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There’s some studies showing parents of kids in daycare are sick upwards of 90% of the time. I don’t know if it was that much, but when my kids were in daycare
by wredue 2y ago
There’s some studies showing parents of kids in daycare are sick upwards of 90% of the time.
I don’t know if it was that much, but when my kids were in daycare, it was definitely A LOT for sure. Work doesn’t provide nearly enough sick time for that period of being a parent. So what are parents to do if they’re not able to work from home?
- tuna74 2y agoI totally felt that! My kids almost never got sick in daycare (1-2 days per year), but especially the first year I felt like I had a cold most of the time. But it improved later years.
- __turbobrew__ 2y agoAn unpopular opinion: one of the parents is a full time care giver.
- MikeRichardson 2y agoI was a kid in daycare a lot. Also, my mom (sole caregiver, besides daycare) was a registered nurse and at the time specialized in staff (i.e, direct patient care) nursing. No way was she sick 90% of the time, or even 10% of the time, despite the numerous alleged opportunities for infection ("daycare", staff nursing, etc).
- eleveriven 2y agoAnd reducing the productivity loss associated with parental responsibilities could benefit everybody!