Parents Are Organizing Secret Playdates During the Pandemic

The risk of COVID-19 infection during a playdate is real — and so is the risk of being publicly shamed if other parents found out

hotspots like New York City are largely still under lockdown, with millions of people stuck in cramped apartments. It’s been particularly difficult for parents, many of whom are juggling full-time jobs with homeschooling and child care.

To be clear, public health experts are strongly discouraging parents from arranging playdates for their kids. “It is something parents have been calling and asking about. We’ve all been home for so long I think it’s only natural kids and families are going stir-crazy,” says Dr. Tanya Altmann, founder of Calabasas Pediatrics. “But it’s still not recommended to be gathering with other families.

Even if playdates are strongly discouraged, that doesn’t mean they’re not happening under the radar. To hear parents tell it, approaching someone for a surreptitious playdate requires sensitivity and discretion, as well as feeling out whether the other party is open to it or would respond harshly; in this sense, it’s sort of akin to asking another couple whether they’d like to participate in group sex. .

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