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Covid-19 restrictions enact sinister form of child abuse

October 31, 2020 / children, harms, masks

Child psychologists admit that kids who grow up unable to see the faces of those around them will have a very difficult time navigating social situations or even expressing their own emotions, and “virtual playtime” is no substitute for the real thing. Like emotion-muffling mask mandates, lockdowns are likely to have lasting negative effects on children’s mental and physical health, they warn.

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Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say

October 29, 2020 / children, school, transmission

So far, schools do not seem to be stoking community transmission of the coronavirus, according to data emerging from random testing in the United States and Britain. Elementary schools especially seem to seed remarkably few infections. NY times article.

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How the Pandemic Affects Young Children

October 27, 2020 / children, masks, toddlers

Social and learning opportunities for the youngest children have been curtailed, just like everyone else’s. Without group settings, “we are missing a lot of observations, so there is going to be a whole raft of problems,” said Patricia K. Kuhl … at the University of Washington.

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