What you need to know about playing on public playgrounds

A pediatrician outlines how to safely play on the playground.

PLAYGROUNDS RECENTLY REOPENEDIN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

DRIVE BYANY DAY AND YOU'LL LIKELY SEEKIDS OUT THERE.

BUT SOMEPARENTS ARE STILL HESITANT TOLET THEIR KIDS PARTAKE,WONDERING WHATWHATFIVEHOW TO PLAY SAFELY:58 I REALLY DONCOMFORTABLE LETTING MY CHILDPLAY RIGHT NOW UNTIL THISVIRUS IS A LITTLE BIT IN OURSHADOWS.

MOM MELISSA ROSENBLUM4:40 TO EACH THEIR OWN.

ISNLETTING HER 2- AND-A HALF YEAROLD SON PLAY ON PUBLICPLAYGROUNDS QUITE YET.

1:45ONE MOM SAYS THIS, ANOTHER MOMSAYS THAT, ONE DOCTOR SAYSTHIS, ANOTHER DOCTOR SAYS THAT.ITPREFERENCE.

I DONWILL FEEL COMFORTABLE DR. TARAHARRIS- A PEDIATRICIAN AT WESTBOCA MEDICAL CENTERQUESTIONS PARENTS HAVE ON THISTOPIC ARE PLENTIFUL.

1:47 THEYCAN HAVE FUN.

ITTHEY CAN BE SAFE BUT YOUDEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURETHAT THEY ARE WASHING HANDS.BUT IT DOESNRISKS.

2:05 ESPECIALLY IFSOMEONE WHO IS COVID POSITIVEHAS BEEN PLAYING WITH THEEQUIPMENT RECENTLY, THEN THEREARE WAYS THE EQUIPMENT CAN BECONTAMINATED.

TORY S/U DOCTORSRECOMMEND GOING AT A TIME THIS NOT CROWDED.

REMINDING YOURKIDS TO DISTANCE.

AND BRINGTHE HAND SANITIZER.

:55 YOUDEFINITELY HAVE TO BE SAFE ANDCAREFUL IF A PLAYGROUND ISCROWDED, ITWOULD STAY WHAT ABOUT MASKWEARING ON PLAYGROUNDS FORKIDS OLD ENOUGH?

4:23 ITDEPENDS ON HOW MANY KIDS ARETHERE, WHEN YOU ARE NOT INYOUR HOME YOU SHOULD BEWEARING A MASK BUTT TO: 4:39ANYONE ELSE WHO IS ABLE TOKEEP ON A MASK SHOULD WEARMASK ULTIMATELY IT COMES TOUSING YOUR BEST JUDGEMENT.

ANDFOLLOWING THE GOLDEN RULE OFPARENTING THESE DAYS.

3:23FIRST THING IS FIRST&IF YOURKID IS SICK EVEN IF YOU THINKIT IS A COMMON COLD, YOU AREUNSURE IF IT IS A COLD, MAYBEITYOU REALLY SHOULD STAY ATHOME.

TORY DUNNAN.

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