I hadnt really thought about the fact that he might need one.
After all, hes not reallygoinganywhere.
Even so, I realized there may be instances where heand other kidsmight need to wear a face mask.
So its better to be prepared.
Why do kids need them?
Its important to note that wearing masks is recommendedin additiontonotin place ofthe social distancing measures weve already been taking.
Note that masksare not for infants and toddlers under age 2.
Children that young have smaller airways that can make it harder for them to breathe through a mask.
For infants in particular, a mask poses a suffocation risk.
But how do you get them to actuallywearone?
Helmets are clunky and uncomfortable… and very necessary.
Or we let them decorate it themselves with markers or stickers.
Whatever it takes for them to feel ownership over the decision to wear it, thats what we do.
The same concept applies here.
My son picked out aStar Wars mask and a pirate skeleton maskand hes pretty excited to try them out.
Look in the mirror and talk about the masks (better yet, take mask selfies!)
Thats what finally did it!
And if none of this works and its at all possible… just stay home.
Youre all better off there right now anyway.
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