# Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [January 1, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428 "2021-01-01T08:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 973
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428/973 "2021-04-02T15:25:42Z")
OK- how about some cites? I know that researchers have had the same thoughts. Surely there is a study out there? Here are some cites to get you started: NY Times report (unfortunately, they don’t seem to find any issues in socialization): > **[Will the Pandemic Socially Stunt My Kid? (Published 2020)](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/parenting/coronavirus-masks-kids-socialization.html)** > > How masks and distancing may affect emotional development. Psychology Today: > **[Do Masks Impair Children's Social and Emotional Development?](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/targeted-parenting/202101/do-masks-impair-childrens-social-and-emotional-development)** > > Worried masks can interfere with kid's face-reading? Research says they won't. Another report from UPI: > **[Study: Face masks on adults have limited impact on kids' socialization - UPI.com](https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/12/23/Study-Face-masks-on-adults-have-limited-impact-on-kids-socialization/3291608741503/)** > > Schoolteachers and daycare center staff members who wear fac emasks to COVID-19 spread have a "minimal" effect on children's social interactions, a study published Wednesday by the journal PLOS ONE found. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428)._