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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of speech problems, learned helpness and tantrums with this years group. Also hearing the word throughs them into a fit.  Lots of issues w/super short attention spans.[/quote]

I’m an FCPS SLP and every entering kindergarten class gets worse in terms of language developmental and attention. It’s not COVID; it’s the screen-based childhood. The children were constantly on screens and their parents were too. All kinds of missing parent/child interactions has resulted in children with language delays and the inability to sustain attention on tasks at school. Add in overly permissive millennial parenting (“gentle parenting”) and we now have classrooms fill of children who are not quite ready. They have never been given a consequence by their parents and there is no follow through at home with behavior. I agree with the learned helplessness for sure. There are also children who immediately say “I’m bored” as soon as they are made to sit at a table and learn something new. They are used to the constant entertainment and endless swipe and scroll.

Parents of children under 5: put away your screens.[/quote]

It so bad now in my kindergarten class. It’s not just screens. It the which one minute reeks that are ruining their attention span. They rush through everything just to get it done and can’t just sit and wait for a few minutes. Some struggle with making eye contact and asking and answering simple questions. Monday mornings are awful. They look strung out. They are exhausted and they tell me they were in their tablets in the middle of the night. Some parents admit that they let them take them to bed. This year was exhausting. [/quote]

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