Do you go to activities if your toddler has a cold/nothing contagious?

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Toddlers get colds easily... my little guy has his 2nd cold now during the fall season. I was wondering if other moms take their kids to toddler activities like play groups and such even if your little one has a cold/nothing contagious? I get when there will be little babies there and you don't want to get them sick but if all the kids are over a yr old? I also wouldn't take my guy to certain activities like swimming with a cold, but other activities I feel like I want to still take him and not miss out? Please share your opinions?

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No and I am really annoyed when other moms do. Some children get sick for WEEKS and one sick child is compromising the whole group, why? Because Mom didn’t want to miss out, now all those children should get sick and all those families should have to deal with missing daycare and finding childcare, doctor’s appointments, etc? So selfish.

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I don't think its fair to possibly give other kids a cold especially young because they aren't independent yet and it really affects the parents and they can get sick as well along with anyone else in the house

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A cold is VERY contagious. Plus no one wants their child to play with a child coughing and dripping snot. Stay home.

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No! We all have bronchitis now because someone had their child in my house and didn’t tell us that everybody in theirs had it. Pretty unfair. My little girls are miserable and I’m pregnant so I can’t take anything. Please just stay home if not for others but because you want your little one rest.

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It’s inconsiderate. Activities no! There’s fun things you can do at home with them. Not saying quarantine them you obviously still have to go to the store, the bank etc but like to the park or around other kids no. They’d be fine at home, until their cold subsides.

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Eh... I️ have 3 kids. If I️ stayed home every time someone had the sniffles, I’d never leave the house! Sick kids should stay home, yes, but a cold? We mostly continue as usual.

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No. I get so pissed off when other parents do. It’s rude and completely inconsiderate.

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My son is 1 and I don't take him out unless it's absolutely necessary when he's sick, even if it's just the sniffles.

Do you go to activities if your toddler has a cold/nothing contagious?

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