Quarantine having lasting impacts on kids health

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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!

[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!

Their whole lives have changed. They are not dodging bombs this is true, but does not mean they are not affected in a negative way from what is going on right now.

[Anonymous]

Well we can’t get the dentist. Hoping no one needs a root cancel by the time we can get in for cleanings.

[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!

Are you responding to another thread? This article is mostly about the benefits/drawbacks of free range parenting.

[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!

I just knew you'd show up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well we can’t get the dentist. Hoping no one needs a root cancel by the time we can get in for cleanings.

I had a root canal during Covid. That is considered essential care.

[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!

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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we can’t get the dentist. Hoping no one needs a root cancel by the time we can get in for cleanings.

I had a root canal during Covid. That is considered essential care.

Right but I’m hoping what would be a typical cavity or start of one that is asymptotic now but goes goes unchecked for months because we can’t get a cleaning doesn’t turn into a root canal.

[Anonymous]

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.

+1. She obviously didn’t read it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we can’t get the dentist. Hoping no one needs a root cancel by the time we can get in for cleanings.

I had a root canal during Covid. That is considered essential care.

Right but I’m hoping what would be a typical cavity or start of one that is asymptotic now but goes goes unchecked for months because we can’t get a cleaning doesn’t turn into a root canal.

Cleanings were allowed in VA starting phase 1. And other preventative care (my female we’ll visit for example) has been going on the whole 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!

Thank you! My grandmother survived a war and keeps telling me to thank god there's no bombs dropping on our heads. She said for years whenever she heard a plane flying she would immediately find herself on the ground. Her advice to me is to BE CAUTIOUS and wait it out. Good times will return.

[Anonymous]

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?”

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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.