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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
Sorry but if you can see from other's experiences, it is NOT just the littlest ones as some didn't even get a chance to get into a school setting to know what "normal" is. The ones that have been in for years and were uprooted from their regular days faced bigger challenges.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by ali120206
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My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
I actually feel worse for the older kids - although entering school during the pandemic isn’t ideal - the high school and college kids missed so much. Our friends daughter who is a multi sport athlete was failing gym last year, along with a lot of other things. Many people gave up on the full college experience and just decided to go local since there wasn’t much interaction anyway. There were no dances, proms, etc.
Absolutely. Younger kids who have not gotten into a normal school and social life routine didn't affect them as much. The older the kids are and the more they missed out on, the worse it was.
I am sure you heard more of suicides and mental issues with older kids than ones in elementary school.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by NervousNell
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I think the kids are more affected by their parents reaction to the pandemic, mask mandates and virtual learning.
The more parents rant and rave about the situation, the more kids get stressed out.
Funny I find the kids who parents run around double masking, not socializing and fearful are the ones who are stressed out and afraid.
DD has a friend who lives in an apartment complex and who to THIS day won't go to the playground area there Because she says it's "full of covid"
Who do you think put that nonsense in her head at the beginning of the pandemic?
My daughter isn't stressed out at all, isn't afraid, because we aren't
She hates wearing a mask because she knows it's useless, like we do. Not because we "rant about it".
She hates virtual learning because it sucks ass and she learns nothing and it's NOT normal.
Any kid who thinks it is....well THEY are the issue and I feel bad that they were never taught this is NOT ok.
Just like anything else, they can very easily get their anxiety from their parents. God help me if I was a kid now living through this with my parents, at least my mother. She honestly even just said YES.TER.DAY that covid can be in the air. 
That anxiety goes on to the child and if I was that child I would be afraid anywhere I went that it was just floating in the air waiting to come and get me.
Once again I was exposed to covid last week and have been fine. One vaccinated, one not. BOTH have the EXACT same symptoms. Not just cold either so it hit them worse than some others.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Hofstra26
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Posted by MissJones
Posted by Hofstra26
My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
I actually feel worse for the older kids - although entering school during the pandemic isn’t ideal - the high school and college kids missed so much. Our friends daughter who is a multi sport athlete was failing gym last year, along with a lot of other things. Many people gave up on the full college experience and just decided to go local since there wasn’t much interaction anyway. There were no dances, proms, etc.
Yes, it was definitely bad for them too. I can't imagine missing prom and graduation and all of those college experiences too. At least older kids have an understanding of what's going on, some of these little ones can't even remember normal life from before. 
I think it's safe to say it's been a miserable, weird two years for all.
Prom and graduation are once in a lifetime memories that everyone had back to our parents and grandparents. Can you imagine being robbed of that?
It's something you will never get back.
How awful that must be for these kids who look forward to it for years?
It's actually shameful.
I feel terrible for theses kids.
It's NOT ok
No, it is NOT ok and I honestly think it is harder on kids who are older and have gone through school and losing out on more things. Some things can be done the next year while that last year was it. My child was very lucky to get many things that the year before did not have. We had a normal graduation, less people could be invited but no masks, no distancing, it was wonderful. Prom was divided though so not all kids could be together. No senior trip, not all normal things that you do those last 2 years of school.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by MissJones
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My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
Sorry but if you can see from other's experiences, it is NOT just the littlest ones as some didn't even get a chance to get into a school setting to know what "normal" is. The ones that have been in for years and were uprooted from their regular days faced bigger challenges.
Nobody said it was ONLY the little ones who were affected.
Academically though, I absolutely think it was worse for the younger set. My DD is in JHS and while she disliked virtual learning she had the maturity, concentration skills and ability to self monitor herself, go from meeting to meeting online, get her work done and manage her time and workload. She did great despite not being in school but that wasn't the case with my son.
He was only in 1st grade back in 2020 and did NOT have the maturity or ability to sit still for hours, get himself in and out of meetings, refocus every 30 minutes and learn effectively. The time he spent in virtual learning was wasted time, it definitely set him back academically. Thankfully he had caught up and is doing great now but virtual learning was a total waste, especially in those critical academic years when kids are learning how to read, write, etc.
