DS has not got used to masks, hates them. Has tried them on and off but is resolute. He’ll cycle 4 miles in rain before wearing one on the bus. When he has tried he seems to freeze up, for example at horse riding he gave a few lessons a ago and was half-frozen and barely directed the horse, had to be got off (we switched to a new Outdoor centre in the end but it’s ending next week).
Now Scouts are going back, he’s due to move up and he’s resolute he doesn’t want to go with a mask. I know it’s a choice, but I feel sad he’s going to drop out of something he loves. I’ve forced him to a few time’s with a mask to give it a go but he’s ended up withdrawn then outside stressed (he does generally have some sensory quirks, but is academic and has never needed support. Just occasional adaptation).
More and more places locally are going beyond the requirements for masks and insisting children wear them, plus he’s 11 soon anyway. I just worry about him as at the moment these activities are his only social contact with all the restrictions on.
I don’t really know what I’m saying- I’m just asking how others have dealt with this For their children. What have you done? I’ve been trying to get him used to them most the year now, tried many types and it feels like I’ve exhausted options. It feels like training a cat to walk on a lead. Though he’s silent you can see he’s frozen in anxious mode (normally he’s reasonably confident and social).
My younger two aren’t bothered by them at all.