Daycares in Finland Grew Forests, And It Changed Kids' Immune Systems

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11. Easy enough to fix.

Get the kids outside to play and skin their knees. Play in the sand or dirt with others. If in a very urban environment, buy some dirt and set up flowerpots in the window--and be sure that the kids play in the dirt. Let them go to the park and be dirty, assuming it's not a paved-over park. Eat without washing their hands. Avoid hand sanitizer. Don't coddle them--learn to resolve small problems so they have the skills to scale them up to larger problems.

Kids are anti-fragile. Unless something does serious damage, it's likely to spur resilience.