Does anyone have experience with a 2 year old wearing a mask at MK?

[Rockbro]

To the 2 people that reacted angrily to my post, I'm entitled to an opinion. It was in no way offensive or belligerent.

Sure, you have the right to yours as well, but if you're angry about the fact that I would not take my (future) kid to Disney during this, you have misplaced anger. Nobody should get angry over caution during a pandemic that doesn't seem to be going away soon.

I hope you both enjoy your day and the weekend.

 

[westie55]

To the 2 people that reacted angrily to my post, I'm entitled to an opinion. It was in no way offensive or belligerent.

Sure, you have the right to yours as well, but if you're angry about the fact that I would not take my (future) kid to Disney during this, you have misplaced anger. Nobody should get angry over caution during a pandemic that doesn't seem to be going away soon.

I hope you both enjoy your day and the weekend.

The anger is not over your opinion or your caution. Those are completely reasonable. However, the OP asked if anyone had experience with 2 year olds wearing masks, which you do not. Your post did not answer the OP's question. Instead you used the opportunity to shame the OP for risking their child's health. IMO, that is not the right thing to do. OP even stated in the opening post that she was not interested in a debate. This forum should not be a place to judge others and their decisions.

 

[Rockbro]

The anger is not over your opinion or your caution. Those are completely reasonable. However, the OP asked if anyone had experience with 2 year olds wearing masks, which you do not. Your post did not answer the OP's question. Instead you used the opportunity to shame the OP for risking their child's health. IMO, that is not the right thing to do. OP even stated in the opening post that she was not interested in a debate. This forum should not be a place to judge others and their decisions.

OK. I get it. But I wasn't judging, "shaming?" come on now.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I'm sorry if it came out that way. Not meant to. I'll bow out.

Boardgame... I hope you and your family have a happy and healthy visit.

No. Your response came through fine. You made sure readers know you were giving your opinion, not telling anyone else what to do!

 

[Wendysofftoneverland]

My 4 yr old will wear his mask. I think it is like someone else said, he feels important and grown up. Also, he is so desperate to even just go to the grocery store instead of us just staying home all the time, he says he will wear his mask. And his dad just made him one in his favorite color.

However, he touches all over the front of it when we are practicing at home, so I really can't take him anywhere in public yet. We may have to postpone our November trip. Hopefully, things will be ok by next spring.

 

[Wendysofftoneverland]

If now doesn't work out to be the right time for her first full Disney experience, maybe you could at least visit Disney Springs, do the new modified character breakfast at the Riviera Resort, and ride the Skyliner, if she can't handle the mask for a full park day. I remember when my son was 2, he was just about as happy on non-park days as in the parks, as long as he was immersed in that Disney magic.

 

[FireflyTrance]

My son just turned 2, and while he can wear a mask for a little while, he won't be willing to wear it all day. I am not sure how strict WDW will be with this. Originally they said children over 2 had to wear a mask and then changed it to 2 and over, which I personally find frustrating.

 

[FireflyTrance]

Speaking as a parent, I think parents get tired of non-parents giving them advice. If we are talking about safety, many studies show that kids are much less likely to get seriously ill from COVID than adults. The biggest risk is to the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions. If someone elderly or with a pre-existing condition posted to ask a question about mask wearing, I wouldn't tell them they shouldn't go to WDW as an answer. They can make those decisions for themselves, weighing the risks and benefits. I know you are well meaning, but I just want to articulate why some may not take it well.

To the 2 people that reacted angrily to my post, I'm entitled to an opinion. It was in no way offensive or belligerent.

Sure, you have the right to yours as well, but if you're angry about the fact that I would not take my (future) kid to Disney during this, you have misplaced anger. Nobody should get angry over caution during a pandemic that doesn't seem to be going away soon.

I hope you both enjoy your day and the weekend.

 

[Rockbro]

Speaking as a parent, I think parents get tired of non-parents giving them advice. If we are talking about safety, many studies show that kids are much less likely to get seriously ill from COVID than adults. The biggest risk is to the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions. If someone elderly or with a pre-existing condition posted to ask a question about mask wearing, I wouldn't tell them they shouldn't go to WDW as an answer. They can make those decisions for themselves, weighing the risks and benefits. I know you are well meaning, but I just want to articulate why some may not take it well.

Can you cite these studies? What journals were they published in? Were they peer reviewed? I'd love to see a link to some of them where they can be found in Google Scholar.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Speaking as a parent, I think parents get tired of non-parents giving them advice. If we are talking about safety, many studies show that kids are much less likely to get seriously ill from COVID than adults. The biggest risk is to the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions.

Kids are still able to contract, and worse spread, COVID19.

If someone elderly or with a pre-existing condition posted to ask a question about mask wearing, I wouldn't tell them they shouldn't go to WDW as an answer

I would. There is absolutely nothing stopping a neurotypical adult of any age from wearing a mask. But we're not talking about these groups. We're talking about kids.

 

[GoingSince1990]

Can you cite these studies? What journals were they published in? Were they peer reviewed? I'd love to see a link to some of them where they can be found in Google Scholar.

