Kids at Grocery Stores during COVID

[Anonymous]

We don't take our kids to the grocery store- we don't even go in ourselves. But OP, You do you. Let other people worry about their kids.

It's not against any rules or recomendations.

[Anonymous]

Almost everyone I know is living normally, given the restrictions.

[Anonymous]

In my experience, the people who haven’t set foot in a store since March are far more anxious and stressed than people who have done a weekly or bi weekly masked shopping trip.

My sister is a hot mess. No one in her family is high risk yet they won’t leave their house except for their own yard. They haven’t seen anyone. And she is way more stressed and depressed than we are. We do a weekly masked shopping trip and socialize with neighbors outdoors. For mental health, it makes all the difference.

[Anonymous]

I think when you are doing something like grocery shopping that isn’t optional for many people, the considerate thing to do would be to limit the number of people who go simply to finish the risks of transmission for everyone. Kids don’t need to go to the grocery store but lots of other people do need to go. A park is of course a totally different situation. Leaving then out of the trips would be a great opportunity to teach them about consideration for our fellow man and how even small sacrifices can be meaningful.

[Anonymous]

We have started taking DS (3) to the grocery store again. He is actually really great about wearing a mask now (thank goodness he’s an adaptable kid). And we wipe the cart down with Lysol cleaning wipes, and he stays in the seat the whole time so no wandering off.

It helps us out in 3 ways. 1) We need groceries. 2) DS who loves the grocery store gets to get out. 3) The parent at home can now catch up on work, housework, etc. that we fall behind on during the week. We also have older kids at home, but they’re more independent. Getting our 3 year old out of the house sometimes is necessary for sanity. We have also started taking him to the park in the early morning hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think when you are doing something like grocery shopping that isn’t optional for many people, the considerate thing to do would be to limit the number of people who go simply to finish the risks of transmission for everyone. Kids don’t need to go to the grocery store but lots of other people do need to go. A park is of course a totally different situation. Leaving then out of the trips would be a great opportunity to teach them about consideration for our fellow man and how even small sacrifices can be meaningful.

This makes no sense. If my kid has covid, then I do too. So it doesn’t matter if she comes to the store with me or not. Either we are unknowingly infected, or we are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think when you are doing something like grocery shopping that isn’t optional for many people, the considerate thing to do would be to limit the number of people who go simply to finish the risks of transmission for everyone. Kids don’t need to go to the grocery store but lots of other people do need to go. A park is of course a totally different situation. Leaving then out of the trips would be a great opportunity to teach them about consideration for our fellow man and how even small sacrifices can be meaningful.

This makes no sense. If my kid has covid, then I do too. So it doesn’t matter if she comes to the store with me or not. Either we are unknowingly infected, or we are not.

Viral load people, viral load.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think when you are doing something like grocery shopping that isn’t optional for many people, the considerate thing to do would be to limit the number of people who go simply to finish the risks of transmission for everyone. Kids don’t need to go to the grocery store but lots of other people do need to go. A park is of course a totally different situation. Leaving then out of the trips would be a great opportunity to teach them about consideration for our fellow man and how even small sacrifices can be meaningful.

This makes no sense. If my kid has covid, then I do too. So it doesn’t matter if she comes to the store with me or not. Either we are unknowingly infected, or we are not.

Viral load people, viral load.

If you are that anxious, feel free to use instacart or curbside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think when you are doing something like grocery shopping that isn’t optional for many people, the considerate thing to do would be to limit the number of people who go simply to finish the risks of transmission for everyone. Kids don’t need to go to the grocery store but lots of other people do need to go. A park is of course a totally different situation. Leaving then out of the trips would be a great opportunity to teach them about consideration for our fellow man and how even small sacrifices can be meaningful.

This makes no sense. If my kid has covid, then I do too. So it doesn’t matter if she comes to the store with me or not. Either we are unknowingly infected, or we are not.

Do you not understand that the number of people increases the risk? It increases the amount of air exhaled, it increases how close people are to each other. Honestly this is never gonna end with people like you.

[Anonymous]

I try to minimize these, but honestly, I'm not going to forbid my daughter from going. She is good at mask wearing (doesn't fiddle with it), and there is only so much time we can spend keeping them locked away at home. If we as a society officially agreed not to do so, I wouldn't have (there used to be limits to one family member in the grocery store), but that's not the reality here in the U.S. It's been six months, for god's sake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think when you are doing something like grocery shopping that isn’t optional for many people, the considerate thing to do would be to limit the number of people who go simply to finish the risks of transmission for everyone. Kids don’t need to go to the grocery store but lots of other people do need to go. A park is of course a totally different situation. Leaving then out of the trips would be a great opportunity to teach them about consideration for our fellow man and how even small sacrifices can be meaningful.

This makes no sense. If my kid has covid, then I do too. So it doesn’t matter if she comes to the store with me or not. Either we are unknowingly infected, or we are not.

Do you not understand that the number of people increases the risk? It increases the amount of air exhaled, it increases how close people are to each other. Honestly this is never gonna end with people like you.

They are free to use curbside pickup or instacart!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think when you are doing something like grocery shopping that isn’t optional for many people, the considerate thing to do would be to limit the number of people who go simply to finish the risks of transmission for everyone. Kids don’t need to go to the grocery store but lots of other people do need to go. A park is of course a totally different situation. Leaving then out of the trips would be a great opportunity to teach them about consideration for our fellow man and how even small sacrifices can be meaningful.

This makes no sense. If my kid has covid, then I do too. So it doesn’t matter if she comes to the store with me or not. Either we are unknowingly infected, or we are not.

Do you not understand that the number of people increases the risk? It increases the amount of air exhaled, it increases how close people are to each other. Honestly this is never gonna end with people like you.

People wearing masks in grocery stores are not how this is spreading.

[Anonymous]

Nope, not bringing my 5 year old to the grocery store yet, and definitely not Target, although he would love to do so. Shopping trips need to be essential, quick, and orderly, for the health of everyone around you including the workers. Nothing is ever quick or orderly with young kids.

Maybe if your kid is small enough to sit in the cart, but also still wear a mask (so like 2 or 3?) or if they are old enough to walk beside you and not touch anything or talk to anyone (ymmv, but I'm thinking like 8 minimum) then it would be worthwhile. But for a wiggly, loud, 5 year old, no.

Find another way to entertain your kid if they are so desperate to get out of the house. This really isn't about you, it's about everyone around you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope, not bringing my 5 year old to the grocery store yet, and definitely not Target, although he would love to do so. Shopping trips need to be essential, quick, and orderly, for the health of everyone around you including the workers. Nothing is ever quick or orderly with young kids.

Maybe if your kid is small enough to sit in the cart, but also still wear a mask (so like 2 or 3?) or if they are old enough to walk beside you and not touch anything or talk to anyone (ymmv, but I'm thinking like 8 minimum) then it would be worthwhile. But for a wiggly, loud, 5 year old, no.

Find another way to entertain your kid if they are so desperate to get out of the house. This really isn't about you, it's about everyone around you.

This sounds like a post from March.

[Anonymous]

My DH used to take our DD too. She enjoyed going with him! But we haven't done that since Covid hit.

I have taken her with me to Target or to run faster errands. But for the longer trip, where you really need to be inside for an hour, I think the less people the better. For everyone.

So we do our main grocery shop solo, but I would maybe bring her into a grocery store to grab just a few quick things.

And yes to masks for everyone of course.