Allow the child to get dirty: Scientists have substantiated harm to cleanliness for children
American scientists from the Cancer Research Institute under the leadership of Mel Graves called on parents and educators allow children to get dirty.
The last study of this group of scientists showed that sterile cleanliness is extremely dangerous for children's health.The more adults are trying to protect the child from contact with microbes, the more serious consequences can be.
If a child grows up in a family where they maintain cleanliness at almost a manic level, then his risk of developing blood cancer increases by 45% in the future.
The basis of this conclusion is the data on blood cancer in adults and adolescents over the past 30 years.
In almost all cases, the cause of leukemia was caused by gene mutations. Genocode modification occurs in case of severe bacterial and viral diseases, the child’s immunity begins to work in the new mode. But such dangerous complications usually develop only in those who in childhood had no contact with dangerous bacteria and viruses.
Especially important is the first year of life. If the child is protected from any infections and bacteria, the specific immunity to them is not formed, and in the future the risk of complications during infection increases.
Therefore, it is dangerous for parents to strive for sterile cleanliness in the house. The child should be allowed to play in the sandbox, get dirty, in contact with dust, but this does not mean that we should forget about the basic rules of hygiene. In all good measure.