I think most older kids suffered more socially whereas most younger ones had more academic struggles.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by ali120206
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by MissJones
Posted by Hofstra26
My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
I actually feel worse for the older kids - although entering school during the pandemic isn’t ideal - the high school and college kids missed so much. Our friends daughter who is a multi sport athlete was failing gym last year, along with a lot of other things. Many people gave up on the full college experience and just decided to go local since there wasn’t much interaction anyway. There were no dances, proms, etc.
Yes, it was definitely bad for them too. I can't imagine missing prom and graduation and all of those college experiences too. At least older kids have an understanding of what's going on, some of these little ones can't even remember normal life from before.
I think it's safe to say it's been a miserable, weird two years for all.
Prom and graduation are once in a lifetime memories that everyone had back to our parents and grandparents. Can you imagine being robbed of that?
It's something you will never get back.
How awful that must be for these kids who look forward to it for years?
It's actually shameful.
I feel terrible for theses kids.
It's NOT ok
I agree, it's so awful. I feel for all those kids who have missed out.
But when I said the same thing I was told that my kids were ADULTS, which you were wrong about and blew me off like I have NO clue.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by MissJones
Posted by Hofstra26
My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
Sorry but if you can see from other's experiences, it is NOT just the littlest ones as some didn't even get a chance to get into a school setting to know what "normal" is. The ones that have been in for years and were uprooted from their regular days faced bigger challenges.
Nobody said it was ONLY the little ones who were affected.
Academically though, I absolutely think it was worse for the younger set. My DD is in JHS and while she disliked virtual learning she had the maturity, concentration skills and ability to self monitor herself, go from meeting to meeting online, get her work done and manage her time and workload. She did great despite not being in school but that wasn't the case with my son.
He was only in 1st grade back in 2020 and did NOT have the maturity or ability to sit still for hours, get himself in and out of meetings, refocus every 30 minutes and learn effectively. The time he spent in virtual learning was wasted time, it definitely set him back academically. Thankfully he had caught up and is doing great now but virtual learning was a total waste, especially in those critical academic years when kids are learning how to read, write, etc.
I think most older kids suffered more socially whereas most younger ones had more academic struggles.
Well we all can just speak from our experiences. Many older kids have had academic struggles. My own was doing awesome the beginning of 2019 and went horribly downhill after March 2020.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by ali120206
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by MissJones
Posted by Hofstra26
My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
I actually feel worse for the older kids - although entering school during the pandemic isn’t ideal - the high school and college kids missed so much. Our friends daughter who is a multi sport athlete was failing gym last year, along with a lot of other things. Many people gave up on the full college experience and just decided to go local since there wasn’t much interaction anyway. There were no dances, proms, etc.
Yes, it was definitely bad for them too. I can't imagine missing prom and graduation and all of those college experiences too. At least older kids have an understanding of what's going on, some of these little ones can't even remember normal life from before.
I think it's safe to say it's been a miserable, weird two years for all.
Prom and graduation are once in a lifetime memories that everyone had back to our parents and grandparents. Can you imagine being robbed of that?
It's something you will never get back.
How awful that must be for these kids who look forward to it for years?
It's actually shameful.
I feel terrible for theses kids.
It's NOT ok
I agree, it's so awful. I feel for all those kids who have missed out.
But when I said the same thing I was told that my kids were ADULTS, which you were wrong about and blew me off like I have NO clue.
Please find a better use of your time then coming onto a thread where everyone is having an adult, civil conversation only to start your usual drama. The thread hijacking is getting old.
I said both of your kids are out of HS, therefore you have adult children, not little kids.
I'm not going to argue over which age had it worse, everyone has suffered in different ways.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by mxoxom2004
I think the kids are more affected by their parents reaction to the pandemic, mask mandates and virtual learning.
The more parents rant and rave about the situation, the more kids get stressed out.
Funny I find the kids who parents run around double masking, not socializing and fearful are the ones who are stressed out and afraid.
DD has a friend who lives in an apartment complex and who to THIS day won't go to the playground area there Because she says it's "full of covid"
Who do you think put that nonsense in her head at the beginning of the pandemic?
My daughter isn't stressed out at all, isn't afraid, because we aren't
She hates wearing a mask because she knows it's useless, like we do. Not because we "rant about it".
She hates virtual learning because it sucks ass and she learns nothing and it's NOT normal.
Any kid who thinks it is....well THEY are the issue and I feel bad that they were never taught this is NOT ok.
