What's irrational is the function of masks is primarily to protect everybody else from the person wearing the mask, protecting the person wearing the mask is a

What's irrational is the function of masks is primarily to protect everybody else from the person wearing the mask, protecting the person wearing the mask is a secondary concern. Doctors in a surgical theater aren't wearing masks primarily to protect themselves from the patient, they're wearing masks to protect the patient from themselves. Given that - requiring toddlers to wear masks is pretty irrational. They don't need protection from themselves, they need protection from us. We're the ones who should be wearing masks whenever we're around toddlers. Beyond that - teach toddlers how to properly wash their hands and keep their hands and fingers away from their face. That'll go a long way to keeping them healthy for a lifetime.