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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nice and helpful share 10:07 PP.
We just did almost exactly this with our kiddos over dinner last night. We are neither requiring then to stop masking nor requiring them to continue and will support them choosing for themselves how they will be comfortable. One immediately wants to unmask, the other does not. We hope people will treat both decisions reasonably, with kindness and without bullying or teasing. They are still inly children after all and have been through plenty these past 2 years.[/quote]

How old are your kids? I don't know that my 6-year-old is really capable of making a decision like this.[/quote]

You know your children best. I’m sure your 6 year old could give you an answer as far as mask or no mask, but how comfortable you are with that, whether you would agree, whether it was based on any good analysis…that I cannot say of course.

For me, I already (accurately) predicted before our discussion each of my kid’s preferences and was able to decide in advance if I was going to be OK with it (I was). We had a great family discussion about their feelings and ours, benefits and risks, impact of other activities or factors, respecting those who have both the same and different choices, etc. and in fact was probably a more fair, balanced, and reasonable discussion that many adults with differing opinions may have.  My kids are twelve and eight, my household is fully vaccinated, and also no risk factors in my household. Probably a coin toss at this point if anyone in my household will get covid (maybe we all will, seems headed that way inevitably), and if so it will be expected to be mild. Masking is pretty personal so I can allow them to decide.

Not everyone will feel the same for their households, and that’s OK. YMMV.[/quote]

Want to add - we have not had any teachers expressing preferences but I am sure my children would also take that into consideration. They do like and respect their teachers (as do we).[/quote]

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