To not understand why people go on about the impact of Covid lockdown on children

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PrunellaModularis · 15/03/2026 06:58

It comes up all the time on MN and I don't get it.

They had several months off school, couldn"t see their friends or grandparents or do clubs. Then lockdown ended, back to school, friends, grandparents and clubs.

How come people say "because Covid" to explain young people's behaviour.

Disclaimer: I'm not talking abouy kids in abusive families.

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TeenToTwenties · 15/03/2026 07:03

Because those few months happened at a formative time in their lives.
Because for a large number those few months would have been filled with stress and worry, and not delightful homeschooling by a stay at home parent in a large house with a garden and no money worries.
Because they missed schooling and socialisation but then went back and were expected to be 'age appropriate'.

My own DD went into lockdown in y10 and never returned to school, and is still suffering the impacts on her education and mental health. (Not all down to the pandemic, but definitely exacerbated by it.)

25mini7 · 15/03/2026 07:01

Because everyone's situation was so very different. I loved the lockdown, but I had twins who had a playmate, a nice garden and furlough. If id been stuck trying to wfh in a pokey flat myself and the children would have gone under.

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