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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) sending them to camp if it opens 
   - yes, my kids are at a day camp for 8 hours every day. 50 kids, 4 teachers, at an elementary school. No one wears masks except for the staff person who sits at the desk to sign kids in and out at pick up and drop off (parents not allowed in program area/past that desk). Not sure about overnight camp. 
2) visiting family in a state that is less cautious about distancing 
   - sure
3) considering outdoor playdates 
   - 1000% yes. 
4) playground visits 
   - 1000% yes.

Kids are 10 and 7. I have no idea what educational attainment has to do with anything but we are college educated. We are also politically engaged. [/quote]

I have same age kids. I’m not judging, I’m genuinely curious, do you not think your kids will get it, or do you think it will be mild if they do?[/quote]
Both, I guess. It’s just not something I’m super worried about. We’ve been doing outdoor play dates since late April and playgrounds since May and they’ve been in camp for a week. [/quote]

So you are like in your 30s with no risk factors?[/quote]
No, we are 44 and 42. [/quote]
I should add that we both tested positive for COVID back in late March and early April.[/quote]

Oh, I see. Yeah so it’s likely you have immunity. That must be so reassuring. [/quote]

DP, who is also doing much the same as the PP (will send our kids to camp, time outdoors, etc.), and here's how I see it: there's evidence to suggest the virus doesn't spread easily between kids.  What's on us as the adults in the family is to then limit *our* interactions with other adults.  We'll take on the risk that our kids might get it and spread it to us, but we're not doing things that would be high risk to other adults: we're not going to restaurants, or gyms, or salons, or any of the indoor spaces that present the greatest risk for transmission.  We're also not going to crowded outdoor areas.  What we're doing is not no risk, but it's also low risk, not only for our family, but for the community as a whole.  Part of our reasoning is that it's quite likely our kids won't have school in the Fall, i.e., these restrictions will be around longer than is tenable for our family to have no human interaction beyond our immediate family.  So, we balance the risk where we can.

This website does a good job, IMO, of presenting the science as it changes: https://explaincovid.org/[/quote]

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