Shameful treatment of children

[CottageGardener]

Taster days cancelled, work experience cancelled, sports days cancelled, exams cancelled, fetes cancelled, extra curriculum activities cancelled, end of year school assembly cancelled, transition day cancelled, trips cancelled, proms cancelled, the list goes on....

For a virus that 80% of the population now have antibodies for. The kids will never have a chance to do some of these things again. SHAMEFUL.

"You do realize that many of those kids live in households with vulnerable people"

Shouldn't vulnerable people have already been offered the vaccine by now.

Nearly everyone I know, of many ages, has had 2 vaccinations now.

@KillerFlamingo

Personally, I'm so sad that I didn't get to watch my DS in a cute reception nativity play and now I don't get to watch him at his sports day or go to any school events or parties with him and his little classmates.

He's my only child and he'll only be in reception once, I tried so long to have a child and these were milestones I was genuinely looking forward to.

I'm sad I won't get to attend a preschool "graduation" for my DS, there were no visits when choosing a primary school, and it's looking like neither he nor I will be allowed to visit his new school before he starts, either It's certainly not how I imagined marking this milestone in his little life!

Not the end of the world, of course, but still sad.

So none of these adults give a fuck why should kids? They have been blamed for passing it around like how dare they go to school.

The kids are not being blamed for passing it around anymore than the old folk in care homes were blamed for passing it around last year.

The system is being blamed for sending them into schools with minimal precautions when the evidence and modelling shows that schools are an environment where it will be passed around within the schools and then back out into the community.

There's an absolute tonne of problems with the system that are making this worse, but those responsible have done a great job getting everyone pointing the blame at other sections of the community. Thus the system is protected, and nothing will improve.

If you think the kids are being blamed, then they've won.

It’s disgusting what’s being done to children! Makes me so angry. Next is the big push for children to receive a vaccine that’s only approved for emergency use for a virus that is no threat to children. How are parents not in absolute uproar over this? My son is only 6 months old but it worry’s me the world he’s growing up in.

And what’s more concerning is that some parents think this is all for the greater good?! 🤯

I didn't have the following when I moved/left school:

• transition days
• prom
• leavers assembly

I think we had sports day at Secondary school, but I was so rubbish at sport I was never involved in it (not upset by that at all). Never did well at Sports Day at Primary school apart from for some reason the egg and spoon race, not really helped me in life!

Yes it is sad that some of these things haven't happened or are happening in a slightly different format, but for most children they will cope and move on. And I am speaking as a mum of Y11 son who obviously has had a very hard 2 years, but has coped remarkably well, and hopefully the resilience he has shown will help him in further challenges he may face in future years.

I'd rather my parents were alive TBH

And I presume they’re vaccinated, yes?

Taster days cancelled, work experience cancelled, sports days cancelled, exams cancelled, fetes cancelled, extra curriculum activities cancelled, end of year school assembly cancelled, transition day cancelled, trips cancelled, proms cancelled, the list goes on

Versus
Mum, Dad, or Grandma dead of Covid

I know which I’d rather my son had. It’s really easy now that we’re through the worst of it to forget the days when 1,000+ people were dying, and how much worse it could have got. It’s really easy to forget the people like my mate who is back in hospital for the 3rd time due to long Covid.

If it weren’t for the control measures we would have been in the same boat as Brazil or India. Do you really want that for your kids because I don’t want it for mine.

I grew up without most of those, they are not the markers of a good childhood. Its sad but its not a disaster.

Yes we have it under control, but until enough people are vaccinated that Covid can’t spread through community transmission there is a serious risk of a more dangerous variant arising or one that vaccines don’t work for.

Yes we are through the worst but the vaccination programme has to finish before we are safe, and until then the only way to control mutation is to control transmission and that means keeping people apart.

It’s basic science and I can’t believe that people still don’t get it.

Not sports days and leavers assembly!! Oh op that is tragic. They'll be scarred for ever I tell ya.

'Yes, those kids would be far better off if covid were out of control, hospitals full, parents off work ill and not earning, operations cancelled etc.We all know it is shit, but sometimes wishing doesn't make things happen'

This!

there is a serious risk of a more dangerous variant arising or one that vaccines don’t work for.

