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RoboNinjaPirate t1_isxenmg wrote

And we do not yet know how much damage was done to speech development in young children during the period where everyone was masked up. Lip reading is a critical part of their ability to comprehend and mimic speech.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/masks-can-be-detrimental-to-babies-speech-and-language-development1/

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kittensmakemehappy08 t1_isxsw7a wrote

Sure but no one is talking to their baby at home with a mask on

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RoboNinjaPirate t1_isxt60g wrote

If both parents work, most kids spend more of their waking hours with nursery/preschool/school staff than they do with parents. (

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RoboNinjaPirate t1_isyaged wrote

Still a huge percentage of time either way that will impact them.

And I still see people driving in their car alone with a mask on, so these people are probably doing the same at home.

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Valuable-Operation89 t1_it1vt7n wrote

Just to be safe actually I did put on a mask because me and my wife had recently a newborn son, my son didn't see my unmasked face until his 3rd birthday and so far he seems alright, although he doesn't recognize me unless I wear my mask so I keep it on for his sake.

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powerman228 t1_isy1mq1 wrote

I think I saw a preliminary study the other day that talked more about this. But yeah, it’s going to take a few more years before I think there will be real meaningful data.

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