Today I was a substitute teacher to kindergarten students

[kimbutgar]

I was so impressed not one child complained about the mask. I did tell them they were lucky to return to school instead of remote. Some told me that they witnessed their older siblings struggle with remote learning.

I don’t get these anti maskers. Children can be so resilient. They can literally “roll with the punches”. It’s the adults who are such babies.

[elleng]

1. Sounds like my grandkids, 2 boys just returned to 2d grade!

[PoliticAverse]

2. Just tell kids it's Halloween everyday. n/t

[BigmanPigman]

3. I know, I taught 1st grade for 15 years

and they would never complain about wearing a mask. They do as they are told by their teacher. Period. They are incredibly resilient too, as you said.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. 8 kids in our family between 8 and 14 years old. I haven't

heard any of them complain about wearing a mask. They accept them as a matter of fact.

[spanone]

5. Our grandkids don't mind them one bit.

[blueinredohio]

33. My 11year old granddaughter wears her mask everywhere and wants to get the vaccine

when it becomes available for her. I told her I'm going to always wear my mask because it covers up the wrinkles. I don't know why but she thinks I'm silly.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I went to a family funeral earlier this month and every person in the church was wearing a mask

And that included the child sitting right in front of me, a boy who couldn't have been older than 5. I was impressed at how good he was during a long funeral mass. He was obviously used to wearing a mask, looked to me like his Mom (he was there with his masked parents) had made smaller masks for him. And I've seen even the youngest kids get off the school buses here still wearing their masks. They are mandated here in all schools and school buses. As long as everyone's wearing one, kids see it as "normal.

[ShazzieB]

19. You can buy kid-size masks lots of places.

I've seen them in stores, and of course, they're all over the internet.

They are some really cute ones out there, too, with cartoon characters, superheroes, dinosaurs, puppies and kittens, you name it. Stuff kids could have a lot of fun with.

[questionseverything]

7. When my 13 granddaughter heard masks were going to be required

She said,”good i was kinda nervous that we weren’t going to be wearing them “

They want to be in school, around their friends but they want to be safe.

[dflprincess]

17. My 12 year old grandniece was glad her school

requires them because she just reached the stage with her braces that she has to wear rubber bands. Now no one can see them.

[questionseverything]

18. 👍

😉

[Liberty Belle]

25. I hadn't thought of that - great point!

Same with kids who may be self conscious over missing front teeth, I supposed. And many of the masks for kids are actually cute with fun colors and cartoon characters -- we all used to wear masks at Halloween and thought it was fun.

[LisaM]

8. Yep. I am working with 3-5 year olds right now.

They all wear their masks, and socially distance at meal time. No problem.

Some parents (potential clients) came by today and that was one of the first things the dad noticed. He works as an airline mechanic and he told us that when families are trying to fly unmasked, it's because of the parents (he actually blamed the dads, but it's probably equal opportunity).

I don't know how the parents have become so unhinged, I really don't.

[FrankChurchDem]

9. My 2-year old has no problem with it

He gets mad when it falls off in public.

[MontanaMama]

10. Kiddos in my community use their masks

to set themselves apart. They see masks as a form of self expression. It’s the adults that have a problem with it.

The other day I was loading groceries in my car and I heard a mom in the parking spot next to me say to her kids “Are we ready with safety gear?” Her kids yelled “Yea!” She said “why do we wear masks?” They said “Because we love each other.” Parenting done right.

[teach1st]

12. I love this

Parenting done right, indeed.

[littlemissmartypants]

16. Adorable. Thanks for sharing that. ❤

[3catwoman3]

20. What great story!

If my kids were still young, I would use this mom’s approach. Kudos to her!

[Diamond_Dog]

11. Jen Psaki said

Her kindergartener told her wearing a mask in school all day long was not a big deal.

It’s the asshole adults that are making such a stink over it.

[Lemon Lyman]

15. Yup

It’s the asshole adults that are making such a stink over it.

[Cracklin Charlie]

13. My six year old granddaughter is double masking on the bus.

It was her decision. She’s says she does it to protect her parents and sisters. There’s only four kids on her bus.

