Parent poll: majority prefer masks at our center

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Anonymous wrote:I'm just curious what the end game is for the self-declared "pro-maskers", particularly for toddlers/preschoolers should the vaccine for that age group never materialize. If that turns out to be the case, do people really support masking young kids until they turn 5?

In any event, the poll results do not surprise me, I imagine the numbers would be similar at mine. Everyone is still wearing masks when they migrate to the nearby playground at the end of the day. Lets see how long these parents last in their N95s once the weather heats up though.

Many of us have told you the end game for us and you don't care and just keep posting the same thing every day. We will continue to mask indoors in the summer and would ever go to somewhere in close contact like a playground as that's wildly unsafe with people like you around.

Or you could just avoid these unsafe people like we do- is a public playground really worth a potential trip to the ICU? Do what you want I guess but I can’t see ever returning to germy places like that. My kids have had ZERO colds or any illnesses in two years. Worth it.

Is this satire?

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I don’t get it either. I don’t see the point given that they don’t wear masks for much of the day as other posters have mentioned. It’s hard to get a sense of where people are really at - do they actually want to mask their kids or are they just doing it because everyone else is and they don’t want to rock the boat?

Also curious what the teachers think. I’d imagine they have to be tired of dealing with putting masks on and off kids. Is it because they think parents want masks? Or do they want them bc it makes them feel “safe”? Quotes bc they are around the kids for hours and unmasked for much of that time so I question what it is making them feel safe from.

It feels like a stand off where no one wants to make the first move and put themselves out there to say let’s stop this

Teacher here. I make kids keep their mask on only because it is a rule at school. Almost none of my students actually wear their mask properly (many times because they don't even fit their little faces) or because they have chewed on it and soaked it through. It's really gross how many wet, grungy masks kids have on. That can't be healthy but the current policy is that the mask must stay on.
And no, I don't have enough disposables to remake everyone everyday- even if by some miracle the masks we were given fit everyone well.

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There are some points made here that don't really stand up. My kid's school requires KN95s or KF94s at this point. If you think cloth masks don't work, why not move to better masks? Also, my five and three-year-olds have no trouble wearing their masks correctly all day. If your child, after 2 years of everyone wearing masks, doesn't understand that it needs to stay above the nose, that's probably on you. My preference is to keep masks in schools until young children can be vaccinated, and potentially during surge periods thereafter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I don’t get it either. I don’t see the point given that they don’t wear masks for much of the day as other posters have mentioned. It’s hard to get a sense of where people are really at - do they actually want to mask their kids or are they just doing it because everyone else is and they don’t want to rock the boat?

Also curious what the teachers think. I’d imagine they have to be tired of dealing with putting masks on and off kids. Is it because they think parents want masks? Or do they want them bc it makes them feel “safe”? Quotes bc they are around the kids for hours and unmasked for much of that time so I question what it is making them feel safe from.

It feels like a stand off where no one wants to make the first move and put themselves out there to say let’s stop this

Teacher here. I make kids keep their mask on only because it is a rule at school. Almost none of my students actually wear their mask properly (many times because they don't even fit their little faces) or because they have chewed on it and soaked it through. It's really gross how many wet, grungy masks kids have on. That can't be healthy but the current policy is that the mask must stay on.
And no, I don't have enough disposables to remake everyone everyday- even if by some miracle the masks we were given fit everyone well.

I send 3 every day. It’s been a huge challenge to find ones that stand off his face enough that he will actually wear. You have my sympathy having to enforce this…

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Wow. I guess you don’t have a lot of background in child development if you think they’re all the same. I hope for your kids’ sake that they continue to meet all your expectations.

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Anonymous wrote:There are some points made here that don't really stand up. My kid's school requires KN95s or KF94s at this point. If you think cloth masks don't work, why not move to better masks? Also, my five and three-year-olds have no trouble wearing their masks correctly all day. If your child, after 2 years of everyone wearing masks, doesn't understand that it needs to stay above the nose, that's probably on you. My preference is to keep masks in schools until young children can be vaccinated, and potentially during surge periods thereafter.

