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[quote=Anonymous]Just going to reiterate that for many of us, it's not masking itself that is the problem, but continuous masking through our kids' prime language and social development years. I will wear a mask in public places in perpetuity if necessary -- I don't have any problem with masks. I am concerned about the fact that my 4yo has been masked daily for 2 years and may be force to continue to mask for at least under 6 months (until she turns 5 and can get vaccinate) if not longer. I don't think wearing a mask for a day or a week or even a few months hurts kids, but I have real questions about whether we should be masking these kids for actual years.

We've made choices in order to minimize our kids masking (not doing after care, doing PT preschool instead of FT during 2020-2021, taking unpaid time off from work in order to be home with our 2-4yo so that she does not have to spend 8 hours a day in a mask. I was fine making these sacrifices for a long time but at this point I think it's clear her masking is not doing a lot of good and I think it's unreasonable to expect kids this age to do something that might be harmful to their development unless we know for sure that there is a real benefit. Her teachers are vaccinated, her family is vaccinated. She is at low risk. This seems like a no brainer to me and I'm baffled by people who advocate to keep masking children this age indefinitely. I don't understand how you can really believe this doesn't have a negative impact over long periods of time.[/quote]

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