Here begins a story. Because the lady is right. Specifically, I tried it earlier this evening. I Googled the phrase "face time important for infants" and the top result was a link to an article on the website of the American Academy of Pediatrics saying that very thing. But if you followed the link, the article itself was no longer there. As of this moment if you Google the phrase the only result will be the tweet I just linked.
Now if you're just looking for articles in general on whether it's important for small children to see faces, you can find them, including a few from the COVID era. So the material is out there. But should I put an ominous "for now" at the end of that statement? In any case, at least one source is not contradicting its findings but simply disappearing them now that they're politically inconvenient.
Trust The Science? The Science is slinking down the road with your grandmother's fine silverware clinking in its pockets.
