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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP.  My child's mental health was harmed by the pandemic, as was that of DH and myself.  Closing schools was very detrimental and reopening schools was very beneficial.

But I don't think that school counselors or therapists or psychiatrists are what is needed for children's mental health crises.  I think the pandemic was a magnifier for the mental health crises that children already had before the pandemic - and I think the blame and the solution is in social media, screens, and the breakdown of culture in person.  Meeting up at Starbucks or the park or local hang-out is healthy - texting is not, at the core of the issue.  I think that parents and kids can be the solution, and I think that parents and kids need to be the solution.

JMO.[/quote]

How was your mental health harmed?  Maybe you are projecting on your kids and your entire family needs to get help.  You can blame social media, culture and screens but ultimately you control what goes on in your house and you can choose not to have those things.[/quote]

NP. Is this a joke? You don’t think trying to juggle your own job as well as your kid’s virtual learning is going to have an impact on stress levels? I luckily did not have to deal with this but I know people who did and unless they have a super flexible job or an older/independent child, it was not fun.[/quote]

We've been doing it for over two years now.  May continue for a third depending on covid.  Some of us don't have the option to just complain about it and found a way to make it work.   [/quote]

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