And extremely common one in my cultural (USA) context is that “being cold” can give you a “cold”. According to common wisdom, being out in cold weather with wet hair and no hat will cause you to be infected with a rhinovirus.
The expression encapsulating this is “You’ll catch your death!”
When travelling in Eastern Europe, I found a similar attitude towards drafts from a couple locals. The safest was to keep all windows and doors to the outside closed (in a room or car). Opening one portal was frowned on. Two or more (creating airflow) was taboo and would cause sickness.
Thanks all for the comments. I didn’t actually mean to post this yet (my first original post). I thought I had saved it as a draft and was coming back to flesh it out...and there it was with comments and all.
Despite (or because of??) the terseness of my original post, I received many excellent upvotable replies.
I was going to expound a little more on the two points.
How do I go about defining and achieving realistic goals of parenting? This is the bigger question of the two since I feel more at sea with my 5 year old (also have a 2 year old, who’s much “easier”). Some of the resources listed look like good places to start.
How do I encourage my children have a rationalistic worldview? That’s something I’m more comfortable with but not really sure if I’m doing a great job.
Anyway, thanks again.