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[quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't call it abuse because that implies that parents who are doing their best under terrible circumstances are abusive. I do think it reflects cultural neglect of children as a group, that we have just decided these kid's educational and social needs don't matter.

My 3-year-old is an only and I've worked so hard to compensate for the fact that her daycare closed in March and never reopened, and that her PK has been via DL. When it comes to school, doing right by my kid has meant skipped 90% of the scheduled activities and just trying to supplement at home. I told the teacher we would be skipping two days of class a week so she could go to a day camp where she can be with peers and do things like free play and coloring and going for walks outside. If I kept her inside doing DL every day all week, it would be torture for us both. She needs to move her little body around and be around other kids. She's not even very social (actually painfully shy) but I can already see how much healthier and more regulated she's been since starting th day camp. She still freaks out a bit when it's time to go -- she gets terrible separation anxiety now after so long with just her parents. But she's sleeping better and she seems more relaxed overall.

And we are lucky, because we can afford the day camp (just barely) and we are both working from home. Many of the children in her class don't have those options. Our society has abandoned kids and families. There are ways to address these issues safely. We just choose not to. It's embarrassing.[/quote]

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