Interesting. I have thankfully never encountered a child or parent that has conveyed that they have gotten through the pandemic by pretending all of the mandates and routines are the new permanent normal. That would be a reckless way to cope. I’m not sure how the children in this situation would be “the issue” for others though outside of their own personal growing pains. If anything, they would need our support for the transitions going forwards( is that’s what you mean by “issue”).
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by MissJones
Posted by Hofstra26
My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
Sorry but if you can see from other's experiences, it is NOT just the littlest ones as some didn't even get a chance to get into a school setting to know what "normal" is. The ones that have been in for years and were uprooted from their regular days faced bigger challenges.
Nobody said it was ONLY the little ones who were affected.
Academically though, I absolutely think it was worse for the younger set. My DD is in JHS and while she disliked virtual learning she had the maturity, concentration skills and ability to self monitor herself, go from meeting to meeting online, get her work done and manage her time and workload. She did great despite not being in school but that wasn't the case with my son.
He was only in 1st grade back in 2020 and did NOT have the maturity or ability to sit still for hours, get himself in and out of meetings, refocus every 30 minutes and learn effectively. The time he spent in virtual learning was wasted time, it definitely set him back academically. Thankfully he had caught up and is doing great now but virtual learning was a total waste, especially in those critical academic years when kids are learning how to read, write, etc.
I think most older kids suffered more socially whereas most younger ones had more academic struggles.
Weren’t you a teacher? I am sure that was helpful for your son. I think kids of all ages suffered both academically and socially
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by LastLightGlow
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by mxoxom2004
I think the kids are more affected by their parents reaction to the pandemic, mask mandates and virtual learning.
The more parents rant and rave about the situation, the more kids get stressed out.
Funny I find the kids who parents run around double masking, not socializing and fearful are the ones who are stressed out and afraid.
DD has a friend who lives in an apartment complex and who to THIS day won't go to the playground area there Because she says it's "full of covid"
Who do you think put that nonsense in her head at the beginning of the pandemic?
My daughter isn't stressed out at all, isn't afraid, because we aren't
She hates wearing a mask because she knows it's useless, like we do. Not because we "rant about it".
She hates virtual learning because it sucks ass and she learns nothing and it's NOT normal.
Any kid who thinks it is....well THEY are the issue and I feel bad that they were never taught this is NOT ok.
Interesting. I have thankfully never encountered a child or parent that has conveyed that they have gotten through the pandemic by pretending all of the mandates and routines are the new permanent normal. That would be a reckless way to cope. I’m not sure how the children in this situation would be “the issue” for others though outside of their own personal growing pains. If anything, they would need our support for the transitions going forwards( is that’s what you mean by “issue”).
What I meant was...that poster was implying that the only reason kids are having any issues with these past 2 years os because of their parents making a big deal about masks, quarantines and shut downs
My point was I WANT my child to make a big deal about this nonsense. I WANT her to know this is most certainly NOT ok. I don't want to quietly put my useless mask back on every time our governor decides to fart in the wind and have my daughter think...oh well this is life. Don't question it. Live in fear forever of germs or ever getting sick.
My point is if you're raising your kid to just quietly comply forever and think masks and shutdowns and being scared of family gatherings are the norm...THAT is the problem.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by Anotherplease
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Posted by windyweather21
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Posted by MissJones
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My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
Sorry but if you can see from other's experiences, it is NOT just the littlest ones as some didn't even get a chance to get into a school setting to know what "normal" is. The ones that have been in for years and were uprooted from their regular days faced bigger challenges.
Nobody said it was ONLY the little ones who were affected.
Academically though, I absolutely think it was worse for the younger set. My DD is in JHS and while she disliked virtual learning she had the maturity, concentration skills and ability to self monitor herself, go from meeting to meeting online, get her work done and manage her time and workload. She did great despite not being in school but that wasn't the case with my son.
He was only in 1st grade back in 2020 and did NOT have the maturity or ability to sit still for hours, get himself in and out of meetings, refocus every 30 minutes and learn effectively. The time he spent in virtual learning was wasted time, it definitely set him back academically. Thankfully he had caught up and is doing great now but virtual learning was a total waste, especially in those critical academic years when kids are learning how to read, write, etc.
I think most older kids suffered more socially whereas most younger ones had more academic struggles.
Weren’t you a teacher? I am sure that was helpful for your son. I think kids of all ages suffered both academically and socially
Yes, I was, and of course it was helpful but kids need to be in school. He missed out on a lot both academically and socially by being home, he's the type of kid that really does better in a structured school environment.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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My cats are thriving during the pandemic!
