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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, you’re missing that social development is part of what younger kids get from school. [/quote]

Not just younger kids.[/quote]

My high school student is struggling without socialization that comes from school and a normal summer. Yeah, it's a big deal. yes, OP, you are missing something.[/quote]

Of course it's not ideal. It sucks. But no, not everyone is struggling. Life is not what you order it to be. If your kids can't weather this period, then they will have a hard time in the future, too. I know people don't want to hear that, but it's true. Some kids have experienced their parents losing their jobs, downsizing from houses to apartments, moving across the country where they don't know anyone, the death of a parent, death of a sibling, divorce, etc. The list goes on and on. People have to be resilient in life if they want to succeed. That's real. This pandemic is a hurdle your kids have to jump over. If they can't make this, then they may have gone on to crumble during their first year away at college, or the first time they were skipped over for a promotion or didn't get a job they wanted, or got a gruelingly hard job they couldn't quit, broke up with their first love, got a divorce, etc. So don't blame the pandemic. Life throws all kinds of crap at people. You have to handle it well.

Yes, this truly sucks. But it's not the end of the world. And if if is, then something else would likely have picked off your kids somewhere down the line, too. Be proactive. Be in charge of how you explain this to your kids. Let them be heroes for dealing with this difficult situation. Let them know they're living through a part of history. ETC!!!![/quote]

Very well put.

My children are doing fine. Perhaps it's because of what PP said: we've lived through some tough times, we're closely bonded as a family, and the kids have some perspective on this. One of my kids has special needs, too. Not all special needs kids are suffering right now.

I apologize for being harsh, but when I read complaints of that sort on DCUM, I always suspect that these posters and their kids must have had everything handed to them on a silver platter. No suffering and resilience-building whatsoever.[/quote]

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