According to the hygiene hypothesis (and at this time it's still just a hypothesis), when kids grow up sheltered from allergens, microorganisms, and parasites, the immune system doesn't learn its job properly. The result? More allergic and autoimmune disease later in life. Remember, it's just a hypothesis, but a researcher at Oregon State thinks that it may explain why women are more likely than men to have these diseases as adults. Little girls tend to get less dirty, says Dr. Sharyn Clough, and this may lead to more allergic-based diseases as adults. Read more about this--and a common sense solution--at PsychCentral. Click here to read the original story from OSU.
UPDATED February 6: Read the NPR blog story on this topic.
Depends on parents supervision. Teaching them a clean hygiene will guide them.
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