Don't forget that there's already a window of hellish separation anxiety, pandemic or no pandemic, which affects all kids somewhat, some kids a great deal, and most kids who haven't been cared for by anybody outside of the nuclear family. Your 16mo falls within that window.

And don't forget that the crummier applications of attachment parenting--making Mom the sole provider of emotional contentment, staying in constant skin-to-skin contact while napping, interpreting every vocalization as an appeal for the breast--continue to grow in popularity through social media, so there are more and more kids who aren't adapted to community life.

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