My child developed a severely impairing, though treatable, mental health condition that presented when she switched to the 2s room and started having to wear masks. We didn't realize what it was until 8 months later. Most families don't identify it until years later. There are only a handful of providers in the DMV that know how to treat it. Thankfully we got on one of their schedules last year. On our Facebook group the providers are reporting significantly increased demand. Ours has a wait-list. So yes, there is a downside to this theater.

And yes, it is theater. You may think you are a super amazing parent because your children wear respirators correctly. I sincerely doubt they are actually wearing them properly, and even then your assertion that most preschool age children can wear a respirator correctly (if it actually even fits their face) is laughable. In any case, the government mandates do not require them, they just require face coverings, which most children at our daycare wear under their noses during the 50% of the day when they are allowed to wear them.

You may

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curious what this mental health condition is that developed suddenly at age 2? as a mental health provider, we have always had huge waitlists unfortunately. More of my patients (older than daycare) are nervous about schools going mask optional than about wearing masks.

and fully agree the 3 hours of unmasked lunch/nap is a recipe for covid spread. that's why I know many people picking their kids up at lunch/nap time.

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Anonymous wrote:curious what this mental health condition is that developed suddenly at age 2? as a mental health provider, we have always had huge waitlists unfortunately. More of my patients (older than daycare) are nervous about schools going mask optional than about wearing masks.

and fully agree the 3 hours of unmasked lunch/nap is a recipe for covid spread. that's why I know many people picking their kids up at lunch/nap time.

Not gonna share those specifics, sorry. If you don't believe me, I don't care. You obviously don't have the power to change anything even if you were willing to spend a little time thinking about the impact of masking the young children that you yourself admit you don't work with .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are some points made here that don't really stand up. My kid's school requires KN95s or KF94s at this point. If you think cloth masks don't work, why not move to better masks? Also, my five and three-year-olds have no trouble wearing their masks correctly all day. If your child, after 2 years of everyone wearing masks, doesn't understand that it needs to stay above the nose, that's probably on you. My preference is to keep masks in schools until young children can be vaccinated, and potentially during surge periods thereafter.

My child developed a severely impairing, though treatable, mental health condition that presented when she switched to the 2s room and started having to wear masks. We didn't realize what it was until 8 months later. Most families don't identify it until years later. There are only a handful of providers in the DMV that know how to treat it. Thankfully we got on one of their schedules last year. On our Facebook group the providers are reporting significantly increased demand. Ours has a wait-list. So yes, there is a downside to this theater.

And yes, it is theater. You may think you are a super amazing parent because your children wear respirators correctly. I sincerely doubt they are actually wearing them properly, and even then your assertion that most preschool age children can wear a respirator correctly (if it actually even fits their face) is laughable. In any case, the government mandates do not require them, they just require face coverings, which most children at our daycare wear under their noses during the 50% of the day when they are allowed to wear them.

You may

Your kids issues have nothing to do with masking. Either they were unhappy in the classroom, genetics or bad home life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious what this mental health condition is that developed suddenly at age 2? as a mental health provider, we have always had huge waitlists unfortunately. More of my patients (older than daycare) are nervous about schools going mask optional than about wearing masks.

and fully agree the 3 hours of unmasked lunch/nap is a recipe for covid spread. that's why I know many people picking their kids up at lunch/nap time.

Not gonna share those specifics, sorry. If you don't believe me, I don't care. You obviously don't have the power to change anything even if you were willing to spend a little time thinking about the impact of masking the young children that you yourself admit you don't work with .

Very few kids have real mental health issues at age 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious what this mental health condition is that developed suddenly at age 2? as a mental health provider, we have always had huge waitlists unfortunately. More of my patients (older than daycare) are nervous about schools going mask optional than about wearing masks.

and fully agree the 3 hours of unmasked lunch/nap is a recipe for covid spread. that's why I know many people picking their kids up at lunch/nap time.

