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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn’t surprising.  Covid has definitely had a major effect on children.

I spent time in red states with fewer restrictions in 2021 and the kids seemed normal.  People socialized, held events at schools, went on domestic vacations.  There was such a noticeable difference from how people were living life in cities like Boston, SF and DC.  It always stood out to me how odd the kids seemed in DC after returning from the dark side.  Even in recent months, the kids still being put in masks come across as very shy and standoffish.  They seem scared.  I wouldn’t think 1.5-2 years of limiting socialization would make that big of a difference but it likely has, and it’s probably the cumulative effect of it all.  I feel very bad for parents in DC who didn’t have any options to escape the COVID hysteria and had to go along with it all. [/quote]

Yep, this is valid. My eyes were opened when we went on vacation to South Carolina early this year and my toddler was around unmasked random adults for the first time. She was already friendly (and in daycare, so around other kids) but she just blossomed and lit up seeing people's smiling faces. It matters. It kind of broke my heart to see the difference.[/quote]

I noticed something similar at Disney this past spring.  The families still masked up and looking like they were from NE cities appeared…strange.  It’s like the kids were scared of other people and didn’t try to interact at all.  I wondered if it was the mask wearing influencing my observations, but I don’t think so.  I think the years of mask wearing and isolation has done a number on children.  [/quote]

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