Anonymous
12/30/2025 16:53
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Go outside!
Avoid the play areas at the mall at all costs. That's where people take sick kids.
Avoid the play areas at the mall at all costs. That's where people take sick kids.
Anonymous
12/30/2025 16:42
Subject: Re:Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hard to say. This week before Xmas break, the kids have only gone to school and we’ve avoided indoor type activities with them otherwise since the flu is so rampant and we don’t want to spoil our holiday plans.
But during break we’ll be seeing relatives and going out for some meals together etc. May take them to a movie. I really never bring my kids to any indoor communal play spaces any time of year (except for birthday parties) because I’m personally so grossed out by them.
Well take other calculated risks, like eating out, traveling, play dates, after school activities etc. but I am too repulsed by a sky zone type place to take my kids there in a non flu season.
A playdate is a calculated risk?
You sound interesting.
It is before holiday break and with a rampant flu outbreak!
One of my kids did end up coming down a cold on Christmas Eve
They went to school you ding dong
Anonymous
12/30/2025 08:47
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
If they’re in daycare, the ship has sailed. Go out and have fun. Though I draw the line on ball pit type of places. Those are always gross.
Anonymous
12/28/2025 13:35
Subject: Re:Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hard to say. This week before Xmas break, the kids have only gone to school and we’ve avoided indoor type activities with them otherwise since the flu is so rampant and we don’t want to spoil our holiday plans.
But during break we’ll be seeing relatives and going out for some meals together etc. May take them to a movie. I really never bring my kids to any indoor communal play spaces any time of year (except for birthday parties) because I’m personally so grossed out by them.
Well take other calculated risks, like eating out, traveling, play dates, after school activities etc. but I am too repulsed by a sky zone type place to take my kids there in a non flu season.
A playdate is a calculated risk?
You sound interesting.
It is before holiday break and with a rampant flu outbreak!
One of my kids did end up coming down a cold on Christmas Eve
Anonymous
12/27/2025 15:37
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
I choose the risk of exposure over being bored at home most of the time.
Anonymous
12/27/2025 08:51
Subject: Re:Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Anonymous wrote:Hard to say. This week before Xmas break, the kids have only gone to school and we’ve avoided indoor type activities with them otherwise since the flu is so rampant and we don’t want to spoil our holiday plans.
But during break we’ll be seeing relatives and going out for some meals together etc. May take them to a movie. I really never bring my kids to any indoor communal play spaces any time of year (except for birthday parties) because I’m personally so grossed out by them.
Well take other calculated risks, like eating out, traveling, play dates, after school activities etc. but I am too repulsed by a sky zone type place to take my kids there in a non flu season.
A playdate is a calculated risk?
You sound interesting.
Anonymous
12/27/2025 01:12
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
So glad to see many responses saying go outside. We live in DC. It's not that cold - you just need the right clothes. Also not everything has to be an "activity" or entertainment. Little kids are perfectly happy just running around and it's good for them.
Anonymous
12/23/2025 20:21
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Yikes. Just take your kids outside. Get some perspective. We live in a climate that isn’t crazy cold and in a time period where we don’t need to worry about “plagues.”
Anonymous
12/23/2025 15:21
Subject: Re:Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Hard to say. This week before Xmas break, the kids have only gone to school and we’ve avoided indoor type activities with them otherwise since the flu is so rampant and we don’t want to spoil our holiday plans.
But during break we’ll be seeing relatives and going out for some meals together etc. May take them to a movie. I really never bring my kids to any indoor communal play spaces any time of year (except for birthday parties) because I’m personally so grossed out by them.
Well take other calculated risks, like eating out, traveling, play dates, after school activities etc. but I am too repulsed by a sky zone type place to take my kids there in a non flu season.
But during break we’ll be seeing relatives and going out for some meals together etc. May take them to a movie. I really never bring my kids to any indoor communal play spaces any time of year (except for birthday parties) because I’m personally so grossed out by them.
Well take other calculated risks, like eating out, traveling, play dates, after school activities etc. but I am too repulsed by a sky zone type place to take my kids there in a non flu season.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 19:16
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We stay home. There are some great kid yoga/ movement videos we do. We do lots of canning of fruits and generally practice a season of mindfulness. I have kids ages 1 - 10 and we enjoy the slow season with books and projects around the home (teach the older kids to sew/ knit and the younger ones learn basic home management skills).
Sounds like Little House On The Prairie.
NP. The simple life sounds wonderful.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 18:13
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Anonymous wrote:Bundle your kid up in a winter coat, hat, and gloves. Go for a winter walk on a nice trail with a pond and playground. Get the kid moving outdoors. Walk. It'll do you good, too.
For a special treat, bring a thermos of hot chocolate and cups.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 18:12
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Anonymous wrote:We stay home. There are some great kid yoga/ movement videos we do. We do lots of canning of fruits and generally practice a season of mindfulness. I have kids ages 1 - 10 and we enjoy the slow season with books and projects around the home (teach the older kids to sew/ knit and the younger ones learn basic home management skills).
Yikes
Anonymous
12/22/2025 18:11
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Your kid should be playing outside.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 18:09
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Anonymous wrote:Bundle your kid up in a winter coat, hat, and gloves. Go for a winter walk on a nice trail with a pond and playground. Get the kid moving outdoors. Walk. It'll do you good, too.
+1 there isn’t a day that I didn’t take my toddler out to the playground. Just bundle them up well in good quality winter gear
Anonymous
12/22/2025 18:00
Subject: Winter with toddler: go insane at home or contract plagues in public
Anonymous wrote:Which do you choose? DD goes to daycare so we are already getting sick constantly. When we're well it's tempting to go out and do things instead of being cooped up at home, but everywhere with little kids is a germ factory this time of year and I don't really want HFM or the flu on top of the three rounds of covid and 2 rounds of norovirus we've gotten in the last 6 months...
3 rounds of covid in 6 months????