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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I think the kids are more affected by their parents reaction to the pandemic, mask mandates and virtual learning.
The more parents rant and rave about the situation, the more kids get stressed out.
Funny I find the kids who parents run around double masking, not socializing and fearful are the ones who are stressed out and afraid.
DD has a friend who lives in an apartment complex and who to THIS day won't go to the playground area there Because she says it's "full of covid"
Who do you think put that nonsense in her head at the beginning of the pandemic?
My daughter isn't stressed out at all, isn't afraid, because we aren't
She hates wearing a mask because she knows it's useless, like we do. Not because we "rant about it".
She hates virtual learning because it sucks ass and she learns nothing and it's NOT normal.
Any kid who thinks it is....well THEY are the issue and I feel bad that they were never taught this is NOT ok.
Interesting. I have thankfully never encountered a child or parent that has conveyed that they have gotten through the pandemic by pretending all of the mandates and routines are the new permanent normal. That would be a reckless way to cope. I’m not sure how the children in this situation would be “the issue” for others though outside of their own personal growing pains. If anything, they would need our support for the transitions going forwards( is that’s what you mean by “issue”).
What I meant was...that poster was implying that the only reason kids are having any issues with these past 2 years os because of their parents making a big deal about masks, quarantines and shut downs
My point was I WANT my child to make a big deal about this nonsense. I WANT her to know this is most certainly NOT ok. I don't want to quietly put my useless mask back on every time our governor decides to fart in the wind and have my daughter think...oh well this is life. Don't question it. Live in fear forever of germs or ever getting sick.
My point is if you're raising your kid to just quietly comply forever and think masks and shutdowns and being scared kf family gatherings are the norm...THAT is the problem.
I agree with this. It seems like people have either had enough like myself or they have just resigned themselves to life as it is now which is so sad. 2 weeks has turned into 2 years. Restrictions and rules have not worked and don’t try to blame it on people who have not complied bc there are parts of the world that had no Covid then it still made its way into the country. Anyway if people are wondering what to do with their lives they should go into the mental health field bc there are plenty of jobs to be had with another long Covid issue depression and anxiety
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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Anyway if people are wondering what to do with their lives they should go into the mental health field bc there are plenty of jobs to be had with another long Covid issue depression and anxiety
And speech. I really think speech will be an area with need.
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| Posted 1/17/22 5:27 PM |
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
I actually feel worse for the older kids - although entering school during the pandemic isn’t ideal - the high school and college kids missed so much. Our friends daughter who is a multi sport athlete was failing gym last year, along with a lot of other things. Many people gave up on the full college experience and just decided to go local since there wasn’t much interaction anyway. There were no dances, proms, etc.
Yes, it was definitely bad for them too. I can't imagine missing prom and graduation and all of those college experiences too. At least older kids have an understanding of what's going on, some of these little ones can't even remember normal life from before.
I think it's safe to say it's been a miserable, weird two years for all.
Prom and graduation are once in a lifetime memories that everyone had back to our parents and grandparents. Can you imagine being robbed of that?
It's something you will never get back.
How awful that must be for these kids who look forward to it for years?
It's actually shameful.
I feel terrible for theses kids.
It's NOT ok
I agree, it's so awful. I feel for all those kids who have missed out.
But when I said the same thing I was told that my kids were ADULTS, which you were wrong about and blew me off like I have NO clue.
Please find a better use of your time then coming onto a thread where everyone is having an adult, civil conversation only to start your usual drama. The thread hijacking is getting old.
I said both of your kids are out of HS, therefore you have adult children, not little kids.
I'm not going to argue over which age had it worse, everyone has suffered in different ways.
Again my child was in school for those 2 years of high school during this.
You just don’t want to answer anyone else the way you do to me and others can, and do, say the same thing and you have a totally different attitude towards them.
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My kids are fine thankfully. Obviously 2020 was difficult but aside from masks, everything is so normal for them now. They are in school time full time, they participate in sports and other clubs, they are back to school trips and other school activities but most importantly, they've completely caught up academically from any setbacks they had early on in the pandemic.
I think that in general, kids are resilient and roll with things way better than adults. My kids barely utter a word about COVID, they've just adjusted to the "new normal".
This is how I feel for my OWN kids. They were in school last year and DIDN'T close! They still did sports, still played with friends, etc. The biggest adjustment was masks and honestly, they don't care about them.
