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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regardless of what you do, try expose the baby to other children as much as possible (starting now), and talk a LOT around them. Go to outdoor (or indoor if you're comfortable) storytimes. Take walks in the park where there are other children. Lots of babies that isolated at home during the pandemic developed speech delays.[/quote]

socialziing starting now at 7 months? [/quote]

where have you read that babies need to socialize starting now at 6 - 7 months? That is not true[/quote]

Please site your evidence for the speech delays. also  i dont know if you are aware, but we are experiencing a huge explosion of cases with the highly contagious Omicron, so recommending story time indoors (or outdoors in winter) is weird. Again, let me know where you are gtting your information about speech delays and why you are recommedning that socialziation with other kids matters at 6-7 months. My ped said this is not true.[/quote]

I mean all you have to do is google "Covid" and "speech delays". Here is one result:

Infants obviously don't engage in small talk, but they do learn from seeing other people and children. For example, according to UNICEF, one milestone at six months is "responds to the emotions of others". It is not normal for an infant to never see another baby cry, for example. These little interactions are all things we took for granted pre-pandemic, but now we just assume they are worthless. They're not.

As I mentioned, if you are not comfortable with indoor activities, do outdoor ones. Wait a month if you are worried about omicron, but honestly, how much higher is the risk for a 6 month old vs catching RSV? There will always be another variant.

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Thanks for this random non-accredited article lol. Im sure there are some benefits, but socialization with other kids is not crucial until later (like 1 yr - 1 1/2) and Im certatainly not going to worry abotu speech delays for a kd under that age if he has to be with family kept safe from a SEVERE variant that has increased pediatric hospitalizations by 30% for those under 5. Ill go off the advice of experts in the health and pediatric field... feel free to find some valid research and send my way though.[b] I just think its extremeley inconsiderate to spread your opinions as facts around the internet to scared moms trying to do the right thing by keeping their kids safe. ALSO, did you ever think about the fact there may be other family members who need to be kept safe from Covid specifically - such as my eldery mom who spends time with my child and would be much more affected by covid then RSV? I cant deal with the selfishness amongst folks like you. [/b]

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If you can't deal with me, then step off of DCUM, because I am not going anywhere. I'm sorry you don't like my "opinions" based on UNICEF and early childhood education experts. Nobody is forcing you to take your child to outdoor storytime. I happen to think it's a good idea, and the more you try to tell me not to post here, the more I will post.[/quote]

We know. It's just remarkable that your employer, our government, has such permissive internet rules! They allow you to spend  your time, which is to say so many of our tax dollars, posting fake science to terrify other mothers on the internet.!

I mean , normally I'd think people would have to take a lobbying job to get such a gig. But look at you! [/quote]

Lol...I didn't realize the prospect of going out of your home and seeing other children would be "terrifying" for anybody. If it is for you, then maybe address that issue because that is not normal.[/quote]

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