I am so glad I let my kids eat dirt. They discovered very quickly it didn't taste like the chocolate cake sitting in the fridge waiting for supper. When one got a cold, they all got it. And no antibiotics for it. Cough syrup just before bed. So they could get at least a couple of hours sleep before the cough woke them up. Runny noses? A small packet of tissues to keep in their pockets. Most of the time they got one or two child size aspirin for any aches or pains. No antibiotics there either. Or for any cuts that required sutures. They were all strong enough to fight off any impending infection. And their doctor wisely knew that.