Kids at Grocery Stores during COVID

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Exactly. Many people are back at work in person, restaurants and salons are open, camps/daycares are open and in many places schools are open. Its totally fine to take your child shopping whenever it suits you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Exactly. My kid started in-person school today!

[Anonymous]

We go to neighborhood grocery stores that are very strict about masks and the # of people. And, we go in the early morning before it gets crowded. We went to Target on a Sunday morning and there were a very small handful of shoppers, so it was a piece of cake. Drove by yesterday and there was a line down the block waiting to get in; we kept on driving.

[Anonymous]

Put on a mask, wash your hands and carry on. This p-p-piglet mentality is what has kept the schools closed for no reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been taking my kids shopping for 3 months. We wear masks and wash our hands when we get home.

No biggie.

+1

[Anonymous]

I saw a family with the mother, father, and three young kids shopping at Costco last week. Entire families who grocery shop together at crowded stores have always annoyed me. There are two parents available, why must you all go to the store??

[Anonymous]

I don't take my kid to the grocery store because that's my only time to be alone for 1 hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw a family with the mother, father, and three young kids shopping at Costco last week. Entire families who grocery shop together at crowded stores have always annoyed me. There are two parents available, why must you all go to the store??

Because we like it? Why must people insist on going to bars during a pandemic?

[Anonymous]

I take my entire family to the grocery store and Target. The kids love getting out and definitely like going to Target to see all the toys and treats. I really don't see what the big deal is. They wear masks and they have a fun time.

If people are that worried they shouldn't be leaving their house to shop at a store. There are multiple alternatives like delivery and pickup. If people are really that scared they should just stock up on canned food like a prepper and then they will never have to leave the house.

We also go to parks and have play dates. People really need to learn how to relax or just lock themselves inside for the next year or two.

[Anonymous]

All of these posters suggesting delivery or curbside for people too anxious to shop in-store do realize that these services aren't completed by robots, but by actual human beings who have no choice but to show up for work and get paid? Your decisions aren't just about you and other shoppers, but all of the financially and often health-vulnerable workers, too.

[Anonymous]

If we ever go back to school this year, it’ll be with masks required indoors. Going to Target or the grocery store is a good medium length outing to get your kids used to wearing a mask and seeing other people in masks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of these posters suggesting delivery or curbside for people too anxious to shop in-store do realize that these services aren't completed by robots, but by actual human beings who have no choice but to show up for work and get paid? Your decisions aren't just about you and other shoppers, but all of the financially and often health-vulnerable workers, too.

I don’t see an issue with being being paid to shop. I don’t use them because I’m not afraid to shop. Shopping is relatively safe.

[Anonymous]

My kids have proven to me that they can wear masks, hand sanitize themselves, and stay 6 feet away from others. So I take them to grocery stores sometimes. It took a couple trips before they learned not to touch escalator rails, but we got there. It’s probably good practice for them, if they ever go to school.

[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.

My 5 year old is perfectly capable of not touching things, not shouting, staying close to the cart and properly wearing a mask.

I am so ready for all this amplified and extreme judging of others to be done.

[Anonymous]

Wow. Selfish people everywhere. Does anyone care about the health of the grocery workers? If you need an activity then go to a park. Kids being in school is a reason not to go shopping. If they pick up the virus at school then you are dragging it right out into the general community.