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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have flown several times and my almost three year old never wears one. I've brought it just in case, but have never been asked to put it on him.

So over this, in general. [b]Masks on young children is child abuse.[/b] [/quote]

This is OP. While I think requiring masks on a 2 year old is insane because they literally cannot cognitively be forced to do something like that at that age in their development. This sentiment also comes off insane. My four year old happily and cheerily wears his mask to preschool every day. My 6 year old competently and begrudgingly wears her to Kindergarten. It isn't hurting them. The difference is that they understand what is being asked of them and have the emotional regulation to do it, the 2 year old not so much.[/quote]
 It's great that your kids can tolerate it but not all kids can, if a child is extremely uncomfortable with mask there is a point when it becomes abuse.[/quote]
Really? Do you make your kid wear clothes on other parts of their bodies in public, or just let 'em run around naked? C'mon. I think Europe's mandate starting at 6 makes more sense than the US regulations that start at 2, sure, but calling masking 'child abuse' is ridiculously histrionic.

OP, I agree with others that you're not likely to run into issues on a plane if you really have trouble with your littlest one and masks. People generally understand and as long as you're not being a jerk to the flight attendants and all the older kids/adults are wearing masks, it's not going to be a problem. My DD turned 2 right before Covid hit (Feb 2020) and the way we got her to accept masks was by letting her help put mine and DH's on first, then we put on hers, and then made a big happy deal about how we were all wearing our masks and ready to go! It...sort of worked, and got easier over time. Good luck and safe travels when the time comes![/quote]

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