Not gonna share those specifics, sorry. If you don't believe me, I don't care. You obviously don't have the power to change anything even if you were willing to spend a little time thinking about the impact of masking the young children that you yourself admit you don't work with .

Very few kids have real mental health issues at age 2.

That's what I thought but.two different therapists have diagnosed her with the same condition. It's not common but from what I am hearing more kids are presenting with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are some points made here that don't really stand up. My kid's school requires KN95s or KF94s at this point. If you think cloth masks don't work, why not move to better masks? Also, my five and three-year-olds have no trouble wearing their masks correctly all day. If your child, after 2 years of everyone wearing masks, doesn't understand that it needs to stay above the nose, that's probably on you. My preference is to keep masks in schools until young children can be vaccinated, and potentially during surge periods thereafter.

My child developed a severely impairing, though treatable, mental health condition that presented when she switched to the 2s room and started having to wear masks. We didn't realize what it was until 8 months later. Most families don't identify it until years later. There are only a handful of providers in the DMV that know how to treat it. Thankfully we got on one of their schedules last year. On our Facebook group the providers are reporting significantly increased demand. Ours has a wait-list. So yes, there is a downside to this theater.

And yes, it is theater. You may think you are a super amazing parent because your children wear respirators correctly. I sincerely doubt they are actually wearing them properly, and even then your assertion that most preschool age children can wear a respirator correctly (if it actually even fits their face) is laughable. In any case, the government mandates do not require them, they just require face coverings, which most children at our daycare wear under their noses during the 50% of the day when they are allowed to wear them.

You may

Your kids issues have nothing to do with masking. Either they were unhappy in the classroom, genetics or bad home life.

You're right, it could have nothing to do with masking, but you can't possibly know that it doesn't. Genetics definitely involved. Multiple factors can contribute to most health conditions but I am sure you know that since you are so smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious what this mental health condition is that developed suddenly at age 2? as a mental health provider, we have always had huge waitlists unfortunately. More of my patients (older than daycare) are nervous about schools going mask optional than about wearing masks.

and fully agree the 3 hours of unmasked lunch/nap is a recipe for covid spread. that's why I know many people picking their kids up at lunch/nap time.

Not gonna share those specifics, sorry. If you don't believe me, I don't care. You obviously don't have the power to change anything even if you were willing to spend a little time thinking about the impact of masking the young children that you yourself admit you don't work with .

If this day care was a bad fit, why did you leave your child there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious what this mental health condition is that developed suddenly at age 2? as a mental health provider, we have always had huge waitlists unfortunately. More of my patients (older than daycare) are nervous about schools going mask optional than about wearing masks.

and fully agree the 3 hours of unmasked lunch/nap is a recipe for covid spread. that's why I know many people picking their kids up at lunch/nap time.

Not gonna share those specifics, sorry. If you don't believe me, I don't care. You obviously don't have the power to change anything even if you were willing to spend a little time thinking about the impact of masking the young children that you yourself admit you don't work with .

If this day care was a bad fit, why did you leave your child there?

Lol bc obv I am a terrible parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious what this mental health condition is that developed suddenly at age 2? as a mental health provider, we have always had huge waitlists unfortunately. More of my patients (older than daycare) are nervous about schools going mask optional than about wearing masks.

and fully agree the 3 hours of unmasked lunch/nap is a recipe for covid spread. that's why I know many people picking their kids up at lunch/nap time.

Not gonna share those specifics, sorry. If you don't believe me, I don't care. You obviously don't have the power to change anything even if you were willing to spend a little time thinking about the impact of masking the young children that you yourself admit you don't work with .

Very few kids have real mental health issues at age 2.

That's what I thought but.two different therapists have diagnosed her with the same condition. It's not common but from what I am hearing more kids are presenting with it.

Maybe you are the problem.