How strict are you on social distancing?

[Anonymous]

2 young kids & DH have not stepped out of house for a week. I step out only to get mails & package; otherwise l stay home. Both DH & I telework full time, and I am in "mom mode" the whole time because they are not in daycare. Daycare is still open, but I don't feel safe to send them anymore. Both kids want to go out, and I start to do online shopping to buy bunch of things to keep them entertained at home. Since yesterday, I no longer see kids playing around in the neighborhood. I think situation is getting worse, so parents made them stay home. It drives me crazy. Do you also do online grocery shopping to prevent stepping out of the house? Which website do you use?

[Anonymous]

Even in states on lockdown you can go out for essential items (eg food) and to get fresh air/exercise. You just need to maintain your distance. So some of if/how you do that will depend on whether or not your kids can do that (not sure how young they are). We have young elementary age kid and get out for fresh air a couple times/day, but we maintain our distance from others, don't use playgrounds, etc. And then go out to get food/supplies as needed, trying to minimize number of trips.

[Anonymous]

We're getting outside every day. We play in our yard for a while and we do one away from the house activity (walk, bike ride, scooter ride). No playgrounds (they're closed where we are now anyway) or other places where we would get close to anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're getting outside every day. We play in our yard for a while and we do one away from the house activity (walk, bike ride, scooter ride). No playgrounds (they're closed where we are now anyway) or other places where we would get close to anyone.

Oh and I stocked up on groceries last week so I'm not doing any shopping. I'm good for another 2+ weeks at least (though bread is in short supply, but I'm not going to a store just for bread, I plan to bake biscuits instead). I do get a vegetable delivery from Hungry Harvest, but it's already delayed and they're out of 2 of the things in my order--so I'm not sure how reliable they're going to be longterm. Not knocking them, they've had a huge increase in demand AND the supply chain is screwy. They're doing the best they can, but I used to be able to get eggs and bread from them in addition to produce and that's a lost cause now just like everywhere else.

I have to think that at some point, the demand for online grocery delivery and in-store panic buying will subside since people are already stocked up now.

[Anonymous]

We’re very strict about social distancing. We go outside every day but stay away from other people. The only place I’ve been in the grocery store once a week.

It’s hard but the better we are at it now, the sooner this will be over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're getting outside every day. We play in our yard for a while and we do one away from the house activity (walk, bike ride, scooter ride). No playgrounds (they're closed where we are now anyway) or other places where we would get close to anyone.

Same here, this is our routine. We haven't been able to get a grocery delivery slot so we're stretching as long as we can, but we aren't ready to give up milk and fresh produce so it's just over a week.

[Anonymous]

We are doing the same as you, except we are going for a walk once a day, which has made a huge difference vs. staying in the house. We have been able to keep pretty good distance from people, and have enjoyed waving at people inside their houses or on their porches. No playgrounds. We are also playing in the back yard. We have never been grocery delivery people and just put in an order for next Friday on Instacart, from Costco. This is day 8 of isolation for us. The kids are happy and we haven't had to order new stuff online to keep them entertained (except crayons, which we somehow ran out of or lost).

[Anonymous]

I go outside for walks and maintain the appropriate distance.

Limited grocery store visits. I wear gloves.

Nothing else planned unless an emergency occurs.

[Anonymous]

We are not going out, with a few exceptions:

- Walks around the neighborhood

- Grocery shopping for essentials

- DD is going to preschool every other week because I have to work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're getting outside every day. We play in our yard for a while and we do one away from the house activity (walk, bike ride, scooter ride). No playgrounds (they're closed where we are now anyway) or other places where we would get close to anyone.

Oh and I stocked up on groceries last week so I'm not doing any shopping. I'm good for another 2+ weeks at least (though bread is in short supply, but I'm not going to a store just for bread, I plan to bake biscuits instead). I do get a vegetable delivery from Hungry Harvest, but it's already delayed and they're out of 2 of the things in my order--so I'm not sure how reliable they're going to be longterm. Not knocking them, they've had a huge increase in demand AND the supply chain is screwy. They're doing the best they can, but I used to be able to get eggs and bread from them in addition to produce and that's a lost cause now just like everywhere else.

