The current media onslaught surrounding the high profile H1N1 'swine' flu strain may have at least one positive effect - stressing the importance of handwashing and hygiene within nurseries and pre-schools.
All children should be taught to wash their hands properly, but just as important is knowing when to wash their hands properly! The danger is that we create a generation of compulsive-obsessive children who wash their hands at every turn and never experience the joy of digging in the garden for worms, or the delight of eating finger food. Hopefully they do not confuse the two, but nevertheless, children will be children.
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