Hugs for grandparents

[neveradullmoment99]

Completely vaccinated. Is it still not a good idea?

I mean hugs given from child of 9 years old.

It's a wonderful idea.

Of course it's a good idea. Let them do it, it will be so good for all of them

When my kids see their grandparents there will be hugs.

Its been about 9 months so long overdue.

No hugs from us but since we are going to be seeing them in Scotland there is no social distancing required for under 12s.

Providing grandparents and you as the parent are comfortable go for it!

Thank you. My dd is desperate!

We are from Scotland too

No SD.

Mine have been hugging

We never stopped and none of us caught anything.

Been hugging all the way through. And friends. And none of us have caught anything...

@neveradullmoment99

We are from Scotland too

There's been no social distancing requirement for children under 12 in scotland since the 2nd lockdown

My mum started hugging the children again from late June last year, still won't me hug me again though.

My teens have a quick backwards squeeze as a compromise but younger one has hugs/sits on lap.

@MeridasMum I know but have been a bit afraid. Not quite sure I believe it and quite frankly wasnt prepared to take the risk pre-vaccine.

She is 86 and diabetic.

No hugs here yet, despite both parents being vaccinated. They're both vulnerable, especially my dad, so we don't want to put them at risk.

No hugs for my parents either. Vulnerable mum on immunosuppresants so dont even know if theres any protection at all for her 😔 If it wasnt for that they would be.

Yes, my 2 year old hugged his grandparents at Easter. They're vaccinated and low risk.

No, we’re sticking to the rules because I can’t justify it to my kids that we pick and choose which we follow. I imagine the risk is minimal though.

These “we hugged throughout and didn’t catch anything” comments are ridiculous. It’s the same mindset as “well, my kids never had seatbelts and they survived.” If it so happened that none of you hugging had the virus, of course you were fine. The point is, any one of you could have had it and you wouldn’t have known, and then you might not have been fine.

We hugged throughout. It was important for their and our, emotional health. Everyone's been fine.

We haven't stopped the hugs - personally I thought anyone strictly obeying that rule were verging on hysterical or using as it as a form of punishment

At this stage their risk of catching the virus isn’t really going to change. All that might is the likelihood you or the kids could be infected to expose them. If grandparents understand that and want to hug the kids I feel like they should be able to make that choice. I personally worry more what if something totally unrelated to COVID happens to my parents or father in law and they and the children are currently missing out on the last months they could spend time together while the grandparents are fit & well enough to enjoy that time and play with the kids.

If some people still find it uncomfortable to hug or get close to fully vaccinated individuals, when do you expect that will change? What will be different in a few weeks, months or years’ time? Vaccines are 100% effective against serious illness and death, and Covid isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Don’t say case numbers being low, because rates don’t affect the vaccine’s effectiveness.

@EileenGC

If some people still find it uncomfortable to hug or get close to fully vaccinated individuals, when do you expect that will change? What will be different in a few weeks, months or years’ time? Vaccines are 100% effective against serious illness and death, and Covid isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Don’t say case numbers being low, because rates don’t affect the vaccine’s effectiveness.

Well exactly.