That’s going to be a risk for years and years as the rest of the world won’t be fully vaxxed anytime some.

I can’t believe people still don’t get that.

I grew up without most of those, they are not the markers of a good childhood.

Regardless of these specific events, good times with their peers quite clearly are markers of a happy childhood. And they were denied that for a considerable period.

Really shameful. As if everything over the past 15 months wasn’t enough. Just had a message from my daughter’s school cancelling settling in sessions, I’m livid.

@TheKeatingFive

there is a serious risk of a more dangerous variant arising or one that vaccines don’t work for.

That’s going to be a risk for years and years as the rest of the world won’t be fully vaxxed anytime some.

I can’t believe people still don’t get that.

The more people that are vaccinate the lower that risk gets, and until it gets to an acceptable level the some restrictions need to remain. Why do people find that so hard to understand?

Goodness me!! This nonsense has to end! The kids are missing out, we all are!!! Life has to go on. Surely mum dad granny has been vaccinated now & if they've choose not to STAY IN & let the rest of us get on with our lives!

The more people that are vaccinate the lower that risk gets, and until it gets to an acceptable level the some restrictions need to remain.

And you can’t see that the currently unvaxxed adult population of the U.K. is a teeny drop in the ocean compared to the entire rest of the world?

Really?

That's right folks, keep arguing among yourselves instead of holding the Govt to account for leaving borders open and allowing various variants of the virus in while they sort out a trade deal with India.

That's why all the things the OP is talking about have been cancelled.

I'm not happy but I'm directing the blame where it belongs...at our Govt.

'Regardless of these specific events, good times with their peers quite clearly are markers of a happy childhood. And they were denied that for a considerable period.'

Our dc managed ok with zoom and sm, not ideal but then pandemics aren't. They are all currently out with groups of friends having a great time in the sun. The ones sat at home wailing about no proms or no sports days are probably the ones with very negative parents. Like you and others on this thread.

there's no doubt kids have had a tough time of it but I'd consider it much worse parenting to support measures where the teaching profession had to take even more risks than they've been asked to constantly.

Also I rarely hear any of these 'but what about the kiddies' voices when it comes to cuts in mental health funding, SEND provision, youth services, Sure Start etc etc etc... almost as if some of you have some kind of specific agenda...

Some of the ignorance on this thread is astonishing. Vaccination doesn't stop you getting Covid or passing it on - it isn't 100% effective. If it's "taken" it means you may not need intensive care in hospital. And fewer people are likely to die. For some it is ineffective. That's why we still need precautions.

Children are being seen to be suffering from long Covid so to say they aren't effected by is is plain stupidity.

@Downtown36

Really shameful. As if everything over the past 15 months wasn’t enough. Just had a message from my daughter’s school cancelling settling in sessions, I’m livid.

I would be livid too. Schools I'm afraid are loving not doing all the extras! At one time it was so important everyone attended the play, fair, trips, concerts etc but now apparently none of that matters it dosnt enrich there lives & it didn't happen in the olden days so we mustn't grumble! The kids will be fine apparently!!!

Our dc managed ok with zoom and sm, not ideal but then pandemics aren't.

I think people will find out just exactly how ‘not ideal’ this was in the next few years.

Child mental health services will have it’s work cut out for it

...and all the people who died of Covid will never get to do anything again, let alone see those kids grow up.

There are worse things in life than missing a school sports day and a pre-school leavers prom. Will they be scarred for life because they missed their end of school assembly or anything else? No. It's a pity they are missing these events yes, but shameful? No way.

The more people that are vaccinate the lower that risk gets, and until it gets to an acceptable level the some restrictions need to remain. Why do people find that so hard to understand?

Let’s face it @RestingPandaFace there is no level of risk that people like you will accept.

There are so few people dying with covid right now, the vaccines work, 80% of the adult population have at least one dose, 50% have two...yet still you are living in a state of anxiety.

You really need to get a grip and quit throwing kids under the bus