I think those most clinically vulnerable in that age bracket are possibly also able to shield more effectively, in the sense that they may not have carers etc visiting in the home. No excess deaths in teachers was also very interesting!
Parents are taking unpaid leave to homeschool children all over the country, respectfully I think toys and eating out is the last thing on their mind.They're as important as each other, but ultimately the last few pages of this thread we've had constant posts of people struggling. Kids not wanting to get out of bed! Maybe if everyone could at least do something small like eat in a restaurant or go into a toy shop and look at toys which we know is safe enough providing there are rigid restrictions and sanitising, then MH might not be in the pits of hell at the minute. They also might be able to do a bit better at home learning as they'll have done something different, the parents will be less stressed as they'll have been able to do something fun and normal as well. In turn we give the economy a bit of a boost which will help those struggling.
At this stage we're going to be sending kids back to school who are riddled with anxiety as they've not left the house for months on end and are miserable, which is going to be doing them no favours in terms of education or social skills.
Maybe this is just too simple an answer though idk
not true, where are the facts behind this?
Yes that’s true, does that data include the wider population ? I thought it was just professions they looked at. Interesting that hospitals have put the average age of deaths in their patients at 59
(this does look like it would be fun to do once, probs only once though ha)
They shouldn't have to take unpaid leave and it's quite frankly disgraceful. In Germany, parents get paid leave to be home with their kids.
That doesn't really change anything though, home schooling still needs teachers, school buildings are still there and open for eligible children.
so you open up the economy with schools closed,
okay I was using toy shops as an example as I thought that might cheer the kids up considering there are parents on this thread saying their kids won't get out of bed!
This the same argument comes up again and again,
tbf I live in Germany. I wasn't aware that in the UK people are taking unpaid leave cause I don't live thereThis the same argument that comes up again and again,
“In Sweden”
“In china”
“In........”
we are in none of those places. In the USA they’re paying for health care
Pros and cons all around
But aren't those decisions for coming out of lockdown?
Quite possibly but we can’t all live like this forever more. They could at least go back part time in younger year groups even one day a week to start with and stagger the year groups or even go in for an afternoon a week to do some outdoor sport. The wall of silence this time round about education gives the impression it’s not a priority.
I told myself from the start after Easter but honestly if it’s later than that I’m gonna be heartbroken.
his little face when he realised that wasn’t where we were going.It is one of the weirder MH suggestions because at least gyms and leisure facilities are useful for physical and mental health and are mostly solo activities. Browsing for toys when you can still buy as much as you want online just seems crazy.
