This thread piggybacks on my two other recent threads.
What responsibility do parents have to inform other parents about their children's health issues?
Does it matter whether the issue is major (such as Hepatitis) or minor (such as a cold)? Does it matter whether there is an large risk of transmission (such as pink eye) or a small risk (such as HIV)? Does it matter whether it's a stigmatized illness or a non-stigmatized one?
One of the playgroup moms who voted me out stated that we have all kept our kids home from playgroup because of something as simple as a cold, and since worms are more serious, I should expect to keep my child home because of them. (They were already treated, but that's beside the point.) Aside from the fact that I don't mind my children playing with a child with a cold, worms are rather difficult to transmit from one child to another.
But I'm not asking about my specific situation, I'm asking in general: under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that the parents of your child's friends should be informed of your child's health issues?
Namaste!
What responsibility do parents have to inform other parents about their children's health issues?
Does it matter whether the issue is major (such as Hepatitis) or minor (such as a cold)? Does it matter whether there is an large risk of transmission (such as pink eye) or a small risk (such as HIV)? Does it matter whether it's a stigmatized illness or a non-stigmatized one?
One of the playgroup moms who voted me out stated that we have all kept our kids home from playgroup because of something as simple as a cold, and since worms are more serious, I should expect to keep my child home because of them. (They were already treated, but that's beside the point.) Aside from the fact that I don't mind my children playing with a child with a cold, worms are rather difficult to transmit from one child to another.
But I'm not asking about my specific situation, I'm asking in general: under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that the parents of your child's friends should be informed of your child's health issues?
Namaste!