Society encourages us to keep our children clean in a manner that is potentially more harmful than good. Overkill when it comes to maintaining hygiene can actually cause a child to be more susceptible to infections. Many of the products we use can actually end up damaging us if we’re not careful. There are many cheap alternatives to these products that are safer for us and our children. We made need to reevaluate our actions when it comes to the products we use and the things we tell our children about cleanliness.

Key Takeaways:

• Parents are continually struggling to keep their kids and homes clean and trying to find appropriate products to accomplish that goal
• Using too much sanitizer does not in fact show results in more or less children being sick
• New rules mean more natural food snacks, less processed cleaning products and more play time to keep kids healthy and happy

“In a study with two groups of students, one group was asked to add hand sanitizer to their routine and the other to stick to regular hand-washing. Results showed that hand sanitizing didn’t add any benefits to the kids, and the absentee rate was the same for both groups; they stayed home sick from school just as often.”

Read more: http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1136671/lazy-moms-guide-to-cleaning-with-kids