Yes, please. My colleagues, who are parents, are constantly sick whenever their children are at daycare, and I have no interest in the constant coughing and/or getting sick myself.
There’s some studies showing parents of kids in daycare are sick upwards of 90% of the time.
I don’t know if it was that much, but when my kids were in daycare, it was definitely A LOT for sure. Work doesn’t provide nearly enough sick time for that period of being a parent. So what are parents to do if they’re not able to work from home?
I was a kid in daycare a lot. Also, my mom (sole caregiver, besides daycare) was a registered nurse and at the time specialized in staff (i.e, direct patient care) nursing.
No way was she sick 90% of the time, or even 10% of the time, despite the numerous alleged opportunities for infection ("daycare", staff nursing, etc).
My kids almost never got sick in daycare (1-2 days per year), but especially the first year I felt like I had a cold most of the time. But it improved later years.
On child #2, can confirm. We actually planned for it. By planning for no activities. Just bunkering and resting for 2 months straight.
We began partial daycare on Thursdays + Fridays in winter. Daycare is like Cancun for bacteria. Dry cold can weaken the skin, and cold is good for bacterial protein stability.
The cycle begins: kid starts incubating on Thursday. On Saturday he's sick, and you hope for a good lottery. Diarrhea? Puking? Maybe not. But a runny nose most probably. These may ruin your nights, still.
Sunday they are sick, and you begin to feel unwell. Monday the kids is recovering, but you're still in it. By Wednesday you should be good though. And then it's Thursday again.
On another topic air filtering is great for the kids I'm sure; but I can't help wonder if it's just kicking the can down the road.