I have to think that at some point, the demand for online grocery delivery and in-store panic buying will subside since people are already stocked up now.

We do the same but use playgrounds when they are empty. What’s the rationale not to use them? Is that the fear that the virus lives on the surface?

[Anonymous]

My husband is the only one who goes to the market for fresh produce; I have an asthma so am steering clear of public spaces. I've ordered Whole Foods Prime delivery and Costco/Instacart.

Our family gets outside together at least a couple+ times each day. Walk, hike, tennis, a bit of gardening in our tiny, tiny yard and some chatting with neighbors from afar. For friend time, our son has Zoom and FaceTime chats each day -- not a perfect replacement for play dates but its working for now.

[Anonymous]

Grocery store once a week max. Outside trail time 10-12 and then back yard and gardening around 4-6.
Grandparents really wanted to see kiddo who is 4 so they came by during afternoon outside time. Stood 6 ft apart and dd ran around the yard and sang them songs for 20 min. We made it clear no hugging or kissing since everyone is a little sick right now. She was ok with it and everyone got some air.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure what constitutes as strict or not. But I went to the store last week to pick up a prescription and my husband has gone to his physical therapy appointments, and we go outside even to areas where there are quite a few people but enough by far to keep six feet away from others (trails, large parks, etc).

No play dates or hanging out with friends or going to restaurants (still allowed in VA).

[Anonymous]

We’re pretty strict. Working from home and kids out of school since March 12. Have been to the grocery store twice since then: March 13 and March 20. We stocked up our pantry at the beginning of March but the two grocery store outings we’ve done were for fresh produce and milk, both of which we consume a lot of. Wore gloves and a scarf around my face at the store, wiped down Cart and credit card machine w Clorox wipe, used hand sanitizer when I took my gloves off before getting back in car, took off all clothes and put in washer as soon as I got home and washed my hands and face before and after putting groceries away. Also did my best to stay 6 ft away from people at the store but it was crowded and a lot of people weren’t doing it so it was hard to maintain. I didn’t wind up getting a few things I wanted that were actually in stock just because there were too many people crowded near them. We will be hoping to do grocery delivery from now on and relying on our pantry supply because I hope to not go back to the store again for a long time. If grocery delivery can’t get us fresh stuff that would be too bad but we could live with it.

Otherwise, we go out to play in our backyard and go for walks around the neighborhood and otherwise stay home completely. No play dates, no visitors, no playground, no in person interaction with anyone outside our nuclear family, no restaurant take out, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're getting outside every day. We play in our yard for a while and we do one away from the house activity (walk, bike ride, scooter ride). No playgrounds (they're closed where we are now anyway) or other places where we would get close to anyone.

Oh and I stocked up on groceries last week so I'm not doing any shopping. I'm good for another 2+ weeks at least (though bread is in short supply, but I'm not going to a store just for bread, I plan to bake biscuits instead). I do get a vegetable delivery from Hungry Harvest, but it's already delayed and they're out of 2 of the things in my order--so I'm not sure how reliable they're going to be longterm. Not knocking them, they've had a huge increase in demand AND the supply chain is screwy. They're doing the best they can, but I used to be able to get eggs and bread from them in addition to produce and that's a lost cause now just like everywhere else.

I have to think that at some point, the demand for online grocery delivery and in-store panic buying will subside since people are already stocked up now.

We do the same but use playgrounds when they are empty. What’s the rationale not to use them? Is that the fear that the virus lives on the surface?

Virus lives on plastic or metal surfaces anywhere from hours to multiple days- think of it like your kids playing with grocery carts for 30 min and (probably) touching their faces while they do so. There is a reason why they are closed!!! Stop!!!