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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an under 2 in class. I wish he could see his caretakers faces. For me I am less concerned about speech because we get that at home, and more about long term wiring to recognize faces and emotions. I worry he will not know to look at faces and discern how people are feeling. He has only been in care a few months but at this drags on I will be deciding if it makes sense to go elsewhere.[/quote]

yea this is what I am concerned about which I tried to articulate. Perhaps I should have explained it differently. But they will also learn that at home, no? What other options would you look at - a place that doesn't  have  masked caregivers? That seems like it might be hard to find [/quote]

Yeah I know. I do think they get this at home too, but I also think the amount matters. I see how my kid looks at me when I briefly have a mask on and his face does not register in the same way. It is heart wrenching for me when I see him staring blankly at my masked face even just at pickup time. I hate it. So as for what to do…  I expect to play it by ear frankly. A lot of pressure will start building to unmask as we head to spring. If national and local health policy does not loosen up at all then I will have to consider in home care, nanny share, or my husband taking unpaid leave for a few months (his job is better suited to leaving and coming back than mine). I am hopeful that national and state and county guidelines will begin to shift though. The options are not great. If vaccine availability plus the data on omicron is not enough for policies to start changing in this area then that’s the point at which I will realize drastic moves are needed for me personally.

Good luck. I don’t know what will happen but I do want to look back and know I was trying to do the best I could, which to me =/= accepting the status quo. [/quote]

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