My preschooler is still masking at school

[Anonymous]

Including outdoors. But not for meals or napping.

It honestly only bothers me like... 10%. It's annoying because it is so out of sync with everything else and makes no sense - but it is not actually harming my particular child. The official policy is optional. When it finally switched to that in the last 6 months, there were a few days where classmates showed up without. It quickly reverted. The administration says no one is masking outside, but I see it every single day. It bothers me only on a scientific / "this makes no sense" level, not a "my child is harmed" level.

I swear we are the last classroom in the country doing this. I am inclined to just wait it out, but frustrated at the teachers pressure on this.

[Anonymous]

Nobody cares, but at least stop blaming the teachers for your decision.

[Anonymous]

Good for them.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations on raising a fearful child! Bravo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations on raising a fearful child! Bravo!

Child is thoughtful and considerate.

[Anonymous]

It actually is harmful to kids this young.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations on raising a fearful child! Bravo!

Child is thoughtful and considerate.

How is wearing a mask outside thoughtful and considerate? It has zero impact on anyone what the child. They can do what they want, but let’s not pretend a preschooler masking outside somehow has superior morals to non-masking preschoolers. There’s something else going on.

OP have you asked why they are still masking outside?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It actually is harmful to kids this young.

+1 I would worry about language and speech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It actually is harmful to kids this young.

Evidence?

[Anonymous]

If they are not going to change to mask optional anytime soon then I would absolutely change preschool. Preschoolers can't mask properly - this is just theater and it will likely affect their speech and development. For some kids it may make them more fearful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Including outdoors. But not for meals or napping.

It honestly only bothers me like... 10%. It's annoying because it is so out of sync with everything else and makes no sense - but it is not actually harming my particular child. The official policy is optional. When it finally switched to that in the last 6 months, there were a few days where classmates showed up without. It quickly reverted. The administration says no one is masking outside, but I see it every single day. It bothers me only on a scientific / "this makes no sense" level, not a "my child is harmed" level.

I swear we are the last classroom in the country doing this. I am inclined to just wait it out, but frustrated at the teachers pressure on this.

I’m confused. Is it the school’s decision or yours. If yours, what do you mean by “wait it out”?

[Anonymous]

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1075842341/growing-calls-to-take-masks-off-children-in-school

[Anonymous]

Have you noticed fewer illnesses as compared to others?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Including outdoors. But not for meals or napping.

It honestly only bothers me like... 10%. It's annoying because it is so out of sync with everything else and makes no sense - but it is not actually harming my particular child. The official policy is optional. When it finally switched to that in the last 6 months, there were a few days where classmates showed up without. It quickly reverted. The administration says no one is masking outside, but I see it every single day. It bothers me only on a scientific / "this makes no sense" level, not a "my child is harmed" level.

I swear we are the last classroom in the country doing this. I am inclined to just wait it out, but frustrated at the teachers pressure on this.

I’m confused. Is it the school’s decision or yours. If yours, what do you mean by “wait it out”?

Re-read and now I understand that it’s “optional” but everyone is doing it. If that’s the case and you don’t want your kid to mask then just stop. Stand your ground. If their policy is actually mask optional you’re within your rights to stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It actually is harmful to kids this young.

Evidence?

Where is the evidence that drinking a glass of alcohol once a week during pregnancy is harmful? There isn't any, we just know that alcohol is toxic so many people discourage it.

We know that masks impact social interactions negatively https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.582191/full

We know that young children are in critical stages of development and that social skills are among if not the most important aspects of development at this age.

It's common sense that this might impact young children negatively, especially those who already struggle with their social development.