This is a question that many parents have wondered about during the course of the pandemic. And we are here to tell you that the answer is most definitely, NO. Read on to find out why.
The COVID pandemic has been difficult enough without adding on the additional burden of understanding the COVID science and rationales behind public health dictates. By default, Most of us choose to follow the crowd and obey the authorities without question.
Still, you might have an inkling inside of you, that question that wonders – am I doing the right thing for my child?
Here is where parental intuition can guide you. You might get the feeling that you aren’t being told the whole story, you might feel the need for more information so you can make better decisions, or you might wonder if dictates of public health are genuinely the best for your child.
As a parent, your first call of duty is to protect your child – not light your child on fire to keep other children warm. However, you should never entirely give up responsibility for your child to the experts.
In the following, here we will examine science around masks, and we will assert the case: the costs to masking a child outdoors far outweigh the benefits.