If your kids are doing distance learning, how much in-person socialization do they have with friends

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 5 children and they hang out and play with each other... it’s a pandemic so we are not really keen on socializing outside of our family unit.

Weird.

You don't expect with 5 kids that they be concerned about each kid, do you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 5 children and they hang out and play with each other... it’s a pandemic so we are not really keen on socializing outside of our family unit.

Weird.

How is that weird?

Honestly I have a big family and they all seem content with each other as as long as they can play games online with their friends. I seem to be the one overly concerned about their socialization. As long as they don't ask to see friends I'm going to keep it this way. It's the safest for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 5 children and they hang out and play with each other... it’s a pandemic so we are not really keen on socializing outside of our family unit.

Weird.

How is that weird?

Honestly I have a big family and they all seem content with each other as as long as they can play games online with their friends. I seem to be the one overly concerned about their socialization. As long as they don't ask to see friends I'm going to keep it this way. It's the safest for everyone.

If you're very concerned and has likely voiced this as well as said so through your actions, why would they bother asking? It's all about you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 5 children and they hang out and play with each other... it’s a pandemic so we are not really keen on socializing outside of our family unit.

Weird.

How is that weird?

Honestly I have a big family and they all seem content with each other as as long as they can play games online with their friends. I seem to be the one overly concerned about their socialization. As long as they don't ask to see friends I'm going to keep it this way. It's the safest for everyone.

If you're very concerned and has likely voiced this as well as said so through your actions, why would they bother asking? It's all about you.

and have

[Anonymous]

These kids with no or little socialization will certainly suffer the consequences. You might be protecting them from one thing only to have a problem much greater down the line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These kids with no or little socialization will certainly suffer the consequences. You might be protecting them from one thing only to have a problem much greater down the line.

NP. It's not about protecting *them.* It's about protecting others!!

[Anonymous]

About once a week. If we lived closer to friends I might try to arrange outdoor play dates more often but our friends with kids and from day care are pretty spread around the dmv so weekdays are hard, and my kid doesn't have a lot of new school friends yet,.

[Anonymous]

I'm not going to lie.. my middle schooler sees about 10 friends (never all at once) outside but no masks... we don't do anything inside but plenty of other families are....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These kids with no or little socialization will certainly suffer the consequences. You might be protecting them from one thing only to have a problem much greater down the line.

NP. It's not about protecting *them.* It's about protecting others!!

No, it isn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These kids with no or little socialization will certainly suffer the consequences. You might be protecting them from one thing only to have a problem much greater down the line.

How so?

[Anonymous]

None right now because he was exposed to COVID through his therapist.

[Anonymous]

My kids run out the door every day at 3:16
to play with a large group of kids outside. They even went in the rain today. They are all desperate to see other kids after a day in the virtual salt mine. We are also doing outdoor sports and birthdays. Cases are low in Fairfax right now so I’m fine with it.

[Anonymous]

DS has done a few sleepovers (with his BFF, no other kids slept over) and in-person playdates. some were inside, most are outside (swimming, setting up a projector and playing video games etc.) We have one about every other weekend. For living in the suburbs, there aren't a ton of kids who run around our neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These kids with no or little socialization will certainly suffer the consequences. You might be protecting them from one thing only to have a problem much greater down the line.

What options are there? Getting COVID?

You can socialize online and in other ways and socialize as a family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to lie.. my middle schooler sees about 10 friends (never all at once) outside but no masks... we don't do anything inside but plenty of other families are....

And, this is why many of us are concerned about going back to school. The risks of your kids spreading it to ours who aren't behaving that way are plenty.