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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one is saying don’t let kids have their emotions. Let them have their emotions. And help them get through it. But honestly, it’s pathetic to hear parents saying that this is “devastating” for their kids or devastating to hear that their 3/4/5 yo kids are sad they cannot see friends or go to freaking music class. Come on.  This is much more impactful on older kids. And even older kids, like seniors, need to understand and have gratitude for what they do have rather than focusing on what they have lost.[/quote]

“Devastating“ may be an overly dramatic word, I’ll give you that. But it is not pathetic for parents to feel sad at what their kids are missing or how this may affect their kids. Some or even most kids will bounce right back after this and be basically unaffected by it all but some kids are more sensitive, observant, and tuned in to the world around them than others. Not saying that this not worse for older kids or adults than it is for young kids. Honestly, I’m glad my kids are really young and not high school or college age right now as I think that would be a lot harder. And obviously there is no comparison between my young kids missing preschool and people who are actually sick, dying, living in poverty, etc etc. Just because the effects of this on otherwise privileged young kids are not “devastating” doesn’t mean they’re not worthy of being discussed or considered. [/quote]

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