Anyone not bothered that preschoolers are wearing masks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love my preschoolers wearing masks. It teaches civic responsibility and to follow the direction of authorities. My 18 month old is wearing a training mask right now so she too can take part. I view it as our own personal “victory garden.” Not masking is never an option. They wear them everywhere!

Kids are 18 months, 3 and 5.

Omfg.

This has got to be a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone keeps trotting out that trope "But the WHO don't think kids should wear masks!

Here from their website:

Are there situations where children aged 5 years and under may wear or be required to wear a mask?

In general, children aged 5 years and under should not be required to wear masks. This advice is based on the safety and overall interest of the child and the capacity to appropriately use a mask with minimal assistance. There may be local requirements for children aged 5 years and under to wear masks, or specific needs in some settings, such as being physically close to someone who is ill. In these circumstances, if the child wears a mask, a parent or other guardian should be within direct line of sight to supervise the safe use of the mask.

Uh...how is that a supportive argument for you? It literally says that the WHO advises against mask-wearing for under 5s, acknowledges that there may be local requirements, and says if the child must wear a mask, a parent or guardian should be "within direct line of sight" to supervise safe mask-wearing.

[Anonymous]

Not bothered. Combined with strict symptom protocols and temperature checks at school, I think it has kept many germs at bay which I’ve been thankful for for my preschooler plus our newborn at home. It’s a silver lining of having to wear one

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not bothered. Combined with strict symptom protocols and temperature checks at school, I think it has kept many germs at bay which I’ve been thankful for for my preschooler plus our newborn at home. It’s a silver lining of having to wear one

If that's the silver lining, what's the rain cloud?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not bothered. Combined with strict symptom protocols and temperature checks at school, I think it has kept many germs at bay which I’ve been thankful for for my preschooler plus our newborn at home. It’s a silver lining of having to wear one

If that's the silver lining, what's the rain cloud?

I do think it’s a little sad for kids to grow up being so germ conscious and not being able to see their friends or teachers smiling faces. But we are very strict about covid protocols and masking, and do it to protect ourselves and others. In fact, I kept LO home last year because he was only 2 and could not mask properly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not bothered. Combined with strict symptom protocols and temperature checks at school, I think it has kept many germs at bay which I’ve been thankful for for my preschooler plus our newborn at home. It’s a silver lining of having to wear one

If that's the silver lining, what's the rain cloud?

I do think it’s a little sad for kids to grow up being so germ conscious and not being able to see their friends or teachers smiling faces. But we are very strict about covid protocols and masking, and do it to protect ourselves and others. In fact, I kept LO home last year because he was only 2 and could not mask properly.

Do you now pull them out for meals and naptime?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not bothered. Combined with strict symptom protocols and temperature checks at school, I think it has kept many germs at bay which I’ve been thankful for for my preschooler plus our newborn at home. It’s a silver lining of having to wear one

If that's the silver lining, what's the rain cloud?

I do think it’s a little sad for kids to grow up being so germ conscious and not being able to see their friends or teachers smiling faces. But we are very strict about covid protocols and masking, and do it to protect ourselves and others. In fact, I kept LO home last year because he was only 2 and could not mask properly.

Do you now pull them out for meals and naptime?

They go for a half day so there is no meal or naptime. They remove for snacks. But appreciate the snideness

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love my preschoolers wearing masks. It teaches civic responsibility and to follow the direction of authorities. My 18 month old is wearing a training mask right now so she too can take part. I view it as our own personal “victory garden.” Not masking is never an option. They wear them everywhere!

Kids are 18 months, 3 and 5.

Omfg.

This has got to be a troll.

Absolutely. No one actually refers to masking an 18 month old as a "victory garden."

[Anonymous]

100% unbothered here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone keeps trotting out that trope "But the WHO don't think kids should wear masks!

Here from their website:

Are there situations where children aged 5 years and under may wear or be required to wear a mask?

In general, children aged 5 years and under should not be required to wear masks. This advice is based on the safety and overall interest of the child and the capacity to appropriately use a mask with minimal assistance. There may be local requirements for children aged 5 years and under to wear masks, or specific needs in some settings, such as being physically close to someone who is ill. In these circumstances, if the child wears a mask, a parent or other guardian should be within direct line of sight to supervise the safe use of the mask.

Do those children live in countries where adults mask and are vaccinated?
That is the least selfish thing to do IMO.

[Anonymous]

Can someone explain why my preschool child must wear a mask, at a school where all adults are required to be vaccinated, in a city with a high rate of vaccination?

Like is my kids mask protecting unvaccinated people in Montana or something? I don’t get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why my preschool child must wear a mask, at a school where all adults are required to be vaccinated, in a city with a high rate of vaccination?

Like is my kids mask protecting unvaccinated people in Montana or something? I don’t get it.

It’s protecting unvaccinated kids from getting and spreading it. It’s keeping classrooms open and preventing long quarantines. It’s preventing kids from bringing it home to more vulnerable family members who may be vaccinated but still at risk. And, perhaps most importantly, it’s protecting their teachers who’ve had to come to school around unvaccinated kids day in and day out for two years despite breakthrough cases and vaccine resistant variants.

[Anonymous]

I am beyond ready to not have my kids mask at preschool. Teachers and staff are vaxxed and boosted, hospitals in this area are fine thanks goodness, and omicron is mild and kids already at such low risk (even unvaccinated). I feel like folks are starting to come around. This is not a great unknown as we are rare in how much we mask this age group. It’s time to drop them.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks-schools-weak-science/621133/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am beyond ready to not have my kids mask at preschool. Teachers and staff are vaxxed and boosted, hospitals in this area are fine thanks goodness, and omicron is mild and kids already at such low risk (even unvaccinated). I feel like folks are starting to come around. This is not a great unknown as we are rare in how much we mask this age group. It’s time to drop them.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks-schools-weak-science/621133/

“Imposing on millions of children an intervention that provides little discernible benefit, on the grounds that we have not yet gathered solid evidence of its negative effects, violates the most basic tenet of medicine: First, do no harm.”

[Anonymous]

DC is only in school for three hours and doesn’t complain about his mask. We’re also in California where he eats his snack outside.

It’s no big deal for him or us. I think it would be hard if he was in daycare for eight hours a day.