Here's one:

Why the coronavirus appears to affect children differently than it affects adults is one of the great mysteries of the current pandemic.
And it's a question that Rosalind Eggo, an assistant professor of mathematical modeling from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and her colleagues have tried to answer.
"What we found was that people under 20 were about half as susceptible to infection as people over 20," Eggo says.
So kids and teens appear far less likely than adults to actually get infected with the virus.
"And then we also found that the probability of showing clinical symptoms ... so getting ill enough that you report the infection... that rose from around 20% in 10- to 19-year-olds, up to around 70% in those over 70," she says.
Eggo's research was published this week in the journal Nature. It uses mathematical models to examine coronavirus data from six countries — China, South Korea, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Canada. The results are similar to an April study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that while kids under age 18 make up 22% of the U.S. population, they've accounted for fewer than 2% of reported cases.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsa...-kids-less-likely-to-catch-it-than-adults-are

Nature is a British weekly scientific journal founded and based in London, England. As a multidisciplinary publication Nature features peer-reviewed research from a variety of academic disciplines, mainly in science, technology, and the natural sciences. It has core editorial offices across the United States, continental Europe, and Asia under the international scientific publishing company Springer Nature. Nature was one of the world's most cited scientific journals by the Science Edition of the 2019 Journal Citation Reports (with an ascribed impact factor of 42.778),[1] making it one of the world's most-read and most prestigious academic journals

 

[FireflyTrance]

Studies is maybe not the right word, but data suggests that kids are not the highest risk group. The reason I posted is that you were wondering why some people gave you angry faces, and I am trying to explain that to you from the point of view of a parent.

Can you cite these studies? What journals were they published in? Were they peer reviewed? I'd love to see a link to some of them where they can be found in Google Scholar.

 

[Rockbro]

Here's one:

Nature is a British weekly scientific journal founded and based in London, England. As a multidisciplinary publication Nature features peer-reviewed research from a variety of academic disciplines, mainly in science, technology, and the natural sciences. It has core editorial offices across the United States, continental Europe, and Asia under the international scientific publishing company Springer Nature. Nature was one of the world's most cited scientific journals by the Science Edition of the 2019 Journal Citation Reports (with an ascribed impact factor of 42.778),[1] making it one of the world's most-read and most prestigious academic journals

This journal has an impact factor of 3.998, which is not entirely TERRIBLE, but it is not a top tier journal. It's borderline mid/bottom tier. But, I applaud you for finding this resource.

 

[Rockbro]

I understand. But just because I don't have a kid yet, as a 42 year old with nieces and nephews, I do have life experience that allows me to have an educated opinion. As well, I do know how I would be if I WERE a parent.

The angry faces bothered me because I am entitled to an opinion. I can't TELL anyone not to bring their kids, but I can relate my thoughts on it.

At this point, I will let it go.

 

[Meglen]

If the masks are to big they will more than likely play with it. They ahve some hack videos to make masks smaller for little ones. Also it might be a time to bribe a child. " Keep your mask on and you get this gummy" or something like that. If it works it works . Also many stops to the mask free areas or sit down eating might help break up the day so its not overwhelming.

 

[BarlowFamily]

DS5 has done much better with mask wearing than we expected. We were at AKL, Fort Wilderness and Disney Springs last week. From our experience Cast Members were strict with adults/teenagers and mask wearing and more lenient with children. Especially children in strollers. I saw Cast Members ask adults/teens to put their masks back on or pull them up over their nose...but not once to a child. Others may have experienced something different.

 

[DisneyElite4]

I understand. But just because I don't have a kid yet, as a 42 year old with nieces and nephews, I do have life experience that allows me to have an educated opinion. As well, I do know how I would be if I WERE a parent.

The angry faces bothered me because I am entitled to an opinion. I can't TELL anyone not to bring their kids, but I can relate my thoughts on it.

At this point, I will let it go.

Your opinions are both valid and valued.

However, I want to comment on the part where you said what you would do if you WERE a parent. Everyone is a perfect parent UNTIL they have children. Then reality sets in.

Nobody really knows what they would do in someone else’s situation - we can know what we THINK we would do. But I have learned quickly since becoming a parent, that a lot of what I thought I would do went out the window once I had kids. Maybe it look it from this perspective - would you be irritated if you posted about going to Disney as a childless adult, and a bunch of parents started posting on your thread that they would never do that or understand why you would want to do that?

 

[Sugardimples]

My understanding is that the policy is children OVER the age of two must wear a mask. A two year old is not over the age of two.

 

[GoingSince1990]

My understanding is that the policy is children OVER the age of two must wear a mask. A two year old is not over the age of two.

I suppose it depends on how it’s defined. Is a child who is 27 months old “over the age of two”? It would be clearer if Disney said something like “children who are three and older” must wear masks.

 

[GoingSince1990]

This journal has an impact factor of 3.998, which is not entirely TERRIBLE, but it is not a top tier journal. It's borderline mid/bottom tier. But, I applaud you for finding this resource.

According to Wikipedia its impact factor is 42.778.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_(journal)