We've been bamboozled!
All those years, all those experiences and fun opportunities we missed out on.
Not swimming right after eating. Not crossing your eyes.
Whatever it was.
It turns out that it may have all been for no reason.
It turns out they were just some common parenting myths that far too many of us believed.
Justin Worsham of The Dad Podcast did some research, and it turns out that there is a whole bunch of parenting myths that we fell for.
Some of them include:
- Sitting too close to the TV or reading in the dark will mess up your eyes
- You’ll catch a cold if you go outside without a coat or wet hair
- Your face will stick that way
- Don’t eat standing up...it’s bad for you
- Carrots are good for your eyes
- Whiskey on the gums is good for teething
- Swallowed chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years
- It takes more muscles to frown than to smile
- Sugar makes you hyper
What else are we missing out on?! Or, like whiskey on the gums, what else are we doing wrong?!
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Listen to Gary and Shannon's full conversation with Justin Worsham of The Dad Podcast right here!
To hear more of Justin's take on parenting myths, and other parenting topics, you can check out all of his stuff at The Dad Podcast
Check out his latest episode with Adam Dashiell on raising kids for the real world, messy dogs and kids, and football.