According to the report, Sanchez Roybal told the student, “If you say a bad word again, I’m going to wash your mouth out with soap.” That’s when the student allegedly replied with three ...

Dear Amy: At a play group recently with my toddler son, another mother with whom I am acquainted (but not close to) mentioned in the course of conversation that she washed her 5-year-old’s mouth ...

They washed her mouth out with soap. We don't know about you ... calling Dr. Phil or hiding the joysticks to the Wii. Next time your kid has a potty mouth, just give them some gum.

(Your hands would probably have been a lot dirtier than the soap to begin with.) It’s not even clear that you need clean water to get the benefits of a hand-washing. Recent hand-hygiene studies ...

When you wash your hands with soap and water, you surround any microorganisms ... When we absentmindedly touch our eyes, nose and mouth — a habit, one study suggests, that recurs as often ...