Let Them Eat Dirt

Our over-sanitized world threatens childrens health, but parents can change their environment into one where theyll thrive.Babies and young kids are being raised in surroundings that are increasingly cleaner, more hyper hygienic, and more disinfected than ever before. As a result, the beneficial bacteria in their bodies is being altered, promoting conditions and diseases such as obesity, diabetes, asthma, allergies, and autism. As Let Them Eat Dirt shows, there is much that parents can do about this, including breastfeeding if possible, getting a dog, and avoiding antibiotics unless necessaryand yes, it is OK to let kids get a bit dirty.