For a year, at nursery, at school or in doctor's offices, it has been omnipresent on the faces of adults, masking their smiles and their words, muffling the sound of their voices.
Will the generalized wearing of the mask have long-term consequences for the young children around them?
In a column published on Monday on the
Figaro
website
, psychologists are worried about the risks posed by this communication barrier on a whole generation of babies.
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"The period of health crisis is unfortunately stretching over time, and we fear that the language acquisition, sociability and emotional security of many children will be disrupted",
warns Anna Cognet, psychologist and teacher.
The text is notably signed by the neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik, chairman of the first 1000 days commission, who in 2020 proposed to the government a series of measures targeting this sensitive age of life.
The authors advocate for priority vaccination
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