My kids at school...that's not always the case. A lot of them were not in school last year so you can see that being back is still an adjustment. They were not in PreK or Kindergarten which are HUGE years for learning social skills. That's what I am seeing. Kids who can't sit still, wait their turn, share, speak nicely to each other, things like that.
I definitely think how an individual district handled the pandemic directly impacts how well (or not well) the kids are doing. For those poor kids who missed out on most of last year being in school I can understand why now they would still be having a really hard time.
It's been the worst for the littlest ones unfortunately. My son was only in first grade when this all started, such an important academic year and he was home for most of it. I just keep hoping things continue on "as is" at this point, them being back in school full time has made all the difference.
I actually feel worse for the older kids - although entering school during the pandemic isn’t ideal - the high school and college kids missed so much. Our friends daughter who is a multi sport athlete was failing gym last year, along with a lot of other things. Many people gave up on the full college experience and just decided to go local since there wasn’t much interaction anyway. There were no dances, proms, etc.
Yes, it was definitely bad for them too. I can't imagine missing prom and graduation and all of those college experiences too. At least older kids have an understanding of what's going on, some of these little ones can't even remember normal life from before.
I think it's safe to say it's been a miserable, weird two years for all.
Prom and graduation are once in a lifetime memories that everyone had back to our parents and grandparents. Can you imagine being robbed of that?
It's something you will never get back.
How awful that must be for these kids who look forward to it for years?
It's actually shameful.
I feel terrible for theses kids.
It's NOT ok
I agree, it's so awful. I feel for all those kids who have missed out.
But when I said the same thing I was told that my kids were ADULTS, which you were wrong about and blew me off like I have NO clue.
Please find a better use of your time then coming onto a thread where everyone is having an adult, civil conversation only to start your usual drama. The thread hijacking is getting old.
I said both of your kids are out of HS, therefore you have adult children, not little kids.
I'm not going to argue over which age had it worse, everyone has suffered in different ways.
Oh and please don’t tell me how to use my time. Once again you don’t know me and my time.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by LastLightGlow
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Posted by mxoxom2004
I think the kids are more affected by their parents reaction to the pandemic, mask mandates and virtual learning.
The more parents rant and rave about the situation, the more kids get stressed out.
Funny I find the kids who parents run around double masking, not socializing and fearful are the ones who are stressed out and afraid.
DD has a friend who lives in an apartment complex and who to THIS day won't go to the playground area there Because she says it's "full of covid"
Who do you think put that nonsense in her head at the beginning of the pandemic?
My daughter isn't stressed out at all, isn't afraid, because we aren't
She hates wearing a mask because she knows it's useless, like we do. Not because we "rant about it".
She hates virtual learning because it sucks ass and she learns nothing and it's NOT normal.
Any kid who thinks it is....well THEY are the issue and I feel bad that they were never taught this is NOT ok.
Interesting. I have thankfully never encountered a child or parent that has conveyed that they have gotten through the pandemic by pretending all of the mandates and routines are the new permanent normal. That would be a reckless way to cope. I’m not sure how the children in this situation would be “the issue” for others though outside of their own personal growing pains. If anything, they would need our support for the transitions going forwards( is that’s what you mean by “issue”).
What I meant was...that poster was implying that the only reason kids are having any issues with these past 2 years os because of their parents making a big deal about masks, quarantines and shut downs
My point was I WANT my child to make a big deal about this nonsense. I WANT her to know this is most certainly NOT ok. I don't want to quietly put my useless mask back on every time our governor decides to fart in the wind and have my daughter think...oh well this is life. Don't question it. Live in fear forever of germs or ever getting sick.
My point is if you're raising your kid to just quietly comply forever and think masks and shutdowns and being scared of family gatherings are the norm...THAT is the problem.
I totally agree. There are many kids who are going to grow up to be spineless and will go with anything anyone tells them to do with no argument. Its a real shame that parents don't allow their children to voice that alot of this is wrong and not comply, not sit there and say oh well i guess its what we have to do because they will punish us if we don't go along with them.
I also do think many parents are the cause of childrens depression and stress. I see it at school pick up with the parents who wear their masks outdoors to pick up their child, and when they see you maskless they dart the other direction. Or the parents that wont let their child go to a birthday party because its indoors. Or the parent who is constantly sanitizing their kids hands. All this damages their minds and they become scared of alot of things they should have never been scared of.
