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SOCIALLY AWKWARD CHILDREN?

Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:37:35 GMT

Another blurb of misinformation?

Suddenly it's assumed children will be permanently scarred for wearing masks during this phase, until the virus is under control? Parents are suddenly unable to explain the situation ..... and why a mask is temporarily necessary? Really?

There are a lot of "socially awkward" young adults who text rather than have converations snd speak in complete sentences. Some can't even write in complete sentences. (I learned this when training a few new employees ... and how they ever got a college degree is beyond me).

Social awkwardness happens for all sorts of reasons ... but, apparently, now the virus is what we should blame. Good grief.

Your thoughts on this?

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Peaches McPhee — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:42:30 GMT

What does wearing a mask have to do with being socially awkward? Two separate things aren't they?

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deepwaterdotter — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:43:56 GMT

I can think of one elderly individual who has trouble speaking "in complete sentences". May not be limited to "young adults".

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alicedee — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:47:24 GMT

Oh my....permanent scarring to their psyches from wearing masks, eh?

Unless a child has emotional problems or mental illness, it seems silly to think wearing a mask will harm them.

Perhaps the parents are already socially awkward and are just passing that on to their children. I can't see wearing a mask causing any damage to a stable child.

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Laura14 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:50:23 GMT

Children and young adults are socially awkward because their elders don't speak Siri.

I hope I live long enough to see the UN conduct a meeting of the world in text message and emojis.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:54:13 GMT

@Peaches McPhee wrote:
What does wearing a mask have to do with being socially awkward? Two separate things aren't they?

@Peaches McPhee

Presumably, social distancing and not carrying on conversations wearing a mask are going to permanently affect social skills. Go figure.

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Pezzie — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:58:07 GMT

Kids today have short attention span, so I doubt that wearing a mask will make them socially awkward later on. However, the preferred current method of communication among the younger crowd, is what will make some of them socially awkward in real life situations, bc they can't type their way out of it. They actually will have to look someone in the eye and talk, explain, debate or whatever the situation warrants.

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teganslaw — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:00:22 GMT

People weren't carrying on conversations before the pandemic, so what has changed? Many were constantly looking at their phones, not talking to each other; this has been going on for several years.

It's crazy to say that masks are affecting social skills.

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Icegoddess — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:03:59 GMT

Well, I don't know what to blame my social awkwardness on. I grew up before Siri, text messaging, emojis, etc. I do speak in complete sentences, but I'm just awkward when it comes to groups of people or the social graces that many find 2nd nature.

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Cakers3 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:12:57 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

Another blurb of misinformation?

Suddenly it's assumed children will be permanently scarred for wearing masks during this phase, until the virus is under control? Parents are suddenly unable to explain the situation ..... and why a mask is temporarily necessary? Really?

There are a lot of "socially awkward" young adults who text rather than have converations snd speak in complete sentences. Some can't even write in complete sentences. (I learned this when training a few new employees ... and how they ever got a college degree is beyond me).

Social awkwardness happens for all sorts of reasons ... but, apparently, now the virus is what we should blame. Good grief.

Your thoughts on this?

@Tinkrbl44 Could you provide a source for this?

Are we speaking about socially awkward children or children in socially awkward situations because of masks and social distancing?

children up to adolescence also need full faces to recognize people.

Seeing only eyes and foreheads -we can still recognize people or understand why part of a person's face is not visible.

Yet children cannot.

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wvumountiefan — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:16:15 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

Another blurb of misinformation?

Suddenly it's assumed children will be permanently scarred for wearing masks during this phase, until the virus is under control? Parents are suddenly unable to explain the situation ..... and why a mask is temporarily necessary? Really?

There are a lot of "socially awkward" young adults who text rather than have converations snd speak in complete sentences. Some can't even write in complete sentences. (I learned this when training a few new employees ... and how they ever got a college degree is beyond me).

Social awkwardness happens for all sorts of reasons ... but, apparently, now the virus is what we should blame. Good grief.

Your thoughts on this?

This is crazy to me. Kids don’t communicate verbally because that’s what the electronics do for them. I work in the public school system and kids are having more trouble than ever passing their English courses in middle and HS. They can’t spell, they can’t write in cursive and they, as you said, can not write in complete sentences.

Its truly sad to think that people will blame wearing a mask for the reason their kids are struggling socially. How many families eat at the kitchen table anymore? Probably not 1/2 of them, because they can’t even turn the tv off.

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ECBG — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:21:29 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 I know exactly what you are saying, and many educators are voicing the same concerns.

We have had awkward speech and social behavior since texting began. We have, in addition, had rearing practices that are causing a lot of dependence in place of independence.

Hopefully, parents will push activities that will provide outdoor experiences, camps, and those types of experiences which also provide socializing before they become adults where change and habits are hard to come by.

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Still Raining — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:21:13 GMT

@Tinkrbl44

Could help us find this study?

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Marp — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:43:12 GMT

IMO the only thing about kids returning to school with or without masks that is going to make them socially awkward is now being told don't touch each other, no hugging their best friend, no sharing.

Masks they will be able to understand. That they can't have physical contact with their friends and classmates as if there is something wrong with either them or their friends they won't be able to understand. That will lead to social awkwardness.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:32:08 GMT

@Still Raining wrote:
@Tinkrbl44

Could help us find this study?

@Still Raining @Cakers3

If there's a study, I haven't seen it. A friend sent me a link of a woman talking about the whole mask thing (she said they aren't necessary) and blamed the future awkwardness on the masks. It's not a link I could post here, but I posted this thread to see if this is a more popular idea than I thought.

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Still Raining — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:43:14 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@Still Raining wrote:
@Tinkrbl44

Could help us find this study?
@Still Raining @Cakers3

If there's a study, I haven't seen it. A friend sent me a link of a woman talking about the whole mask thing (she said they aren't necessary) and blamed the future awkwardness on the masks. It's not a link I could post here, but I posted this thread to see if this is a more popular idea than I thought.

Thanks. I am endless concerned about the grandkids. They have mandated at home for the first months. No one is happy.

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manny2 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:46:14 GMT

Wearing a mask will not make a child feel socially awkward. It is something all of us have to do period. It is the way adults handle it, and translate it to the child that will make them feel awkward.

Parents do your children a favor, and set the example wear a mask. Explain to them in simple terms none of us like it, but we have to do it to be safe.

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noodleann — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:49:04 GMT

I'm just glad that they haven't realized they could apply the same reasoning to wearing underpants.

Children are by nature socially awkward. Beware smooth-talking five-year-olds. They're up to no good.

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Lali1 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:52:35 GMT

Not sure where this so called info is coming from. All I have seen is that people have said kids staying home for long periods of time is bad for socialization and mental health. It's not just kids.

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Sapphiregal — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:03:20 GMT

Well, this is another thread that is going to go " bye bye" soon. All the interesting threads are taken down due to being "argumentative". The only ones that mods will overlook are the fluffy, ridiculously boring, and silly who really cares topics.