Do anyone else's kids seem to be mostly doing fine?

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I was reading on another thread that a lot of people's children are struggling mentally and that they've decided to let their kids mix with others and forget about social distancing, as they're not really coping with the isolation. Are anybody else's kids seemingly doing fine? I'm worried maybe I'm missing signs in mine that they are having a hard time in lockdown. Obviously they miss their friends and normal activities, but I wouldn't say they seem sad or worried or withdrawn as other posters mentioned. I expect it helps that 2 are close enough in age to play together, that the eldest has ASD, and that they're all happy to socialise online. But am I sticking my head in the sand and ignoring problems? We're following the guidelines strictly because I feel it's too soon to mix closely with other households.

Mine are absolutely fine.

My 15 yr old seemed to be doing perfectly fine. He usually prefers his own company anyway and is often just home on gadgets etc. But last week he had a total meltdown, completely out the blue and clearly wasn’t doing as well as he seemed. I think it was mostly due to lack of sleep, routine etc than social isolation.

DS has had one minor wobble but other than that he has had a great time. He's enjoyed the school work. He's chatting and playing with his friends online.
I was worried about him because he is prone to anxiety but actually this has shown how much school contributes to his anxiety.

Mine are fine. I have an autistic teenager who has left school, his lifestyle hasn't changed at all as he doesn't have a social life and spends most of his time working from home or playing games online. He's enjoying not being pressured to go out, and is feeling a bit less depressed as he's been bullied in the past for not being more academic, but now those bullies are feeling less smug about their academic and future prospects.
My toddler misses her regular schedule of toddler groups and activities, but I've been committed to taking her out every day to a different park or garden, and she seems to be loving the outdoor lifestyle and exploring new places. She's really creative with her play so doesn't mind not going to playgrounds, she just uses logs and railings and mulch to do the same kind of thing! I've just settled her in a nursery for 2 sessions a week, just to get some access to other play and socialisation activities, and got a zoo annual pass as well.

Nope.
My dd (15) seemed to be doing brilliantly and said she was enjoying no school and learning from home. She then started to say she was worried and nervous about going back.
Then, out of the blue, she had a full meltdown, left the house, went missing and we had to get the police involved. They found her in the early morning, 5 miles away. She was just so angry (about something over nothing) that she just had to get out and walk and walk.

She now has a councillor from school and Camhs involved as she has mentioned self harm and suicidal feelings. It came out of nowhere and I'm still shocked by it all.

One of mine is spending half the day hanging out with his friends on xbox and is very happy. The other's autistic and is enjoying not being super stressed by a school environment.

Mentally yes very lively knowledgeable and solid!

Only just turned 6 in Easter so year 1.

Home schooling? Acceptable not amazing progress but ok.

Most of class seems ok - some families struggling but just keeping quiet after kicking off months ago as probably all Covid fatigued now!

School home schooling support crap so all doing our own thing!

DD is 6 and is absolutely fine. She is loving being at home, she's not even mentioned her school friends, not once! I was a bit worried tbh and wondering if it's normal but DH keeps saying she's very happy and loves home.

She gets on with her home school work, no problem at all and is very happy. She's happy, we're happy.

Yep. Mine is fine.

my dd12 with asd is loving being at home no uncomfortable uniform, mornings have been blissful no complaining about getting dressed as she can wear her comfortable clothes. Less meltdowns so overall I think she is doing great and it's not affecting her mental health as much as I thought it would.
I do think it's affecting ds3 though he's become extremely clingy he wasn't clingy before lockdown and he's grumpy I'm sure he's missing his friends he can't tell us because he's not talking yet but I can see it's affecting him.

Yes! I literally just posted this on another thread. DD4 is getting on brilliantly. She's happy to get on with her homeschooling with minimal fuss, goes out for a long walk around the village or in the woods each days, and plays with her baby sister. Lots of garden time too. She's also great at entertaining herself, and will happily spend hours dressing her Barbies or setting up intricate Paw Patrol missions. I was worried that she might miss the routine of school and her friends but she doesn't seem particularly bothered.

I'm currently a SAHM and DH is working reduced hours so is home more, so we do have the time to pay her attention. If we were both WFH she would probably be stuck in front of the TV a lot and I imagine would be a completely different story, so I'm very grateful for our situation.

