As the winter holidays grow nearer, many families are mourning the loss of traditional gatherings. We have been asked to stay home to avoid increased spread of COVID-19—no travel, no visitors and no in-person contact outside your household. That said, there’s increasing talk of parents pulling kids out of school early to isolate as a family before seeing grandparents or other relatives over the holidays. This strategy is clearly not recommended (and might result in a hefty fine, depending on where you live), but since parents are saying they’re going to do it anyway, we asked the experts if it could—theoretically—be safe.
ICYMI: read my piece on Today’s Parent.
Erin Pepler 
just read your essay about your new family vegetarian. My children announced that they were pescatarians when they were 11 and 10 (a few years apart) and they are now 36 and 39 and still pescatarians. The oldest, a daughter, was also border-line anemic. This is just to say, they are wonderful and healthy. I do want parents to know that being a vegetarian is not always a healthy choice if you are trading meat for junk food and sugar, but it’s a terrific learning moment for understanding plant protein, saturated fat knowledge, and whole food choices.
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Thanks so much for reading, Sally! I totally agree.
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