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[quote=Anonymous]
Please stick to your decision, OP. These kids have parents who are essential workers and therefore more exposed every single day--you said it yourself. You have ZERO way to know what those parents' jobs really entail (and they're not going to give you a full and frank picture if they are desperate for their kids to have play dates). You cannot know how well those parents deal with possibly contaminated clothes, shoes, gear when they return home from those jobs.

You will get posts on here telling you that "kids can't get it" or "kids can get it but it's mild!" or "kids can't really give it to adults." I've seen all that nonsense and variations of it here and all over other sites as well. All are wrong. Of course children TEND to have milder infections yet when the infections aren't mild--they can turn very serious indeed, like with the new condition called MIS-C. Say that, though, and you get the "You are living in terror! It's not gonna happen! So rare!" posts.

It's very, very hard to tell a kid no when he sees other kids running around but if ever there was a time to deal with the guilt you might feel and be the adult -- this is it. Think ahead. Have plenty to distract him and things for him to do during the times when you know the other kids are outside and he can see and hear them. Don't let this be a random day to day frustration for him; have a plan and a list of things, get supplies you need for his projects, whatever.

And ignore the many posts you'll get railing about the overblown pandemic, the overestimated threat to young kids, blah blah. YOU know you are not willing to take the risk and you are better informed, or just more willing to listen to science, than many people. Including the other playdate parents. [/quote]

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