Creating a healthier home is easier than you think, especially when you have the inside scoop from best-selling author Heidi Murkoff.

Just when you think you have everything under control with your kids, you realize there are always unseen germs to contend with. Here's the good news— it's not as hard as you might think. Especially when you get help from Heidi, the mom who wrote "the book" on parenting.

Heidi Murkoff, author of the bestselling "What to Expect" series, has written a new 16-page book "What to Expect: Guide to a Healthy Home." It is full of easy to use tips and practical advice on how to keep your whole family and home healthier.

Some of Heidi's highlights:

"Hands down, there is no better way to help stop the spread of viruses and other germs than hand washing…In fact, research shows that simple hand washing with soap and water can reduce the number of infections in children under the age of 5 by more than 50 percent."

"Water vapor (plus the toilet contents–yes…anything in there) erupts from the toilet like a mini bacteria volcano every time you flush, landing on whatever is nearby (including that toothbrush you left on the sink). Closing the lid before you flush will help prevent you—and your family—from brushing their teeth with toilet water."

"Your children aren't the only ones playing with the bath toys. [Bacteria and other germs] are having a party with them too, a party that keeps getting bigger and bigger as the guests multiply. To keep those bugs from breeding on tub toys let them dry in a net or basket after the bath. Toys that trap water (that rubber ducky comes to mind) need to be cleaned regularly with a diluted [disinfecting] bleach solution, [as directed], then rinsed well and left to dry."

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