Our five year old is doing fine too. Misses her school and friends but is perfectly happy to be at home too. My husband used to work really long hours, used to get home after she was asleep. And now he is working from home so is also able to spend more time with her.
She is also so young and I have always felt the school hours are too long for such young kids. She is liking the non scheduled life.

"DrMadelineMaxwell" I am so sorry to hear that. What a worry for you and how upsetting that it happened suddenly with no apparent warning. I hope your dd can get the support she needs and that things improve for her soon.

Yep our 5 & 3 yr olds are loving lockdown life... We actually decided not to send DC1 back to school (reception) as she's having so much fun at home, so thought we'd savour the extra time with us all being here. Guess it helps she's got an instant playmate in dc2 who seems equally as happy! X

Yep we're all doing ok, 3 x DCS, DD1 Yr10, happily cracking on with her work, taking at least one walk a day ans managing to keep things going with her boyfriend of 9 months online - she misses him, but they're doing ok.

DD2 yr6, lots of online chat with friends and getting herself ready for yr7 in September. A bit nervous, but fine and still keeping up with basic school work.

DS1 yr3, lots of reading and then life skills with DP - happy at home, very chilled.

DP is stay at home dad and I work from home anyway, so no massive changes there, and lots of lovely quality time.

My foster son is doing really well. Working hard on his home education doing bite size every day, the few things sent home form school and I am doing Maths, English and Science with him too. He says he is working harder at home than when he went to school. He is a sporty child and I dreaded the lock down as I did not know how he would cope without all of his sports activities. He has amazed us. He has run 2 miles around lake 4 times each week and the last three weeks has resumed 1-1 cricket net training with his coach. He misses his friends but we have made pizza from scratch, cupcakes and cookies to take his mind off of missing his friends.

Mine are fine too although missing friends and activities. I have 5 dc fairly close in age though (8 years between oldest and youngest) which helps I think.

Mine are ok, though oldest one, Y2, misses their friends and definitely needs more socialising with their peers.

Mine are fine, I have primary age and a year ten, we are shielding as a family, so I thought they would really struggle thankfully not the case.

Mine are loving it.
Oldest DS 14 and quite an introvert. He is happy with his one day a week at school. He says that's plenty.
DD 13 is a real home bird but is iw meeting friends in the park so is quite happy too.
Both keeping on top of school work at times that suit them.

Yes my ds aged 7 is fine. He misses his friends but will talk to them for hours virtually... they al play Roblox and Minecraft together.
He does his school work with very few issues and is generally a happy, well adjusted little boy.

Like you, I read about others and worry that I'm missing some important signs but so far I don't think so.

My ds 12 seems to be fine, he is enjoying having extra time to play games. But he lives quite sheltered life anyway due to chronic illness, so he's kind of used to it.

I think mine are fine. We live in a national park and DH has been furloughed, so life hasn't been too hard tbh. We've had months of lovely walks, swimming in the river, picnics in the mountains etc and my 4 year old is loving it. Instead of school work we're doing lots of numbers and phonics games, wildflower identification, baking... that kind of thing. He's seemed content enough socialising with his little friend via walkie talkies over the garden fence, which I found sad but he loved.

My teenager is certainly not loving it but he is fine, overall. I worry about his health as he has become nocturnal and wants to spend all night online with his mates while eating noodles. So that's not great. But he's also laughing, chatting, singing, playing guitar and spending hours on his art work so I'm just trying not to look too deeply into it and take his assurances that he's fine.

I think overall most kids are fine - as in, happy enough and not suffering long lasting damage. I don't agree with the narrative that this will be a generation lost or that lockdown is innately damaging to most young people.

Eldest, just turned 13 is fine. In fact seems happier than at school. Says she has realised she is basically an introvert and finds being with people all the time tiring. I'd seriously consider letting her home school but worried about lack of access to do practical subjects. The younger one is 8 and would be fine is she had a bit more social interaction. She does miss her friends but mostly seems happy, although some anxiety at timesabout her parents both getting ill or dying from coronavirus. She's okay with home schooling if I do it with her but has struggled with maths. She has done loads of art, music, cooking and other creative stuff in lockdown so in some respects it's been really a great opportunity for her. It's just a shame her dad and I have both working from home and she has not had as much attention as I'd like to give her.