Quarantine having lasting impacts on kids health

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They were quarantined at home with their parents, could go outside wearing masks, had food, and entertainment! They were not in a war zone dodging bombs, with little food and water and poor shelter.

American kids are treated as though they are hot house orchids! Teach your children to do for themselves and stop wrapping them in cotton!

Did you read the article? For kids in situations you described, the article talks about positive benefits.

Right.
The DCUM kids, our kids, are becoming more independent with fewer episodes of depression and anxiety along with fewer migraines and less chronic pain overall.

The question is, how do we keep those benefits when things return to ‘normal?”

Do fewer activities? Work out a work schedule where parents of young kids can keep them home more hours? Kick your kids outside as much as possible?

I’m not, by the way, saying it’s easy. Before the stay at home orders I worried about my kids not having enough time to sit outside and stare at the sky. Now they do. But if they were in school 7 hours, commuting another hour, then practicing an instrument and doing homework and sports practice, no way.

[Anonymous]

Article aside, I'm actually worried about the long term effects the quarantine may have on my newborn's health. Recent studies suggest a link between lack of exposure to diverse bacteria and other environmental particles and development of more severe allergies. My older DS already has food allergies, and I worry that my newborn will have it even worse because we're constantly sanitizing everything and not exposing him to different people/bacterial environments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Article aside, I'm actually worried about the long term effects the quarantine may have on my newborn's health. Recent studies suggest a link between lack of exposure to diverse bacteria and other environmental particles and development of more severe allergies. My older DS already has food allergies, and I worry that my newborn will have it even worse because we're constantly sanitizing everything and not exposing him to different people/bacterial environments.

Just have the newborn hang out in the grass outside. they'll be fine!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Article aside, I'm actually worried about the long term effects the quarantine may have on my newborn's health. Recent studies suggest a link between lack of exposure to diverse bacteria and other environmental particles and development of more severe allergies. My older DS already has food allergies, and I worry that my newborn will have it even worse because we're constantly sanitizing everything and not exposing him to different people/bacterial environments.

Get a dog! 😊

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From WebMD

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200515/quarantine-having-lasting-impacts-on-kids-health

I thought this was an interesting look at some of the positives and negatives on kids.
There are a few interesting perspectives from a child psychologist (mixed), a headache clinic (huge decline in patients), and various others.

The decline in the headache clinics is its impossible to get a doctor to see you with Covid. Doctors want to see you in person for billing and some insurances don't pay for telemedicine. Many of the procedures have been stoped like botox, IV's, etc. because of COVID. This psychologist who who ever is commenting about the headache clinic doesn't really know what's going on or get headaches. Mine are the same 24/7. I just cannot get treatment and I had one appointment as my primary care got involved but I'm going to have to change doctors as the doctor will not do the insurance paperwork to get me approved for the medications so it was a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They were quarantined at home with their parents, could go outside wearing masks, had food, and entertainment! They were not in a war zone dodging bombs, with little food and water and poor shelter.

American kids are treated as though they are hot house orchids! Teach your children to do for themselves and stop wrapping them in cotton!

Not all children are quarantined with a set of functional adults. Some are in abuse situations, some are locked in with alcoholics and the mentally ill (who aren't being treated), some are around parents on the brink of divorce and in conflict which creates stress. Some children rely on the two meals a day some schools used to provide. Let's keep in mind that our kids' covid experience is not that of all children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Article aside, I'm actually worried about the long term effects the quarantine may have on my newborn's health. Recent studies suggest a link between lack of exposure to diverse bacteria and other environmental particles and development of more severe allergies. My older DS already has food allergies, and I worry that my newborn will have it even worse because we're constantly sanitizing everything and not exposing him to different people/bacterial environments.

This is the dumbest thing I ever heard. Asian cultures often keep newborns close to home, and don’t have significantly higher incidences of allergies.

