How have your DC reacted to news of another lockdown...

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My biggest concern is mental health glad schools are still open but I think I did a parenting fail by DS 7 hearing some of boris's announcement but I was desperate to know. He was good at saying it worried him and missing friends again. Interested in how others are explaining it...we are currently tier 1 so a big change.

Dd1 and 2 (14 and 13) just think it's madness to keep schools open, they don't see the point of closing everything and then having large buildings open with 100s of people milling about, with no social distancing, mixed mask wearing and people coughing on each other....with the potential threat of self isolating every time there is a case (they had 2 hours if self isolation last term).
They also worry about bring8ngbit home to their brother, who is 10 and will be staying home as he is medically vulnerable.

My 6 year old DD is very sad we can’t go and see grandparents any more. She is so close to my DM and struggled not seeing her for 3 months in the last lockdown. Now she can’t see her for a month again 😔

DS 10 disappointed that gymnastics is cancelled again, anxious that 11 plus exam might be postponed again, but hoping to be in lockdown for xmas so he doesn't have to go anywhere or have anyone round 😆

Both primary age dds were a bit shocked

Dd1 sad about missing a very small birthday party she had been invited to. Also that presumably cubs will close.

Dd age 5 was worried the whole family will catch covid

Ds cried because he thought he wouldn’t be able to see his girlfriend for a month.

Ds' attitude is much the same as a lot here.

Pointed out what is the point if schools are still open. He is very aware that social distancing, hand washing etc. are not happening in schools enough to stop anything. He is also aware that a good deal of his age will be asymptomatic.
He loved lockdown.

He'll be most put out if his drama is back on line but not schools.

He thinks BJ should go over to the US and spend the rest of the time with Trump and leave us some decent leadership. I'm not sure who he has planned. He's come out with some lovely comments.
"Boris is the same as Trump except he's washed"(I think that is a reference to the orangeness of Trump)
"I know the government's plan. They think too many people are complaining. They've decided the more people they kill off the fewer there are to complain."
🤣

I almost hope he decides to go into politics. He's much more imaginative in his spiel than most of them.

Its no different for us as we were in local lockdown anyway

Really sad clubs won’t be happening and worried for the future.
Broke my heart.

DS8 said to me that “there’s a tiny bit of me that is scared all the time”. Me too, darling, me too.

And whilst being off school for months was horrendous on his mental health, not to mention my craziness, I think I’d prefer him not to be in during November.

But the rule of 6 stopped nearly all the fun anyway for us and we’ve avoided places due to caution, it’s not going to change much in the next month.

Absolutely fuming theres no football for them for at least a month and annoyed they still have to go to school, purely for their own personal reasons of preferring to have 4 weeks off playing fifa not because of anything covid cases related.

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Kids will still see each other at school so really for mine it’s no different.

All but one of the covid cases we know of are at the kids’ schools. 20 cases. Poor teachers being thrown on the fire. Everyone is in lockdown not allowed to leave the house but teachers have to carry on as though nothing has happened. Plus, our school has been secretive about covid cases and so it’s no wonder there are so many.

Teachers are not the only ones working though.

A lot of people have been and will be,and for much lower wages.

DD2 relieved school will be open. Sad about Swimming and Cubs.
DD1 more neutral about school- I think she realises her best friend will likely not be there.

Swimming is frustrating. They only really got back up to the level they were in March a couple of weeks ago. Could see real progress last couple of weeks. Really thought they might finish their current class levels this term.

DS is sad that he won’t get to see his best friend, they don’t go to the same school.
Otherwise things won’t change much as schools are open thankfully! He’s really fed up of Covid but aren’t we all!
Lockdown with school closed was awful for him as an only child, we won’t be going back there. I’ll send him in as a key worker child if I have to. (School only needed one parent to be a key worker and we both are, although last time I was off).

DS2 is 9 (nearly 10, his birthday is at the end of November) is happy schools are open but absolutely devastated that sport will stop. He trains at least 5 times a week and it’s all outdoors and COVID safe so it’s even more frustrating that it can’t continue. Children have lost so much throughout this and it seems incredibly unfair to take this away as well. He isn’t even bothered about his birthday if he could continue playing sport.

DS1 is in Y11 and is pleased that school is open. He is worried about his exams and annoyed that he won’t be able to see his girlfriend expect at school which makes no sense!

Both DC gutted that extra curricular activities will stop. DC1 wants school to be shut too!

Ds7 is annoyed that his swimming lessons will now not happen when he was only just starting to get used to going and improving after 6 months off with the first lockdown. Happy however school is still open, we really struggled with him to do any home learning towards the end of the last lockdown and his behaviour and mood went into decline.

Ds2 is obviously too young but I do think we will have him asking about his weekly soft play trip. It is going to be difficult to have lockdown with a 2 year old when his brother is not home with him this time.

Rolled his eyes, asked if school was still on, asked if he could still see his nan. Went back watching iPad.
A few minutes later asked if he could play with kids over road, I said no, shook his head and muttered “ridiculous” like it had just come out of my own mouth.
I feel really sorry for these kids that are “so damaged” etc. By Covid. Parents need to chill out! They’re picking up all the fear and stress from you.

They’re trying to be brave but oldest had a middle of the night mini panic attack (appeared in our room cold and shaking and worried, and needed to be cuddled back to calmness) so it’s clearly upset her. It’s all the music and dance going online (and being relatively crap), and the sport completely stopping, that’s so hard for them.

DDs 6 and 9.

Both pleased they can go to school.

Not bothered about no more extra curricular sports but upset no Brownies / Rainbows.

Disappointed we can't go for days out because "Walking in the fields / woods / river gets boring."

Very annoyed! They are at university, one has severe mental health issues, they haven't been out, they have no support for their studies despite the fees being in full, lecturers no answering emails (normal, but normally you can grab them after a lecture) department office shut so can't call. I offered to fetch the more vulnerable one but she declined as she really needs the library.

That schools should close and exams next year be cancelled

Ah yes, cannot see any issues with that at all.

lecturers no answering emails (normal, but normally you can grab them after a lecture)

No, that's not normal. You wouldn't expect a reply straight away, but absolutely they should be replying to student emails, and in 'normal' times would, so absolutely should now.

Mine don’t think it’s a really big deal because I don’t dramatise anything to them. They know the facts and they’re at school so their life won’t change that much. Playgrounds are open at the weekend so they will be out and about in the fresh air so life won’t change much for them.
I presume dancing and Sunday league football will be off, and that’s a shame but they will be fine.

I am SO happy school is still open.

8 year old ds watched the press conference
He’s glad he can still see friends at school
He’s sad he can’t play football
He already knows he’s not getting his usual birthday party/fuss in December

He’s more resilient than a lot of adults seemingly

Mine are yrs 6, 4 and nursery. Youngest one blissfully unaware obviously.

Big kids not fussed, their lives won't change much. They'll see their friends at school then come home 🤷 yes their various clubs will presumably stop for a bit, but they'll cope. Cubs and d beavers never reopened after the last lockdown.

We will continue seeing my parents though, sensibly. My mum ended up on a psych ward last time and keeping her mental health steady is paramount. We are in an area of very low community rates though, I'd review of things changed.