What Parents Should Know About Protecting Children From COVID-19 Exposure In The Classroom
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Be a mask role model
It’s hard to convince children to do something that you yourself will not do. So if you want your kids to wear masks at school, you need to wear your mask. If your child sees you grocery shopping or spending time with friends in close quarters without a mask on, they will feel that they’re free to do the same thing. Your child is receiving a lot of mixed messages from friends and even teachers about the effectiveness of masks. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America confirms that mask wearing reduces the chances of contracting COVID-19 when a masked individual encounters an infected individual. Make sure your child hears the facts from you louder than the myths from others.
