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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with a PP about school being important and play dates being less so. It’s not reasonable for parents to keep kids home for the entire length of symptoms (although hopefully to do during the fever/super congested phase).

That said, I’d like to be given the option. If it’s just lingering symptoms of day 5 of a cold, we probably wouldn’t reschedule or would suggest outdoors. New symptoms that may not have peaked yet? Ehh, I’d rather postpone and make sure it isn’t something that is more than a mild cold. Also we may be more cautious if something like a vacation or grandparent visit is scheduled soon. Sure there is some exposure at school, but a 1:1 indoor playdate is a more immediate exposure than I’m willing to deal with in some cases.

Also, if your kid has recently puked, please postpone. I had a friend bring her kids over to play and the oldest looked fatigued/not so great. She then mentioned he had been puking that morning but “hadn’t in a few hours.” Ummm what??? I was super annoyed. By some miracle we escaped unfazed but I spent the whole afternoon sanitizing all the toys they played with.[/quote]

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