My children have hardly been sick, much less than their peers. They have only been on an antibiotic an handful of times. It is always hard to tell though whether that is proof that allowing your child expose to germs makes them healthier or whether the parents who have kids that get sick easily are just much more careful.

Thanks again for the feature, Tulip. I’ve have some extra family responsibilities this week and next so the list you saw the other day in the widget was not a normal list.

You are probably right! As a teacher you are exposed to more germs than most and that must give you a pretty strong immune system. Thanks for your input.

Yes, I really don’t worry too much about their toys, but I really worry about our chickens. So, since you have chickens I would love your input. My husband just bought 4 chicks. My young daughters are always petting them and sometimes my two-year-old sticks her fingers in her mouth. It really worries me. I don’t know how dirty chickens are. What do you think? Should I even let my girls play with the chicks or should I have them keep their distance? Thank you so much for your comments.

I never use hand sanitizer. If we’ve been doing something icky enough to need it, I want soap and running water. (The one time I’ve really wished I had some was last summer, when we held an alligator at the gator farm and then found out after the fact that there was no place to wash our hands.)

I keep the kids out of the chicken coop and compost pile and, for the most part, don’t worry too much about germs in the house except for normal handwashing.

Yes, it seems like I am always going over that lesson too! I definately need to remember to pray more. Thanks for hosting!

I remember that “research” and even I stopped using sanitizer as much. Now, I find that my preschool parents complain about their child getting sick a lot at their daycare. So I try to keep things really clean around here, but the kids love playing outside in the dirt. There is always someone who decides to put their hands in their mouth right afterwards! Thanks for stopping by and adding your input.