Eat dirt
Posted 3 years ago at 11:44. 0 comments
There’s a theory in medicine called the hygiene hypothesis, the pop culture sound byte version of which is that kids who eat dirt are generally healthier than children who don’t. As a soon-to-be-parent and former mud-pie line cook, this idea appeals to me.
If we can apply this same logic to general childhood development, can people please stop trying to sanitize life for their children? I know you mean well, but if you’re not careful, your child is likely to be felled by the first powerful idea they encounter.
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