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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not a good look to tell parents (whom you literally know nothing about) who have seen first hand the effects of the pandemic on their children, that the issue is their parenting. And then to patronizingly suggest that they engage in "self-reflection" is just disingenuous.

These are bullying tactics designed to stop people from advocating for what they need. Nobody disagrees that bad parenting exists. Mental health issues are also real. They can be caused by trauma including parental abuse and neglect, but can also be genetic and/or exacerbated by environmental factors such as social isolation. There are larger policy issues here that you are trying to distract from by attacking people. You've been doing it on these boards for a while, just want to say, I see what you're doing, and I don't respect it.[/quote]

You are 100% correct, but no one cares. The prevailing view is that everything kids lost due to the pandemic was reasonable, entirely justified, and caused no harm. Caring for children who have sustained trauma or been set back is solely a parental responsibility with the help of professionals that are in short supply and/or expensive. No one has any interest in a systemic approach to addressing this trauma because doing so would be contrary to the self-interest of adults making education policy. [/quote]

And, what exactly are you defining as trauma?  You realize not everything is trauma.  Mine have experienced real trauma and horrific things happening.  Your kids being in virtual school isn't trauma.[/quote]
Explaining the obvious to an idiot here, but not every environmental factor that can contribute to mental health issues is "trauma". Some children really struggle with social isolation, maybe it is not what you would call trauma, but that doesn't mean they aren't truly struggling. Child abuse which was predicted in the spring of 2020 resulting from children lacking adequate care is trauma.[/quote]

Again, maybe you are the problem.  Didn't you spend time with your kids?  It's been two years since your kids were in person and just because they were in virtual school didn't mean they couldn't do activities or see friends.

This is NOT trauma.[/quote]

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