Kids are Cute... but Messy!
Kids do more than simply track dirt from outdoors onto carpets. Playtime often involves materials such as slime, crayons, paints, ink pens, and chalk, any of which can leave colorful, stiff stains on your carpeting. Babies may spit up or urinate, leaving carpets both stained and foul smelling.
Unfortunately, some substances may not come up completely despite the most careful applications of dishwashing liquid, nail polish remover, or other household solutions. Odors may also prove hard to tame.
What Dirty Carpets Can Do to Kids
For many parents, the concern over what a dirty carpet can do to their children's health outweighs the cosmetic annoyances of stains and spills. Allergens buried in carpet fibers can cause problems for children and adults alike. Common examples of these allergens include dust, dander, skin mites, insect parts, pollen, and mold.
A child exposed to carpet-based allergens may show symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, wheezing, a sore throat, a runny nose, shortness of breath, and watery eyes. If your kids regularly suffer from these issues at home, suspect the presence of carpet allergens.
Why Steam Cleaning Makes Sense
Steam cleaning may prove the most sensible solution for your carpet cleaning needs, especially if you have children who suffer from close proximity to bacteria. Water heated to over 200 degrees Fahrenheit turns into steam that gets deep into the carpet fibers, killing germs, dust mites, and other irritants.