Lockdown, shielding and childcare

[november90]

Ok so I have a hypothetical question.
My parents are 60+ and obese and I've read online this could potentially class them as vulnerable under new restrictions.
I live with my parents and my 2 children aged 3 years and the youngest 4 months tomorrow. Their dad has the eldest 2 nights a week - he's a key worker.
I've set me anxiety through the roof reading about a second lockdown and the shielding groups this evening. Does anyone know, if we were to lockdown again and my parents were sheilders... would this mean my children would have to stay with their dad all the time. Please say it isn't so. I feel like I'm suffocating.
Please don't come for me with cruel comments or if this is a stupid question!

They absolutely wouldn’t. I know how hard it is to keep anxiety under control at the moment x

I hope this doesn’t sound patronising but always take what you read on sites like this with a pinch of salt. Most posts are based purely on the writers opinion.

If your parents are shielding wouldnt everyone in the house need to shield otherwise what's the point of them shielding?

If they are shielding then the household should shield with them or you need to try and distance from them in the house as much as possible. Your kids wouldn’t need to live elsewhere but probably shouldn’t hug them or get too close for example.

Thank you everyone! I really was panicking last night so thanks for the clarity. Their dad is always threatening me with childcare, he's very emotionally abusive so I was so worried when I got that thought in my head!