Maybe this is true for older children. For younger ones i cannot agree. Children go through various phases which are very important in their development. You ca

Maybe this is true for older children. For younger ones i cannot agree. Children go through various phases which are very important in their development. You cannot just postpone them. Having the family (often only parents) around and maybe 1-2 friends from time to time is vastly different from a class of 20-30 pupils. Also remember that the summer holidays you mention don't disappear. They additionally increase the time of separation. Especially this year where a lot of families won't go on vacation as usual.