Also, why do you constantly need to sanitize? We don’t sanitize anything. We just wash our hands when we come back from a walk. And take off/wash clothes after a trip to the grocery store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
My kids are doing so much better, OP.

They're actually working hard (high schooler with tons of work and tween with a competitive musical workload), but they're not as stressed out with driving about, additional activities and the fatigue and burnout of being a crowded school setting all day.

My high schoolers are too. They really really miss socializing with friends, but they are getting more sleep and honestly some family time. They don't do a lot with me, but when I ask them if they want to go for a ride with me out to a store or something, they usually say yes... just to keep me company!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From WebMD

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200515/quarantine-having-lasting-impacts-on-kids-health

I thought this was an interesting look at some of the positives and negatives on kids.
There are a few interesting perspectives from a child psychologist (mixed), a headache clinic (huge decline in patients), and various others.

The decline in the headache clinics is its impossible to get a doctor to see you with Covid. Doctors want to see you in person for billing and some insurances don't pay for telemedicine. Many of the procedures have been stoped like botox, IV's, etc. because of COVID. This psychologist who who ever is commenting about the headache clinic doesn't really know what's going on or get headaches. Mine are the same 24/7. I just cannot get treatment and I had one appointment as my primary care got involved but I'm going to have to change doctors as the doctor will not do the insurance paperwork to get me approved for the medications so it was a waste of time.

This. I can’t believe this needs to be said. There’s a huge decline in people seeing cardiologists... and an increase in deaths from heart attacks. Shocking! Guess people actually do need medical care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From WebMD

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200515/quarantine-having-lasting-impacts-on-kids-health

I thought this was an interesting look at some of the positives and negatives on kids.
There are a few interesting perspectives from a child psychologist (mixed), a headache clinic (huge decline in patients), and various others.

The decline in the headache clinics is its impossible to get a doctor to see you with Covid. Doctors want to see you in person for billing and some insurances don't pay for telemedicine. Many of the procedures have been stoped like botox, IV's, etc. because of COVID. This psychologist who who ever is commenting about the headache clinic doesn't really know what's going on or get headaches. Mine are the same 24/7. I just cannot get treatment and I had one appointment as my primary care got involved but I'm going to have to change doctors as the doctor will not do the insurance paperwork to get me approved for the medications so it was a waste of time.

The neurologist who is running the clinic is commenting. They had actually opened up more spots anticipating a demand for appointments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was kind of interesting. I see so much worry from parents about teleworking while doing childcare and not actually supervising their children, kids not having sports, camps, and play dates, etc. But it seems like being unsupervised, not having structured sports, and having fewer play dates might actually be good for kids.

It doesn't seem good they are unsupervised when other people's kids are calling my kid on the phone constantly. People are using phones as a babysitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was kind of interesting. I see so much worry from parents about teleworking while doing childcare and not actually supervising their children, kids not having sports, camps, and play dates, etc. But it seems like being unsupervised, not having structured sports, and having fewer play dates might actually be good for kids.

It doesn't seem good they are unsupervised when other people's kids are calling my kid on the phone constantly. People are using phones as a babysitter.

Yep, my niece texts and FaceTimes my kids at all hours of the morning and night. She has no screen limits or much supervision. She’s 10.

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For privileged wealthy families, they’ll shrug it off. For lower income kids in abusive homes without access to adequate food, necessities, and internet access, it’s a horrific situation. Just try — try for once, I beg of you — to think outside your suburban bubbles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For privileged wealthy families, they’ll shrug it off. For lower income kids in abusive homes without access to adequate food, necessities, and internet access, it’s a horrific situation. Just try — try for once, I beg of you — to think outside your suburban bubbles.

Just try, for once, to click on the article you are commenting on.

[Anonymous]

My kids are happier too, even my super-social one. We have more family time and are spending more time outdoors due to the freer schedule. Social kid gets plenty of phone time with friends once schoolwork and chores are done, introvert kid is thrilled to have a respite from the middle school social scene.