Anyone not bothered that preschoolers are wearing masks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

Huh? Preschool where I am is an full day till 3pm and my child goes to aftercare till 6pm. Because, you know, there's this thing called full time working parents.

Rich parents who can pick their kid up at noon are really out of touch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

Huh? Preschool where I am is an full day till 3pm and my child goes to aftercare till 6pm. Because, you know, there's this thing called full time working parents.

Rich parents who can pick their kid up at noon are really out of touch.

Seriously, my kids have been in daycare for ten hour days since I returned to work after maternity leave around 3-4 months, then after that went to ten hour days at preschool. The previous commenter re: thinking 3 year olds get picked up at noon is incredibly out of touch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS is three and started a five hour a day preschool wearing his mask. He’s advanced verbally, has zero problem wearing his mask, speaks up clearly, and loves his masked teachers.

I have no clue if the mask offers protection or not but it’s simply not a big deal.

I don’t get parents threatening to bring guns to school if their kid is masked!

I think the fact that you led with the fact your kid is verbally advanced shows your bias in thinking about this. Good for your kid, but it isn’t clear that masking for pre and recently verbal children experience more health benefits from masking than possible detriment. I have a 17 month old who is still pre verbal and I worry about masking in daycare when he turns 2 impacting his language comprehension and development. And Im not a trumper, or gun enthusiast, or anti vaxer. I’m a Democrat and a liberal who thinks for myself.

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Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

Huh? Preschool where I am is an full day till 3pm and my child goes to aftercare till 6pm. Because, you know, there's this thing called full time working parents.

Rich parents who can pick their kid up at noon are really out of touch.

If you follow the thread here, one PP was saying that there should be masks for "3 hour preschool", which is a thing for some people, and wearing a mask for 3 hours probably has limited impact.

But she is also saying that daycare/preschool full day parents should be listened to about their concerns about masks all day.

(Some people are adamant that you can't call full day care for 3+ year olds that includes a preschool component "preschool", which is fine, but it is making the conversation confusing.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

Huh? Preschool where I am is an full day till 3pm and my child goes to aftercare till 6pm. Because, you know, there's this thing called full time working parents.

Rich parents who can pick their kid up at noon are really out of touch.

NP here. No, clearly not out of touch since she just wrote what you wrote. And parents with nannies work, too!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

Huh? Preschool where I am is an full day till 3pm and my child goes to aftercare till 6pm. Because, you know, there's this thing called full time working parents.

Rich parents who can pick their kid up at noon are really out of touch.

Seriously, my kids have been in daycare for ten hour days since I returned to work after maternity leave around 3-4 months, then after that went to ten hour days at preschool. The previous commenter re: thinking 3 year olds get picked up at noon is incredibly out of touch.

Jesus, the PP is not out of touch since she just said exactly what you said!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

Huh? Preschool where I am is an full day till 3pm and my child goes to aftercare till 6pm. Because, you know, there's this thing called full time working parents.

Rich parents who can pick their kid up at noon are really out of touch.

Seriously, my kids have been in daycare for ten hour days since I returned to work after maternity leave around 3-4 months, then after that went to ten hour days at preschool. The previous commenter re: thinking 3 year olds get picked up at noon is incredibly out of touch.

Jesus, the PP is not out of touch since she just said exactly what you said!

The post was in response to the comment, "No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

Huh? Preschool where I am is an full day till 3pm and my child goes to aftercare till 6pm. Because, you know, there's this thing called full time working parents.

Rich parents who can pick their kid up at noon are really out of touch.

Seriously, my kids have been in daycare for ten hour days since I returned to work after maternity leave around 3-4 months, then after that went to ten hour days at preschool. The previous commenter re: thinking 3 year olds get picked up at noon is incredibly out of touch.

Jesus, the PP is not out of touch since she just said exactly what you said!

The post was in response to the comment, "No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool"

Go back and reread the thread, PP. They were talking about three-hour-a-day preschool.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DS is three and started a five hour a day preschool wearing his mask. He’s advanced verbally, has zero problem wearing his mask, speaks up clearly, and loves his masked teachers.

I have no clue if the mask offers protection or not but it’s simply not a big deal.

I don’t get parents threatening to bring guns to school if their kid is masked!

I mean I am bothered by my 3 year old wearing masks but am not going to bring a gun to school to combat it. There is obviously a middle ground here.

A vast middle ground. I hate constantly being lumped in with violent extremists just because I don't agree that we should be taking every possible Covid precaution at all times (especially if it turns out it doesn't actually protect anyone).

I sometimes feel like there are people in the left (ftr I am on the left) who just wind up proving Fox News and Trump right. If you are unwilling to discuss costs and benefits of a Covid precaution, or discuss whether we should have different rules for very young kids than we have for adults, then when the right comes along talking about fascism and "freedom", it winds up sounding more compelling.

We have to stay reasonable. We need Covid precautions that make sense, are grounded in science, and are feasible for people to follow. Masking is one of those things that's kind of on the bubble. It's really easy, initially. But the longer it goes on the more questions it raises. I think we've hit a critical point with it because now we are asking parents to procure medical grade masks for their kids (and once again asking them to locate these masks and buy them on their own with no help). It's pushing a lot of parents who previously had no issue with masking to start asking questions like: if only a Kn95 is sufficient for controlling spread, why has my child been wearing a cloth mask in school for 2 straight years? Or: if masks are so fundamentally important for controlling spread, why aren't they being provided by schools instead of me spending hours online trying to learn the different medical grades and find in-stock masks somewhere only to get them and discover I got a defective batch or they are too big or small for my kid or they fit but they don't like them as much as the cloth mask and I have to train them on mask-wearing all over again?

If you aren't ready to answer those questions, in good faith and without resorting to "just deal with it, it's not that hard, my kid loves their mask" they you are BAD AT PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY and maybe shouldn't be weighing in.

Please stop making Tucker Carlson, a human shaped pus-filled boil, sound reasonable!

Oh my god, yes. I love you!

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Anonymous wrote:A 3 yr old in morning preschool is very different than a two year old in 8 hours of daycare.

My three-year-old has no problem wearing a mask and zero speech issues but he was not in daycare. We are talking about two totally different things here. DS is in a regular three hour preschool with vaccinated and masked caregivers and all the little ones wear disposable masks. We’re in a warm weather state so snacks are outside.

Daycare parents need to be heard on the negative ramifications of masked caregivers and masked toddlers. Us plain old nursery school parents with SAHP or nannies should still enforce the strictest policies possible because there is no downside.

I'm not really understanding this- if the benefit of these strict masking policies is minimal, why would it be necessary? There may not be as much of a downside, but kids are still missing out on developing social cues with their peers, and masks are still impacting communication.

No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool.

Huh? Preschool where I am is an full day till 3pm and my child goes to aftercare till 6pm. Because, you know, there's this thing called full time working parents.

Rich parents who can pick their kid up at noon are really out of touch.

Seriously, my kids have been in daycare for ten hour days since I returned to work after maternity leave around 3-4 months, then after that went to ten hour days at preschool. The previous commenter re: thinking 3 year olds get picked up at noon is incredibly out of touch.

Jesus, the PP is not out of touch since she just said exactly what you said!

The post was in response to the comment, "No they aren’t. Not in a three hour preschool"

Go back and reread the thread, PP. They were talking about three-hour-a-day preschool.

DP. I'm still not convinced masks in a 3hr preschool are doing anything (they're probably mostly wearing cloth, right?) but if it makes everyone "feel" better then I agree the harm to the kids is not as great as wearing them all day.