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[quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of people who are currently saying "My kid doesn't mind wearing a mask, I don't think it's a big deal and can't hurt" will eventually come around and be sort of shocked they did this to their young kids for so long. Maybe kids who are currently still under 3.5 won't remember or see longterm impacts of masking, especially if it ends in the next 6 months. Maybe. But I think older kids will and people will realize that it wasn't as easy on kids as they think.

I thought my kid had no problem with masking for a long time. She'd put on the mask and then forget about it, never really seemed to complain about it, would even remind us when it was time to mask up. But 2 years on, I think I misread what appeared to be nonchalance. The truth is kids are largely pretty good at complying with rules -- they have to do it all the time, especially in an environment like daycare or school. I've learned a lot in recent months from my kid about what it means that she can't see her friends' full faces at school, or see the teacher faces, or have them see hers. I don't even think she thought of these things as a problem because she's so young she doesn't remember going to daycare/preschool without masks. But it's clear it's had an impact on her and the idea that she might not have to wear a mask, or that her classmates or teachers might not, is thrilling to her. She has started mentioning it tentatively and it's obviously something on her mine. Like before anyone was even talking about it.

For people who think masking is no big deal because your kids don't complain, there may be more going on in their minds on the subject of masks than you realize. There is an impact, and we may not really understand it for a while. Especially for these very young kids.[/quote]

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