To say that every child and young person…

[KnowButNeedU2TellMeAsItIs]

That got through the pandemic, followed the rules, stayed indoors for long periods of time, endured isolation, online learning, ping pongs in and out of school, slow vaccination roll-out…

Should get a medal.

Our kids are amazing and gone through so much but not one bit of recognition.

Eh, YABU. A medal? For doing as they should have? No. Who would present it? Make them? Pay for them? What recognition do people need for just doing the correct thing at the time?

We've all been through the mill. Do i get a medal too?

Surely we’ve all given our children the recognition we feel they deserve? For that reason YABU.
My own dc have been encouraged and boosted along the way as I’m sure many others have.
They don’t need a medal. I think this is a weird idea personally 🥴

Kids have had it tough but are expected to be resilient because, apparently, that’s what kids are. Of course we’ve all been through the mill, but I agree that the children haven’t had the recognition or support they need, and the damage to their mental and emotional health is being seen now.

Absolutely not!
Most people followed the rules and were in and out of work. They also had bills to pay, caring responsibility and other stuff going on.

Lots of people got through, followed the rules and didn't get any recognition.
And not sure where you are but all I heard about during the pandemic was how hard it was on the children. Since we've returned to "normal" all I've heard about is how children have been affected badly by the pandemic.
No one else has got that level of recognition.

Why have you not recognised your own kids? Surely that is a parents job?

How to they validate these medal winners? How do they check they followed the rules or participated in online learning. Where is the magic money tree to fund this initiative?

How many teens do you lot know with social phobia now? We basically stunted their fucking lives for 2 years.
Bugger off with your “ Wah! we’re growed up and it was a bit diffy for us too!”

Of course they shouldn't. YABU. All we ever heard where I am was hard this was on families and children. Fuck those of us who struggled through it alone, apparently.

Lots of people had a shit time due to covid. Young people aren't unusual for this.

Those that had it worst are those who aren't around to be given medals.

@MintyMoocow I know no Teens with social phobia.
They constantly socialised on line before, during and after the pandemic

Funding for early years, schools and CAMHs would be more useful than a medal.

The teens I know seem fine, happy to be getting back to normal.

Less so other people I know: an NHS nurse who had a nervous breakdown due to stress and understaffing, a family member who lost their job and were evicted from their home, and my friends husband who is still in hospital after 4 months of an awful case of covid.

Those that had it worst are those who aren't around to be given medals.

This is of course true.

No. My kids are fine. Lockdown wasn’t particularly fun but it was manageable and it’s over and done with. They aren’t traumatised, damaged or suffering and they certainly don’t need a medal. I’d say that’s true of many/most of their friends.

Yes, some children suffered enormously or face ongoing difficulties because of it, but those children deserve proper actual support not a silly medal.

I’d rather they just got a good education, catching up anything missed and real access to mental health care, if their mental health was affected/worsened by the pandemic, amongst other things. A medal wouldn’t really help.

Kids … most of whom have no responsibilities or dependants or jobs and don't need to think past the next mealtime and basically had carte blanche to watch as much telly as humanly possible … need medals? Mmmm. Ok!

YABR.

Most teens just got on with socialising online, the same as they had been doing before the pandemic.

Children who "followed the rules" don't need medals. They were just doing what needed to be done at the time. For many it wasn't even a hardship. I know lots of children who were quite happy during lockdown but who equally happily went back to school.

do you know what some children from third world countries go through !?

I would like a medal for homeschooling them please.

What for? More Chinese junk to bung up land fill.

Giving a medal to everyone for doing the same as everyone else is meaningless.

Op I agree

It's the young people 0-25 that will pay for this for the rest of their life. They have contributed far more than anyone else has IMO.

They rest of us have enjoyed 20-50 years of easy life in real Terms

Ds is severely autistic and did not understand why his life changed overnight. He never saw one close family member again. He had a very difficult time not doing most of the things he usually did and not knowing why. I am proud of him that he did learn to cope with things being different and with sticks being stuck up his nose. I don't want a medal for him. I want his services back to normal and extra educational help where he needs it.

Kids get through tough times everyday all over the world. As do adults.
Coronavirus was relatively easy in comparison.