When will you allow play dates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Going into someone's house/having them come to ours -- not until there's a vaccine, if ever.

Riding bikes outdoors -- once they're back in school.

Playing anything else outdoors that involves sharing -- like the same ball etc. -- not until there's a vaccine.

If ever? Do you are prepared to never share space with other humans? Think about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going into someone's house/having them come to ours -- not until there's a vaccine, if ever.

Riding bikes outdoors -- once they're back in school.

Playing anything else outdoors that involves sharing -- like the same ball etc. -- not until there's a vaccine.

If ever? Do you are prepared to never share space with other humans? Think about that.

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Am I prepared to NOT share space in my home or in someone else's home when that someone isn't a member of my family? Yes. What's the big deal? No I don't need to have DS's 5th grade bestie and his parents over. I'm good not doing that, ever.

[Anonymous]

My household has a healthcare provider parent that still has to work. Totally open for playdates, anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going into someone's house/having them come to ours -- not until there's a vaccine, if ever.

Riding bikes outdoors -- once they're back in school.

Playing anything else outdoors that involves sharing -- like the same ball etc. -- not until there's a vaccine.

If ever? Do you are prepared to never share space with other humans? Think about that.

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Am I prepared to NOT share space in my home or in someone else's home when that someone isn't a member of my family? Yes. What's the big deal? No I don't need to have DS's 5th grade bestie and his parents over. I'm good not doing that, ever.

Well, you’re insane. There will always be outliers. Most normal people have social outings with their families. It’s actually been an integral part of the fabric of society for generations. Feel free not to participate. Heck move to Idaho. But for all others, normal life will go on as it has since time began. We won’t miss you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When there's a vaccine. So 1-3 years from now? They'll deal.

Kids can’t play with others for 1-3 years ??

Your aware kids don’t even really get covid ?

[Anonymous]

There is now good data that outdoor transmission is very low. This summer I'll be comfortable letting kids do bike rides and have socially distanced time with neighbors in yards. My kids had a picnic the other day in our yard with neighbor siblings - their blankets were 8 feet apart, and no food was shared etc. It was fine and I felt it was very safe/we were following guidelines.

I'm not sure when I'll allow "no social distance rules" play however. Probably not for a long time.

[Anonymous]

As soon as stay at home orders lift, I’m comfortable not social distancing with small groups. Such as having another family over for dinner or a play date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When there's a vaccine. So 1-3 years from now? They'll deal.

Kids can’t play with others for 1-3 years ??

Your aware kids don’t even really get covid ?

Please stop saying this. It's not true. I know of 3 children in the ICU just this week, in our area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When there's a vaccine. So 1-3 years from now? They'll deal.

Kids can’t play with others for 1-3 years ??

Your aware kids don’t even really get covid ?

Please stop saying this. It's not true. I know of 3 children in the ICU just this week, in our area.

MANY times more babies and children are in the ICU for RSV and the flu every year. Do you keep your kids home all flu season? People assess risk and make decisions based on those risks. As PP stated, the disease does not seem to do well outside, so I feel OK letting my kids play with other kids outside. If I was high risk I might now.

[Anonymous]

When hospitalizations are way, way down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 kids. 2 had birthdays in the past month and canceled parties. We obviously won’t do a party.

When will you feel comfortable doing a play date with 1-2 friends?

When we enter Phase 1? When camps are allowed? When school is open?

During phase III

[Anonymous]

Phase 3 is completely life as normal with extra hand sanitizer.

We are restarting play dates with a few friends in phase 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is now good data that outdoor transmission is very low. This summer I'll be comfortable letting kids do bike rides and have socially distanced time with neighbors in yards. My kids had a picnic the other day in our yard with neighbor siblings - their blankets were 8 feet apart, and no food was shared etc. It was fine and I felt it was very safe/we were following guidelines.

I'm not sure when I'll allow "no social distance rules" play however. Probably not for a long time.

This. Not sure we're ever going back to Chuck E. Cheese, but outdoor play dates at a large field or even in our small yard seem ok. I'd be willing to do that soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As soon as stay at home orders lift, I’m comfortable not social distancing with small groups. Such as having another family over for dinner or a play date.

Why should that matter? They are lifting SAH now but cases are still very high. Your risk hasn’t improved.

[Anonymous]

Amazing. We would be fine now. I’m more worried about long term psychological damage for my kids than anything else at this point.