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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This has nothing to do with covid, but get a speech evaluation.  The wait and see works with some kids and can really harm other kids.[/quote]
You seem to know nothing about speech development.[/quote]
Do enlighten us.[/quote]
Babies must SEE how your mouth moves in order to learn how to speak normally. Duh.[/quote]
My kid and the others in her class have no speech delays and they have masked providers. Duh.[/quote]

My kid and others in her daycare class do have speech delays.  Duh. [/quote]
Do your part. Don’t be lazy.[/quote]

The last thing DH and I are is lazy.  We engage with our child every waking hour we are with her - talking, reading, singing, and playing.  She clearly needed to see her 8.5 hour/five day a week teachers talk.  Same with her classmates.  To say this is the parents fault is stunningly ignorant.

Plus you have no clue how much better your child would be if she didn’t have masked teachers.  Way to thwart her potential, PP. [/quote]
You have no way of proving masks alone are causing your child’s delay, do you? [/quote]

DP. Nobody has proof either way that masks are or are not causing speech delays. There are compelling theories as to why masks could impede speech and social development, and also zero evidence that children wearing masks in a child care setting prevent the spread of Covid, given that they take off their masks for half the day. You seem aggressively against the idea that masks might be causing delays - why such a strong reaction to something you can't possible know, one way or the other?[/quote]
I could ask the same of you. My child has been going to daycare throughout the pandemic with masked caregivers. Her speech delay was due to receptive language issues and later a diagnosis of ASD. None of the numerous professionals we have been seeing have blamed masks and none of the almost 30 kids she has been with over 3 daycares have had any unusual delays. If the child is behind get them evaluated and get them the necessary supports instead of looking to cast blame.[/quote]

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