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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious to those complaining, leaving aside beliefs on mask effectiveness or whatever, do any of you have kids who actually complain about wearing them? Mine put theirs on and don't think twice and often forget they're wearing one such that I remind them they can take it off. I, on the other hand, find them stifling and irritating and can't wait to take mine off. [/quote]

Yup. My kindergartner came home today and told me through tears about show and tell in his classroom today. He was majorly upset that he couldn’t see any faces - “mom, do you think they liked it? I couldn’t see if anyone was smiling at me.”

My younger one is learning about what facial expressions mean using photos the teachers printed from the internet instead of just laughing and crying with friends.

Anyone who thinks this is not impacting the development of our kids in every way is totally out to lunch. [/quote]

Your kid will be just fine.  You need to get your mental health checked if you don't get how contagious and serious covid is.[/quote]

NP.  Covid can be contagious and serious AND parents of toddlers and young children can be concerned about the effects of masks on development.  These aren’t mutually exclusive.
I am high risk for covid so, even though I am vaccinated and received a booster 2 months ago, I’m doing as much as I can to avoid it.  Simultaneously, I am also concerned about the impact the past 2 years  of social distancing, masking, school closures, and repeated quarantines have had on my young children, one of whom was born early in the pandemic.  Developmentally, she seems fine, but our pediatrician has said that their practice has seen an uptick in referrals to speech therapy for the young toddler set.  Anecdotal, yes, I know.  But you are kidding yourself if you think that inability to see the faces of caregivers for much of the day doesn’t have at least some sort of impact.  Come on.[/quote]

Anyone, like us, who is high risk is keeping their kids home.  [/quote]

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