Is anyone worried about their primary-age child?

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My son is 9 and seriously seems to be struggling mental health wise as the pandemic has dragged on, and seems to be getting worse :( he never had any problems before, was always a happy easy well-rounded child who has now transformed into an anxious boy who loses his temper quickly, cries easily and is always getting stressed and angry.
He hates homeschooling and it’s an absolute struggle trudging through all the work school sets whilst he rubs his eyes and fidgets and stares at the laptop, he always plods on and finishes it but has little motivation and no enjoyment.
I’m trying everything I can to try and make the time at home as nice as possible but there’s only so much I can do.
Is anyone else finding this with their children? He’s like a completely different person im so sad and worried :(

"What should be allowed is for children to have the right to play and be with their friends in an outdoor setting right now. The risk is minimal."

Totally agree with this. Why is it allowed in Scotland but not in England? Why aren't we all up in arms about this?!

It snowed here last weekend and my 9yo played out the front with some other kids from the street - throwing snowballs, sledging... I realised it was the first time he'd interacted with another child (apart from older sister) for over a month. He was so happy.

And don't get me started on this two tier system. So many of ds's friends are in school playing and learning together, he's stuck at home with us. It's so unfair.

Yes. I'm really worried about my 6 year old. She's so down and sad and unhappy all the time. All the things she used to enjoy in life are gone and a year is a huge amount of time in their little lives. It's almost as if she's given up asking now. She's stopped even wanting to do the things she used to enjoy like seeing grandparents. It's awful to watch

Yes I've posted a thread in chat about how worried I am about my 5yo DD. She has found going back to school so hard, is explosive and tearful and gets angry with her teachers, is having separation anxiety for the first time ever, I am completely exhausted. I'm disabled too so we have been shielding for the better part of a year and her life has been bloody awful, mundane, boring and she misses her nanny.
It's a mess, I don't know what to do.

Any update from anyone. My lo is seven and has quite literally suddenly become a very tearful frightened anxious child. This has happened since Monday night, racked my brain over and over again but can’t think of anything to have suddenly triggered this. My lo is an only child and had cousins stay for whole Christmas break, so every family members I speak to says it’s a phase or for attention because cousins have gone. But now lo is complaining of stomach aches and not eating much. When I say tearful, I mean absolutely distraught, and saying things lo would never have said before. I feel like lo is sad, this may sound stupid, but I can feel how sad lo is but she says lo is fine, and it was just for one day. Thankfully not many tears today but still not normal self.