[summer_in_TX]

14. Sadly, my sons have fallen for the conspiracy theories. They are convinced that

having to wear a mask makes kids afraid and have psychological problems.

No, having parents who believe that and have a fit every time they see someone wearing a mask, especially in the schools, is likely to cause kids to be afraid and maybe even have psychological problems. It's catching.

[Sympthsical]

30. The psychology aspect has been floating around

I’m in a social psychology class, so a lot of our discussion and assignments necessarily revolve around Covid these days.

The effects of masks on child development has been a line of inquiry in psychological circles. Just one example:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202101/face-masks-and-children-s-emotion-understanding

It’s an older article, but a pretty interesting read

There’s a more recent article about early development, where social isolation is having an effect. I don’t have time to go find it (about to go to class, oddly enough), but I saw it widely distributed around right-leaning sites when it first came out.

Could be where your sons are drawing their information.

TLDR - masks are fine in schools. By then, children are developed enough to read expressions and social cues without seeing a full face.

[summer_in_TX]

35. Thank you!

Some data should help. I hope.

[brush]

21. It's not a surprise to me. Children do what adults tell them to...

and masking is normal to them by now.

[GPV]

22. Yeah, the kids do pretty well at our school. None of them have done more than ask for a mask break

then put it back on.

[Tommymac]

23. Still seeing tons of kids in the grocery stores with no masks.

And I am in a 'good' area of SW PA.

Anecdotal observation, seems that only about 10% of the folks in the local grocery stores are still masked here, down from 70% a few months ago. Last stats I saw are saying that around 50% of peeps in my area are vaxxed.

The kids at the bus stop in the morning - 50% have masks. The school district does require masks, so must be putting them on on the bus, if the drivers are complaint.

The bus garage is up the street, we see dozens of buses pass the house every day, only about a third of the drivers are masked.

And just returned from vacation in the Dakotas - very very few children were wearing masks. Very very few people were masked. We got lots of stink eyed looks while there because we masked all the time when out in public. Some of the touristy towns are begging people to move there and work there, help wanted signs everywhere - good luck with that.

Glad to hear the younger kids are not complaining, but still a large % of the parents, even in a 'blue' area', are monsters.

[Rebl2]

24. Have a cousin

whose daughter is an elementary school teacher and she doesn’t have any problems with the kids not wanting to wear masks.

[yellowdogintexas]

26. At a grocery yesterday: a young dad outside the entrance with 2 little girls

He put on his own mask, then theirs. I asked him how old they were - the younger one was 2 and the older one around 5. They were all cheerful with their masks and ready to go shopping. I thanked him for protecting his kids and showing such a fine example.

By the way for those who do not know I am in Fort Worth TX

Those little girsl were so adorable!!!

[AwakeAtLast]

27. 170 days in person last year

And not once did we have a problem with masks. 600 K-8 students. Did they wear them perfectly all the time? No. Did it mitigate infect spread? You betcha!

All last year I didn't lose my voice, get a sinus infection, Bronchitis or Pneumonia. As a Music Teacher I would be OK with masks all the time if it meant no upper respiratory issues!

[BigmanPigman]

31. I was sick 90% of the 180 days

in my 1st grade classroom, and that is with proper sleep, diet, exercise, flu shots, etc. I would welcome the masks all the time.

[lagomorph777]

28. "It's the adults who are such babies."

That's what I often say, when talking about DeSatan's and Abattoir's mask bans in FL and TX, and the roving band of maskholes who are showing up at school board meetings around the country.

[llmart]

29. Same for my granddaughter who's a kindergartener.

Getting dressed in the morning she picks out her own clothes and then gets excited about which mask to wear with the outfit. She has a variety of them like Minnie Mouse, a cat face, a puppy, etc.

We have a lot of immature adults in this country.

[Demovictory9]

32. k&r

[ProfessorGAC]

34. I Sub Older Kids

Grades 6-12, math & science.
I've subbed 88 times since the pandemic began & closed the schools March 13, 2020. (Reopened around here 10-12 months ago.)
I have NEVER heard a kid complain about wearing a mask.
I have never had a kid be defiant when I point to my nose to remind them to pull the mask up.
It's.The.Parents! 100% of the problem lies there.