I have a nine month old baby who was born during the first lockdown. I was only saying yesterday to my mum that I’m grateful he’s so young because he doesn’t really have a clue what’s going on or know that he’s missing out - and that it must be much harder for children who are a bit older.
However, I’ve just been reading a thread on the coronavirus board about how the first three years of a child’s life are critical to their development and that lockdown is going to really affect young children, even babies.
Well, my baby has barely had any interaction with other people since birth - he’s seen members of his family a handful of times when allowed, and we managed to get to about four or five baby group sessions in total. He doesn’t observe me or his dad interacting with other people much because we haven’t seen anyone.
I’m terrified that this could have really affected his development and that he’s going to struggle with socialising and social skills growing up.
I’m reluctant to put him in nursery or with a childminder, first and foremost because we really can’t afford it and secondly because I’m concerned about him catching Covid.
Is there anything I can do?
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crispyy · 11/02/2021 10:00
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