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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2 year old's daycare doesn't require them for his age group.  I'm a firm believer in adults wearing them, but 2 year olds wearing them all day is not a reasonable expectation. [/quote]

Sure it is. I’m a daycare teacher and the 2yos at our daycare wear them all the time.  Whether they wear them “well” is a subject to debate since most masks are sized for older kids and they tend to drool on them more, but they wear them enough to fulfill pandemic theater requirements pretty well.  [b]That’s the most important thing right? To curb adults anxiety![/b][/quote]

We are the first generation to put the whims of adults above the best interests of the most vulnerable, our young children. We - and they - will pay dearly for that in the future.[/quote]

I keep waiting for some common sense to prevail on this, but I don’t think it’s coming.  Masks unfortunately are here to stay until the youngest kids get vaccinated. It’s ridiculous but even the more pragmatic experts have jumped on the we-must-mask-everyone bandwagon.[/quote]

+1 I try not to think about it. It's not the daycare's fault, they have to follow the regs. And DD's speech is developing well, but yeah, I wonder about the long term effects. CDC is talking about relaxing mask requirements outdoors. What about young children indoors? Has anybody even studied whether masks make a difference? I can't find a mask that actually stays over my skinny 2 yo DD's nose.[/quote]

I hear you- I encourage anyone concerned about this to write the CDC and ask them to reconsider or at least study it.  They totally blew me off in their reply but maybe if more people speak up it will make a difference.

In my quest for the perfect toddler mask, someone had recommended these green sprout ones in a different thread and they have been the best option for my toddler (also 2) so far.  We get the "child" size.  I also tried one of the adjustable ones but didn't like them as much- I think the face part is bigger and they seem to pull on her ears more.

https://greensproutsbaby.com/products/child-reusable-face-mask?variant=33699229270147[/quote]

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