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[quote=Anonymous]Director of a full day preschool in DC whose children and staff are all wearing masks here.  Our kids (3-5 years old) are all wearing them reasonably well.

The youngest children have a harder time, of course, but we just remind them to put it back on, etc.  The ones with loops over their ears seem to be the easiest for children to put on and off.  They do need practice finding their ears!

At this time, although we know it's best for children to wear masks outside, they run and play too hard and the masks get soaking wet - so then they must be changed as a wet mask is harder to breathe in and doesn't actually stop the droplets! So we have the children wear to/from the playground because they are close to each other while walking in line - and then they hang them on a clothesline we made using wooden clips with their names on them (so they don't get mixed up).  In the fall we'll have them wear them all the time on the playground.

Here are some tips:

In addition to all of the above places to buy toddler/preschool maks, Andy and Evan also have masks for the 2-5 year old set.  Warning - the adult ones don't have a nose wire so I'm not sure if the children ones do.  Kids don't always need the nose wires as their noses don't jut out like ours do!

Disposable ones for young children - 2 to 5 years old - are also available and for the PP who said her son just can't wear them, those might work best as they are lighter and therefore cooler than cloth masks.

I wear cloth ones but the disposable ones are lighter and feel cooler in this heat/humidity.

Practice with a short amount of time, etc.inside with air conditioning.  Have your child start using it when they are doing something really fun and engrossing - building with legos, playdough, etc - this way they have something for their hands to do other than play with the mask and when you are doing something fun you tend not to feel it as much.

think about it;  Standing in line in the heat waiting to get into a store with a mask on means you really notice the mask, heat, sweat, etc.  Chatting with a friend having a wonderful conversation you don't notice the mask as much.

I have masks that can have filters put in them - and honestly, the filter does make it harder to take a deep breath so I don't always use them.  So don't use the filters at the beginning for your child or at all.

I know that when we have 2 year olds start, they will have a harder time wearing them, but if we are pleasant and help them put it back on, we think it will be ok.  But our very young 3s (just turned in July and August) are wearing them without any problems so our young 2s will grow into wearing them, I'm sure.

Finally, do NOT talk in front of your child about how uncomfortable they are, that you feel like you can't breathe, etc. as that creates that view in their minds.

Many adults report their child WANTS to wear a mask to be "just like Mom/Dad" so use that!  [/quote]

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