'Don't Touch' Signs Are a Thing for Parents Who Want Other People to Keep Hands Off Their Babies

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A new tool for parents who don’t want strangers' hands near their kids? Signage.

Among others, a company calledTags 4 Totsmakes a handful of creatively decorated tags that can be easily affixed to a child’s carrier, stroller and more.

The tags are mostly circular, bearing avariety of colors and designsalongside polite-yet-firm requests for others to keep their hands to themselves.

“STOP! Yourgerms are too big for me! PLEASE LOOK, DON’T TOUCH! Mommy thanks you very much!” reads one,while another variation, geared towardmoms with premature infants, says, “I’m a preemie! Your germs are too big for little me! PLEASE LOOK, DON’T TOUCH. Mommy thanks you very much.”

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With the rapidly approaching beginning of flu season, it’s understandable that parents would want to be extra safe. The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn’t recommendgiving the flu vaccine to babiesuntil 6 months of age.

The AAP also reports that 179 childrendied of flu-related causesas of Aug. 18 of this year, with 80 percent of those affected not having received a flu vaccine.

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While the Tags 4 Tots signs may be helpful to many, the AAP furthermore suggests theuse of canopies or coversto get the point across.

source: people.com