September 2020: Are your kids seeing friends?
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Anonymous
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I am actually shocked at the number of no answers. I think people are either downplaying their activities, lying about what "seeing friends" means (i.e. it's not the same way they used to do it so the answer is no), or...I don't know. So many of my friends have kids who are actually going to school, whether in-person or hybrid, and while I don't think engaging in one risky activity justifies engaging in another, I just can't believe that there are so many whose kids aren't seeing others.
If your kids are not doing school in person, would you send them if (1) no one took buses or the buses were totally spaced out (like 1/4 the capacity) and everyone was masked, (2) the classrooms had a limited number of kids per room such that no desk was closer than 6 feet away from any other, (3) the school did testing two days before school and every two weeks once it started, plus random tests in addition to that, (4) there was lots of outdoor time and classes and lunches could be done outside, and (5) kids were grouped into cohorts so that they remained effectively isolated to the 15 or so kids plus teacher that was in their homeroom? If the answer would be yes, then why wouldn't you let your kids play outside with their friends more, especially if they were masked? |
Anonymous
Not even outside? And masked? This can't be true. I think you're a troll. |
Anonymous
| I have been letting my 5 year old play with other kids in the neighborhood. I do know 3 of my close friends here in DC who have similarly aged children have been extreme in their quarantine and have not even had outdoor get togethers with masks with any friends or other family. |
Anonymous
| Yes, mainly (90%) outdoors. |
Anonymous
| 4yo and 4mo. They are in daycare 6 hours a day at a local center that appears to be at about 75% capacity for now. We aren't doing any socializing. I'm barely comfortable with the risks daycare presents, as it is. |
Anonymous
No to both, because our doctor told us not to. |
Anonymous
In the DMV? Really? Because where I live in MD, and work in MD/DC (I work on the line) everyone wears masks! |
Anonymous
| Yes our kids are playing with friends...mostly outside |
Anonymous
| Yes. 1-4 friends outside. Our pediatrician encouraged it. |
Anonymous
| yes, outside, 1 to 1 kid, parents around. wearing masks, and trying to social dist as much as possible. Dc is 13, |
Anonymous
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Yes -- I have to work harder to make things happen than I would wish, but we have had kids meet up for hikes, bike rides on the trails, and kayaking as well as hanging out at the pool or trips to the beaches.
Just nothing indoors. |
Anonymous
| Yes. Playing outside together. |
Anonymous
After reading these forums on and off for years, I suggest that parents on DCUM tend to be rule-abiding and less risk-taking than many people. I believe all of the PPs "nos" but this is not a representative sample of parents in the DMV (or anywhere else). We let our kids socialize outside without masks, and our kids do go into some of their friends' houses for small gatherings. We went to the beach with another family with kids so we all stayed together. My kids bike to get ice cream with other kids. My kids play travel soccer. My HS kids might be hooking up with other kids, I can't really know for sure that this is not happening! I still feel that we are at a moderate risk level, although I am sure others will disagree. |
Anonymous
| Yes, outdoors. Sometimes with masks, sometimes without. |
Anonymous
| We've been playing with neighborhood friends for months in Arlington. |