Surely young children should not be isolating in their rooms with covid?

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I get that all families are in different situations and many teens would be happy to isolate in their room for days. But young kids? surely it's too young?

There's been an outbreak in both DC's class. There are class group chats and Facebook groups etc and I'm amazed how many people are saying they are isolating their 6/7 year olds in their rooms. Also in ds's son at 10, I feel is too young still.

We all had covid last month. Dp first then all
of us next. We didn't isolate away from each other. Our house is too small, we have one bathroom. Kids have sen, it wouldn't be an option for mine. They don't leave my side. They weren't overly poorly either.

I feel sad for kids that are expected to stay in their room for 10 days? I don't think I would cope in my room for 10 days, let alone a child.

One poor kid has done a full 10 days in his room according to his mum.

I'm not sure what the point of this post is. Nothing to do with me and people can make their own choices but I feel so sad for them.

I was asked by test and trace which room my kids were in when we had it and they seemed relieved when I said in the same room as me.

It just feels sad when covid is mild in most people!

To add, Dd has tested positive again. I just couldn't imagine making her stay in one room!

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I isolated in the first wave and I'm a 47 year old woman and found it made me a bit sad. The teens wouldn't mind for a few days but the younger one no chance.

Absolutely no way. When dd had it, just felt fatalistic, we can't and won't isolate her.
We didn't catch it.. Small house, one loo.

@DumpedByText

My friend made her foster daughter isolate over Christmas in her bedroom, she had to shout down if she was using the loo, and text if she needed anything. She's 8 🥺

Sickening to read that someone who is entrusted to care for a vulnerable foster child would treat them so inhumanely. How can this person be your friend.

Horrible now chance, it's inhumane. Unless there are vulnerable people in the home, it's really quite fucked up to isolate your dc.

@2022HereWeCome

I know a few people who insisted their 7-9 year olds isolated in their room (only went into other parts of the house wearing a mask when others were not there.)

To me the mental health impact of this is way worse than a possible Covid infection. We've all had Covid in my house - by the time the LFT came back positive, everyone had already been infected!

They wore masks inside their home?

The notion that families socially distance from their young dc within the family home and even wear masks AT HOME is incredibly disturbing.

@mummywithtwokidsplusdog

I think until you are in the situation it’s difficult to know how you would respond. When my child (12) got it they did isolate because my husband is vulnerable health wise. I sat at their door and chatted with mask on etc it was horrible and went against every bone in my body but we couldn’t do anything else. Our house is too small to have separate areas. It was an awful time- really stressful. Only plus side was none of us caught it.

why couldn't your husband isolate, as the adult, rather than the child?

When the kids are ill I try to keep them separate for as much as possible, tucked up in bed, especially when they are at the sleepy stage. But I am going in and caring for them and am with them when they need comfort. when they were little they slept in my bed and it was not possible to keep them separate anyway.

Absolutely you would isolate the CEV adult, not the child FFS!!

Some of the stories on this thread are complete batshit.

Reading you child a story from across the room while they wear a mask?
Shutting kids away in their rooms and delivering them food?

WTF is wrong with people??

And all this ‘well the rules say you don’t have to isolate if you’re double jabbed’ - so fucking what? Surely, you care for your young child and only go out if you absolutely have to - even if fully vaccinated?

The lack of common sense is astounding

@Tryagainplease

Some of the stories on this thread are complete batshit.

Reading you child a story from across the room while they wear a mask?
Shutting kids away in their rooms and delivering them food?

WTF is wrong with people??

And all this ‘well the rules say you don’t have to isolate if you’re double jabbed’ - so fucking what? Surely, you care for your young child and only go out if you absolutely have to - even if fully vaccinated?

The lack of common sense is astounding

100% this.

Some of the stories on here are really sad.

My DS(10) had Delta in November. He was unwell for 48 hours - stomach pain, headache, vomiting and fever. I slept in his bed with him for 2 nights, and we all carried on as normal. No masks, no constant disinfecting of surfaces, no isolating or distancing. Neither DH or I caught it.