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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Since originally posting this about a month ago, my kid has had two more fevers, each lasting 4+ days. So we’re up to 13 illnesses in seven months. How do people do this without losing their jobs/minds? Are people seriously taking off work every other week? And if so, how are they not getting fired? I genuinely don’t know what I’m going to do when I have a newborn in a few months and he brings all this crap home to the baby who will have zero immune system. I’m a pretty resilient person in general but am really struggling mentally with this. Sorry if this comes off as whining (per a previous poster), but screaming into the void of an anonymous internet forum is pretty much my only outlet at the moment.[/quote]

If you are that concerned, perhaps a good starting place is your paediatrician. Kids gonna get kid stuff. Is your kid a careful hand washer for their age? Are they one to stick stuff in their mouth or touch their face constantly?

Facilities can clean and do all the processes and the like, but to some degree, it’s down to your kid, who may just be more susceptible or who may have some habits that can be mitigated. If you KNOW the teachers are lax, then consider masking your kid, if only to lessen them putting fingers and the like in their mouth or touching their face. Review hand washing with them, and tell them to wash their hands before all breaks.  Send them with hand sanitizer in their lunch kit. You can do your part if it’s that important to you. [/quote]

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