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PARENTS HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONSABOUT OUR KIDS AND COVID.

ISIT SAFE TO LET THEM PLAY WITHFRIENDS?

HOW DO YOU EVEN GOABOUT THAT?

WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVEA SUMMER OF BACKYARD CAMPS(NATS OF PLAYING) LISA CULLOMIS A MOM OF FOUR, A LOCALPRINCIPAL.

2:35 THEY LOST ALLTHEIR SOCIALIZATION THROUGHSCHOOL AND I THINK ITAND NOW A CAMP COUNSELOR OFSORTS.

1:10 WE CAN SET UPOBSTACLE COURSES, THEY CANPLAY DIFFERENT GAMES, GO INTHE POOL.

AS MUCH AS WE CAN WETRY TO STAY OUTSIDE.

LIKE SOMANY OF US PARENTS, SHETRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TOGET HER KIDS BACK TO SAFELYSOCIALIZING.

3:20 YES I HAVEFOUR KIDS SO THEY HAVE EACHOTHER BUT WE ALL GOT TO APOINT THE SIX OF US IN A HOUSEFOR THREE MONTHS.

ROTATINGBACKYARD CAMPS RUN BYFAMILIES.

:36 SO WE MET WITHOTHER FAMILIES THAT WE ARECLOSE WITH.

WE KNOW THEY ARENOT TRAVELING WE KNOW WHO THEYARE HANGING OUT WITH, WHERETHEY ARE GOING WE MADE ADECISION FOR THE SMALL GROUPOF FAMILIES TO ALLOW THE KIDSTO PLAY IN THE SAFEST WAYPOSSIBLE DR BIDEAU: 5:05THATBECAUSE IF YOU PUT FAMILIETOGETHER.

2,3,4 FAMILIES IN ANEIGHBORHOOD OR YOUR CLOSEFRIENDS TOGETHER&IF EVERYONEHAS BEEN SAFE, THE RISK OFPASSING THE VIRUS TO OTHERFAMILIES IS DEFINITELY MINIMAL.ITDR. LYNDA BIDEAU SAYS CAN BE AGOOD OPTION.

BUT STICK TO THEOUTDOORS.

2:02 SWIM, PUT UP ASPRINKLER, PLAY ON THE SWINGSET IN YOUR BACK YARD.

BUTTTO: 4:00 SO IF THEY AREPLAYING OUTDOORS, THEY ARELESS LIKELY - EVEN IF THEY GETCLOSE TOGETHER- TO SPREAD THEVIRUS.

BUT THAT COMES WITH ABIG CAVEAT&.NOTING EVERYPARENT HAS TO MAKE THEIR OWNDECISION WHAT IS SAFE FORTHEIR CHILDREN.

1:23 FIRST OALL, WHO ARE THEY PLAYINGWITH?

ARE THESE FAMILIESGENERALLY STAYING HOME, BEINGSAFE IN THE STAY AT HOMEORDERS?

OR ARE THESE FAMILIESOUT IN THE WORLD GOING TO THEMALL, RUNNING TO THE PARK ANDMEETING UP WITH A LOT OF OTHERCHILDREN?

S/U DOCTORS SEEM TOAGREE THAT PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDSARE HIGH RISK.

THE SAFEROPTION IS WIPING DOWN A HOMEPLAY SET&.AT A FAMILYAS LONG AS THEY ARE BEINGSAFE.

ANYTHING THEY WILL TOUCHREALLY.

2:30 THEY NEED TO WASHTHEIR HANDS, KEEP DISINFECTANTAVAILABLE AS THEY ARE PLAYINA SIMPLE SAFE PLAYDATE IS AGAME CHANGER FOR LISA.

3:37JUST HAVING THE ONE OR TWOFRIENDS OVER IT JUSTBRIGHTENED THEIR DAY .

JUSTHAPPIER AND EXCITED.PROFESSIONALS NOTING THERE ISA MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT ATPLAY HERE TOO.

SHARRON: 7:51IARE HAVING A REALLY DIFFICULTTIME BEING AT HOME, THEY WANTTO SEE THEIR FRIENDS BUT ITHINK ITPERIOD OF TIME, I DONTHAT THERE IS ANY..ITDETRIMENTAL TO THE CHILD OVERA PERIOD OF TIME DR BIDEAU:42WE HAVE TO REALIZE OURCHILDREN ARE FEELING, MAYBEYOU NEED TO KEEP THEIR MENTALHEALTH GOOD AND INCLUDESSOCIALIZATION AND PLAYBUTT TO:1:43 THE SAFEST THING TO DO,HAVE PLAYDATES WITH CLOSEFRIENDS THAT YOU TRUST THATHEY HAVE BEEN HOME, HAVE BEENGENERALLY SAFE, HAVE BEENFOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES TORDUNNAN WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FI