I am starting a 6-part series about The Places Germs Go. And I will start this series with daycare centers and schools. This place is where our kids go to daily. But like any other place out there, the daycare center and school can be a place where...

The second common place where The Places Germs Go: airplanes! For a family who travels a lot like us, this is a very important reminder for us to be wary of the germs the kids can get from airplanes. Danger Alert: Upper respiratory viruses and...

In the series, The Places Germs Go, one of the common place where germs reside is the: movie theaters! Moms like me sometimes want to goof off from work and watch a movie with her kid(s) in tow. But do you know that movie theaters house germs as...

Number 4 in my series, The Places Germs Go: Restaurants. Even those fancy ones are not immune to germs, you know. So read on... Danger Alert: Improperly washed hands can easily taint food with fecal matter. Raw or undercooked dishes are also a source...

In my series, The Places Germs Go, we are now in the most common place where germs reside: restrooms. It could either be at home or at public places. Danger Alert: The risk of infection doesn't only come from sitting on the toilet. The bigger risk is...