Doing this to a child is wrong

[fuckxmas]

BBC report : His said his 14-year-old daughter had not left her bedroom for four days, with meals being left outside her door, until the family learned the result was void on Thursday

This is so wrong to do to a child

Some people have never seen a teen close up. Vast majority "isolates" if and when possible. They show up in the kitchen 3 times a day and that's it. :)

To say a child doesn’t need their parents’ support or affection for four days, to me, is inconceivable

who said they couldn't talk to each other?

My friends son is in a class isolation, year 6 so all at home for 14 days, some parents have sent their kids to their rooms for 14 days, separate towels, crockery, eating in rooms...

@corythatwas

I wouldn't make them stay in the bedroom, they would be in whatever room they wanted to be in and i would make sure i cleaned thoroughly

But surely that would then mean that other family members would not be able to use that room? So another child may well be confined to their room instead? Unless of course you live in a mansion.

As far as we know, most transmission of Covid is not through surfaces but through the air, so I don't know how you would clean that. And most houses do not have living rooms large enough to allow for social distancing.

No, I'd be in the room too as and when I wanted to.

But what's the advantage to them if you caught Covid, fuckxmas?

@Rachie1973 - you may need to do a bulk order of those tee shirts

I'm 46 and I'd bloody love to self isolate in my room all day

When I was 7 I had measles. From the moment I felt off colour until I was no longer infectious I was quarantined in my room to protect my younger sister. Admittedly my parents could visit me in the evenings but by then I would be sleepy. I knew it could make her ill and didn't want that ;I was happy to protect her. I didn't feel well so perhaps didn't get bored but it was 1970 so no devices it TVs in the bedroom. I hope that Any of my DC at 14 would have isolated to protect vulnerable family in these COVID times , as pps have said they are experts at lurking in their rooms.

I’ve got 10 aunty and uncles, put them all in a room for a chat and you can tell from miles away which aunty had polio as a child and thus spent far too long alone and in isolation.

She recovered physically but not socially.

TBF for all you know the teenager was facetiming the rest of the family all the time, presumably doing remote learning (if she was off with covid bubble home too ), watching YouTube, chatting with friends. No Biggie.

@OverTheRainbow88

I’ve got 10 aunty and uncles, put them all in a room for a chat and you can tell from miles away which aunty had polio as a child and thus spent far too long alone and in isolation.

She recovered physically but not socially.

My great aunt was in isolation from polio too and is absolutely fine. If she'd infected a beloved family member who died or was permanently disabled I imagine she'd have been scarred for life.

Also as you know this kid obviously wasn't in isolation. They could chat through the door, facetimes with friends and family, watch netflix, post on SM. All they couldn't do is hug, which moght be a problem for a 4 year old (which is why no one would isolate their 4 year old) but not at 14.

Well, what a surprise! Let's be honest @flaviaritt - you seem to be the sort of person who refuses to see the other side of any argument

No, I see the other side. I don’t agree with it.

who said they couldn't talk to each other?

When did I say that?

To most people, the need of a child for their parent's support might seem an excellent reason to try to keep the parent safe

It is an excellent reason. It’s not a good enough reason to imprison a child in their room for four days. This virus is very, very unlikely to kill a person with a 14 year old child (someone in their 40s). But it is a risk, and it is fine if the child wants to self-isolate. What is not fine is to insist on it and lock them up (and yes, I know the room probably isn’t locked - not the point).

Yet again, where does it say that this child didn't receive her parents' support or affection? You can give both whilst staying two metres away, FFS.

To me, it said it when they said they left food outside the door. That’s isolation, not support and affection.

If there is a simple lesson anywhere in our mishandling of the pandemic, it is that we were far too wishy washy dealing with situations and people who we KNEW were a risk. If we’d been more grown up and competent dealing with confirmed cases and high risk situations we could have had a shorter overall high strength lockdown.

Maybe she wanted to stay away from everybody because she didn't want to be accused of "killing granny". isn't that the message being pushed on to kids these days?

3 of my DC have isolated in their rooms when symptomatic. (One of us is shielded).
The dc still played together and chatted via Alexa (on drop in constantly!). I was in and out of rooms constantly (with PPE) monitoring pulse/ temperature/ sats and cleaning touch points. I provided meals and a daily “tuck shop” of snacks, ordered new books/ craft kits/ games on line and delivered to rooms. I cleaned the bathroom between uses.
I offered use of the garden, but they all declined . Turns out they quite enjoyed isolation!

@trappedsincesundaymorn
It’s not a “message being pushed” it’s an unpleasant fact of passing on a very nasty virus to the elderly. Unfortunately a few countries spent 6 months in denial.

I was in and out of rooms constantly (with PPE) monitoring pulse/ temperature/ sats and cleaning touch points.

This is... I mean, surely people can see that this is insane?

Yabu. She could have passed the illness into the family. Most teens would love being in their rooms for four days uninterrupted , no chores etc

@flaviaritt

I was in and out of rooms constantly (with PPE) monitoring pulse/ temperature/ sats and cleaning touch points.

This is... I mean, surely people can see that this is insane?

Yes it is, we have lost all sanity

[quote Cam77]@trappedsincesundaymorn
It’s not a “message being pushed” it’s an unpleasant fact of passing on a very nasty virus to the elderly. Unfortunately a few countries spent 6 months in denial.[/quote]
There are many nasty viruses that could prove fatal to the elderly, until recently though no-one was being accused of "killing granny", should granny be unlucky enough to catch one of those bugs. So yes it is a message being pushed.

tortoiseshell1985

Thank god there are still some sane people left! That poor kid.

@flaviaritt

Yet again, where does it say that this child didn't receive her parents' support or affection? You can give both whilst staying two metres away, FFS.

To me, it said it when they said they left food outside the door. That’s isolation, not support and affection.

I agree.