Kids and COVID-19: Golisano Children's answers your questions

Golisano Children's held a virtual forum Wednesday to answer your burning questions about COVID-19 and kids.

MOURNING THE SENSELESS DEATH OFA PET... AND VOWING TO SEEJUSTICE.BUT, SEPARATING FACT FROMFICTION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS ISHARD ENOUGH, BUT IT’S ESPECIALLYTOUGH WHEN YOU CONSIDER THEHEALTH OF YOUR KIDS AND THEUPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

THANKS FORBEING WITH US.

I’M PATRICKNOLAN.

MY COLLEAGUE ROCHELLEALLYENE HAS BEEN TAKING SOME OFTHE MOST PRESSING QUESTIONSWE’RE GETTING FROM YOU ..

RIGHTTO THE LEADERS AT GOLISANOCHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN SOUTHFORT MYERS.(26-32)(48-103)"We have thousands of peoplejoining us and we anticipate alarge volume of questions."IT’S A FORUM A LOT OF PARENTSHAD BEEN WAITING FOR..."We’re hearing a lot of thingsbut most of it pertains toadults so there’s so manyunanswered questions aboutkids."WHEN IT COMES TO THE TOPIC OFYOUR KIDS...AND COVID-19.RIGHT OFF THE BATWEDNESDAY...LEADERS AT GOLISANOCHILDREN’S ANSWERED A FREQUENTLYDEBATED QUESTION:"Children can get COVID-19, justlike adults.

But less so.

Andkids tend to do much better."IN FACT, DOCTORS SAID SO FAR THEYOUNGER THE KIDS ARE, THE BETTERTHEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO BOUNCE BACKFROM THE VIRUS.AND FINALLY....THE QUESTIONTHAT’S BEEN SO ON MANY MINDS."What do you think aboutreturning to school in LeeCounty?""If I believed that my childwould have the disclipinenecessary to wear their maskproperly at all times, washtheir hands appropriately andpractice social distancing, Iwould send my children back toschool."WE SPOKE TO A LEE COUNTY MOM OFTHREE... WHO ALSO WATCHED THEFORUM...AND SAYS HER OLDEST TWOKIDS UNDERSTAND THESE GUIDELINESBEST..."My middle schooler, I think shedoes have a handle onunderstanding it and she reallystays on her little brother alot about washing his hands, notputting his hands in his mouth."BUT FOR NOW...SHE’S DECIDING TOKEEP HER KIDS AT HOME FOR THEUPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR."Fortunately I’m able to makethe decision to do virutal formy kids right now."AND SHE ADDS THAT WHEN IT COMESTO MAKING THAT DECISION...PARENTS SHOULD DO WHAT THEY FEELIS BEST FOR THEIR FAMILY..."I would just encourage parentsto get as informed as you canand don’t be too hard onyourself because it’s not aneasy decision whether you chooseto send your child back toschool or you choose to wa