109 Buckle up Because We’re Seeing the First Wave of Developmental Problems in Covid-Era Children and It’s Only Going to Get Worse as Time Goes On (www.dailymail.co.uk) posted 2 years ago by ashlanddog 2 years ago by ashlanddog +109 / -0 Expert says she's influx of 'COVID babies' who haven't hit milestones The phenomenon, speech pathologist Nancy Polow says, is part of a trend in kids born during or shortly before the pandemic, who are 'falling behind' on key milestones due a lack of interaction during that span. 30 comments share 30 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Read somewhere that kids learn to speak by seeing the mouth movements of their parents.
Masking is evil.
...exactly....
https://www.speechbuddy.com/blog/language-development/read-my-lips-how-babies-learn-to-speak-by-watching-you/