5 Healthy Benefits of Playing Dirty Since Children were Little
It turns out, playing dirty-dirt will make children healthier, you know.
Try, deh, invite the child to plunge into a mud puddle in the rice field! If the rice fields are difficult to find and too far away, just ask him to play with sand in the yard. Certainly, he will soar with joy.
It is undeniable that playing in a place where hands, feet, and even skin are dirty is a favorite of your little one. However, less liked by parents, because the place is considered to be a source of disease.
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Of course, parents don’t want their children to get sick.
“In fact, children who do not play dirty, it means that children do not do their ‘work’,” he said Mary Ruebush, an immunologist who is also the author of the book Why Dirt is Good.
He even suggested that parents occasionally give their children the opportunity to play dirty, only after that, always make sure to wash their dirty hands, feet, and body. To be sure, make sure the child is not sick before playing dirty, yes, Ma.
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According to Mary, this is the reason why children are obliged to play dirty-dirt from an early age:
1. When in contact with feces, the child’s immune system will respond by forming antibodies, which can maintain his immune system when he is exposed to bacteria or viruses again.
2. Preventing children from coming into contact with parasites, viruses, and bacteria will actually increase the risk of developing allergies, such as asthma.
3. Contact with germs early in the child’s life, including animal waste, reduces the risk of heart problems in adulthood.
4. Dirt on the skin actually contains bacteria which can help heal wounds and cracked heels.
5. Playing dirty-dirt will release serotonin in the brain which will make you feel relaxed, improve mood, and reduce anxiety. (Ida Ahdiah)
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