Every time I see another child pick up some trash at the park, I hear, "EEEK! Don't touch that! It's trash!" Then the parent gives the child a lesson on germs and the dangers of garbage as they wipe the kid down with sanitizer. Really! You're just teaching your child to be full of fear. And besides, the more you tell your toddler NOT to do something, the more curious they become. Which could lead to some seriously unsanitary shit.
Our lil' man loves to pick up trash—it's much more fun than the slide or swing. AND I think it is awesome! Instead of teaching him to be afraid of it, I teach him that, "Picking up trash is a good thing. But, trash is gross and goes into the garbage can. If you pick it up! You put it into the garbage can, and it never goes in your mouth."
Imagine how clean our earth could be ...
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