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How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Is this the world’s saddest contest? Which age group had it worst?
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Hofstra26
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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Is this the world’s saddest contest? Which age group had it worst?
I think it's safe to say that everyone, at every age, has been miserable in some capacity these last two years.
Here's hoping that at some point we are past all of this insanity.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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Is this the world’s saddest contest? Which age group had it worst?
I think it's safe to say that everyone, at every age, has been miserable in some capacity these last two years.
Here's hoping that at some point we are past all of this insanity.
I have to be honest. I haven’t been miserable and neither have my kids. I was miserable for the first couple months and I made changes in my life to combat that. I realize I am lucky that I was able to make changes but honestly I’ve been through a lot worse than this in my life. I lost my dad when I was only 22 and that helped put a lot of subsequent events in my life into perspective.
As far as the kids and masks, I do believe they work and so I just tell my kids they are helping prevent others from getting sick. They are more than happy to wear them. I don’t think that will make them spineless. I think it will make them compassionate.
To each his own. I’m glad my children have been affected very little by the whole thing. Any academic deficiencies have been made up already. Like many have said, kids are resilient.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by lululu
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by LuckyStar
Is this the world’s saddest contest? Which age group had it worst?
I think it's safe to say that everyone, at every age, has been miserable in some capacity these last two years.
Here's hoping that at some point we are past all of this insanity.
I have to be honest. I haven’t been miserable and neither have my kids. I was miserable for the first couple months and I made changes in my life to combat that. I realize I am lucky that I was able to make changes but honestly I’ve been through a lot worse than this in my life. I lost my dad when I was only 22 and that helped put a lot of subsequent events in my life into perspective.
As far as the kids and masks, I do believe they work and so I just tell my kids they are helping prevent others from getting sick. They are more than happy to wear them. I don’t think that will make them spineless. I think it will make them compassionate.
To each his own. I’m glad my children have been affected very little by the whole thing. Any academic deficiencies have been made up already. Like many have said, kids are resilient.
I actually agree with everything you said.
For myself, 2020 was difficult but I got through it and have been enjoying life again since. The timing of COVID was just really hard as we had just moved into our new town, house and school just two weeks before the world shut down. That sucked but we got through it.
I'm really sorry that you lost your dad at such a young age, I'm sure that must've been extremely difficult. 
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How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
As usual this thread turned into something ridiculous. Every single child has been affected by Covid. From the youngest who have missed out on the basic social skills learning that Pre-K, K and 1st Grade which is important for development. To the children in the middle who are missing out on learning how to work with others and social skills as well. Older children have missed out on completing their coursework, proms, graduations, parties, etc. Even if someone thinks their child has gone through this pandemic unscathed, there are still going to be long term issues. If you do not think so then that is very naïve. Kids are afraid. At first they were afraid of killing their grandparents if they saw them. Now they are afraid of life never turning back to normal. Whether your district had in school learning or remote, everyone is behind with something. Academically I think it was less damaging to the younger children as they have plenty of time to catch up. High School students, not so much. Nothing was normal the last two years and while some children may have preferred online learning and being home, the vast majority did not and these two years will affect everyone for a long time.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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As usual this thread turned into something ridiculous. Every single child has been affected by Covid. From the youngest who have missed out on the basic social skills learning that Pre-K, K and 1st Grade which is important for development. To the children in the middle who are missing out on learning how to work with others and social skills as well. Older children have missed out on completing their coursework, proms, graduations, parties, etc. Even if someone thinks their child has gone through this pandemic unscathed, there are still going to be long term issues. If you do not think so then that is very naïve. Kids are afraid. At first they were afraid of killing their grandparents if they saw them. Now they are afraid of life never turning back to normal. Whether your district had in school learning or remote, everyone is behind with something. Academically I think it was less damaging to the younger children as they have plenty of time to catch up. High School students, not so much. Nothing was normal the last two years and while some children may have preferred online learning and being home, the vast majority did not and these two years will affect everyone for a long time.
I don’t doubt that a lot of kids will have lasting negative effects from the pandemic but I’m not naive to think that my own will probably not. And I can assure you my kids never thought they were going to kill grandma or grandpa. Two out of three of my kids have been back at school full time since Sept 2020. I don’t know maybe I have a different perspective. I went to Catholic school where recess was forced organized sports in a parking lot and nuns still found it okay to slap students. Even with covid restrictions my kids still have it better than I did. Lol
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