty and let you develop antibodies that help prevent disease later.

I fully support washing hands with antibacterial soap in the following circumstances: after using the bathroom, when you are sick to avoid spreading the disease to others, when exposed to someone who is ill, before handling food, after handling raw meat (especially chicken and turkey) and eggs, after diapering her baby, after helping your child with toileting, after cleaning the cat litter or putting your dog, contact with body fluid infection or infection of the skin, after touching exotic animals such as turtles, guinea pigs, mice, hamsters, birds, and before visiting someone who is undergoing cancer treatment or has an immune deficiency.

Allow your body to do what was done to make and allow to be exposed to germs so you can produce the appropriate antibodies to protect themselves in the future.

Ann Lewis, ARNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Certified Life Coach (CTA), Mental Health Counseling Student, Expert Author, Blog: Child’s Play Parenting http://childsplayparenting.blogspot.com

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