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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In addition to the fear mongering, OP's post also overlooks the kids who LIKE being at home.  Some kids don't need constant social interaction.  Some kids have been so over scheduled that this down time might actually be good for them.  It's important to understand the kid(s) you have and find a balance that works for everyone during this pandemic.[/quote]

3-5 year olds?  No. There’s a difference between letting your kid have down time, a[b]nd not being able to attend to them for hours at a time while working[/b]. [/quote]

No one said anything about leaving young kids home for hours unattended.  And plenty of young kids are over scheduled.  When my DS was in PK4 and K, there were kids in his class who had after school activities every single day: piano, soccer, swim, dance, karate, etc.  They were constantly being shuttled around here and there.  My DS has always been content to play at home or outside by himself, even as a young kid.  He's pretty introverted and was never the type to play with kids he didn't know at the park.  Every kid is different and making sweeping generalizations like OP did isn't helpful. [/quote]

um yes we are talking about leaving kids unattended for hours. because we have JOBS. Not dangerously unattended (hopefully) but basically no attention other than the minimum. it’s not good for anyone, especially only children. [/quote]

Yep, which is exactly why we decided to send my 4yo back to daycare when hers reopened.  It wasn’t fair to her to be stuck at home trying to entertain herself or parked in front of a screen while we tried to WFH full time.  We were so fortunate that our daycare reopened - we can’t afford a nanny and don’t have family close enough to really be able to help out.
Sometimes, I feel like kids this age are being completely forgotten in all the discussions of pandemic impacts on children.  They aren’t school age, so they aren’t really impacted by all the DL/hybrid discussions, yet there’s still such an impact at this age.  [/quote]

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