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Won’t my children get sick more often in child care than if they stayed at home?

April 26, 2017child care children Home sick stayed

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Won’t my children get sick more often in child care than if they stayed at home?

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Yes, they do. However, studies have shown that by the age of 18 children get sick an equal amount whether they attend child care or not. They either develop their immune system while they are in child care or they develop it when they get to school.