Do you let your toddlers/little kids play in puddles? Assuming they have boots on.

My son is feral, so I can’t stop him from playing in puddles even if I wanted to 🫣 so yes; playing in muddles, climbing trees, chasing squirrels & birds & jumping on big piles of leaves are his favorite activities. He actually loves the feeling of the mud puddles on his little hands and bare feet, I guess it’s jus playdough to him so I just let him play. He usually wants me to join bt this mama doesn’t like the mess, bt mud puddles are one of the things that I can gurantee will keep my son entertained by himself so of course I let him play. Have never heard of dysentery, so I guess we live and we learn something new everyday

We don’t get a lot of puddles here because it barely rains and is so dry lol but you bet when it does rain we take full advantage of the puddles.

I encourage all the puddles when he’s wearing rain boots 🤣

I can’t stop my kids from doing so , my child is 7 months but when she’s older for sure she’ll want to play in the dirt , rain, sand and snow. Why stop her when I used to do the same 🤷🏾‍♀️

To quote my parents (in a sarcastic voice) "oh no, how did we ever survive?"

What else is there to do with a toddler on a rainy day? They love it!

Respectfully, your friend needs to get a grip 🙈

Unless that puddle has been exposed to fecal matter from an animal (or human but less likely) the chances are very unlikely. If the puddle is fresh its unlikely to have bacteria in it that could cause harm.

I’ve never heard of dysentery 😂💁🏻‍♀️ yes my boy plays in puddles a couple times as a baby he sat his whole ass in there too lol no boots

No better way to build immunity than eating dirt lol and boots don't matter much here. If its muddy they are caked from behind their ears to between their butt cheeks 😂 no amount of clothing or rain gear will keep them clean

My kids make their own puddles in the back yard that they are allowed to play in and splash around in, get muddy and so. But not out in public absolutely not, because its too inconvenient to have to completely clean them up to get them back in the car and then trying to tell them when they can and cant based on where we are or what were doing would be a fight all the time. So we strictly only play in self made puddles in the yard.

I let mine play in puddles whether they’re in boots or not, maybe that’s the wrong answer but so far so good lol

This is my son literally just today. Dysentery is scared of us

hahaha agreed. I’m always just a little proud though when someone can out anxiety me. Like almost makes me anxious that she is more anxious about this me.

I'm assuming your friend doesn't let her children do anything then?
Splashing in puddles is literally the best fun to have on a rainy day....

Never. Muddy puddles, dirty snow, dirt. It's just dirty and not necessary lol

i mean, when we leave the house theirs a possibility we could get hit by a bus, end up in a car accident etc.
I think you have to 'manage risks' and consider their likelihood of occurring.
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If it's just been raining and you go outside I would say the likelihood is low however... if you go somewhere and the water has clearly sat their stagnate for sometime- you would probably say no this one...

Yup even just at 18 months, you only live once and I don't expect him to be spotless 24/7 lol