Just in case you're not already convinced Dr. Oz is a loon....

[Nevilledog]

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Oz: Published today, an article from Brown showing that kids born during the pandemic are developmentally delayed. Think about that. We’re hurting our children with some of these policies. Kids who can’t see the mouths of their teachers move don’t learn to speak.


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7:42 PM · Dec 30, 2021

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1. Kids born during the pandemic are 18 months old - at the oldest

What teachers do 18 month olds have, Doctor?

[Bev54]

8. Yes, my granddaughter was born during the pandemic, this has got to be

one of the stupidest statements I have ever heard.

[sop]

2. The term "snake oil salesman" was coined to describe this guy.

[brush]

19. Word salady works also.

[Hoyt]

3. OZ says kids ARE developmentally delayed. There are articles that say SOME

evidence of increased developmental delays.

I think there is some delay for some kids, but OZ is overstating situation.


Searched under “ oz says pandemic kids are developmentally delayed.” Found a number of articles that talk about increased delay, but not some massive problem.

I think one has to take that risk into account in making policy, but he’s overstating risk.

[A HERETIC I AM]

5. What is overstated....

is the idea that anything that motherfucker says should be taken seriously.

[Hoyt]

6. I think there is an increase in developmental delay. To ignore that is foolish.

OZ overstated risks.

[Bev54]

9. What is overstated is that kids born during the pandemic

are not in school and at the most are coming up 2 years old. There is no development delay.

[Hoyt]

10. But 6 and 8 year olds that were out, might have lost some months.

Whether they’ll catch up, I don’t know. Probably will, unless goes on too long.

[Bev54]

11. What "he" said was kids "born" during the pandemic

[Hoyt]

13. I've said OZ is stupid. But, it is a problem for young kids who need more

attention than you can get on a video. Certainly not the only issue in deciding whether schools should remain open, under a hybrid schedule, or something else. But it is an issue.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. That's just dumb.

Pandemic kids are two or three years old. How many teachers have they had? My two year old grandgirl added about 50 new words last week.

And, most kids know how to speak before they go to school. I mean, duh.

[DanieRains]

7. Spending More Time With Their Work At Home Parents Hurts Them How Bad?

The parents could take them to day care, but why. I mean other than that....

[Hoyt]

12. Where I live, 70% of those parents voted for trump. Not sure more home time

with them is best for a kid, if it can safely be avoided.

[herding cats]

15. I agree.

I can also add, if you want to see developmental delays, look to the children of the core Trumper types. Many of their 5 year olds cannot enunciate to their age level let alone know their alphabet by sight. I'm not being mean, it hurts my heart to see the lack of care some of these parents put into their children's well-being and developmental skills.

Where I am this is why Head Start programs matter, even if they're too few. Leaving them with a family member (usually grandparent) who is going to under stimulate their mind by parking them in front of a TV (or other screen) and telling them being good is being quiet and leaving the guardian in peace, just repeats the cycle of developmental neglect their parent experienced.

[Hoyt]

17. +1. No telling what bad outcomes researchers will identify 15 years from now.

If lucky, there will also be positive outcomes from COVID like increased wages, more working from home, preparedness for new virus, approval of massive government programs like stimulus and enhanced unemployment, etc.

[DanieRains]

21. Very Well Said

Makes me think of my Slobfather supporting friend's daughter being raised in an alternate universe.

[Baked Potato]

14. Oz is dipping his tasting spoon in a tub full of Dark Triad stew. Nt

[mahina]

16. Search terms "pubmed" children developmental delay COVID-19 pandemic

There are a couple with one or two citations.
From https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34692602/
You can read the abstract, it’s brief.

“Conclusion: Experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health strategies might be associated with a higher risk of delay in the development of fine motor and communication in 1-year-old children; the association observed in the communication domain only existed in first-born children.”

It’s lunacy to suggest this possibility is a result of masks and not a result of the freaking virus breaking so much.

I wish everyone knows to add “pubmed” to medical searches to get peer reviewed journal articles rather than Joe’s Website.

[haele]

22. Maybe it's more a factor with new parents reaction to a pandemic than exposure or mitigation.

New parents who are isolating and may be resentful or paranoid because of those restrictions might not be interacting with their babies appropriately to trigger better development. There's not as much help available to them to deal with not only the stresses of being new parents, but for other stresses - jobs, bills, shortages, the inability to socialize as before.

Haele

[Cha]

18. Just lookin at him on Mute..

he's a fucking jabber mouth.

[hlthe2b]

20. So, he thinks kids wait until starting SCHOOL to learn to speak? Really?

Babies being to talk at or before 12 months. If they are 5 years old and not speaking with what is a pretty amazing vocabulary for the age, it isn't going to be the school at fault.

To blame masking in first grade for missed landmarks in the first five years is insane.

[haele]

23. Also,not all kids hit the same markers at the same rate.

The pandemic isolation has affected new parents by seriously reducing the resources and normal stress relief that parents previously had, affecting the attitude, attention and quality of parenting they were able to provide.
Babies and their development are affected by the health and stress level of their parents, both before and after birth. The hardship of isolation, of not being able to get out to take care of themselves or their environment as the parents were used to prior to the pandemic has led to a lot of depression and unhealthy habits.

Haele