Children born during the pandemic score lower on cognitive tests, study finds average IQ 22 points lower.
(www.bmj.com)
🧠 These people are stupid!
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For pregnant individuals, fear of attending prenatal visits also increased maternal stress, anxiety, and depression. Not surprising, there has been concern over how these factors, as well as missed educational opportunities and reduced interaction, stimulation, and creative play with other children might impact child neurodevelopment.
I can assume you’re well educated and just doing a good job as a mother. 👍🏻
She also goes to a Montessori school where she gets tons of play time with other children her age. The school dropped their mask mandates earlier this year for parents and they never forced masks on children, they’ve been super solid.
My wife is certainly doing her best 👍 we try to keep her diet as much whole foods as possible, no access to tablets or phones (she watches cartoons sometimes but barely pays attention), and the only sugar she gets is from fruits and watered down apple juice.