Any hints for an isolating 13 year old?

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Dd is fairly delighted to be stuck in her room...she has her phone and is binge watching things on netflix, but I'd rather she didn't spend a week doing that. She's naturally sloth like so not bouncing off the walls but I'd really like her to be doing something else. Anything else!
The weather is ok here so I am making her come down and eat meals at a distance in the garden so she at least sees daylight. Has anyone done this before and got their teenager away from the screen?!

Well during the week she’ll have school work which should take up most of the day. My 14 year old will be out of isolation on Tuesday and we haven’t banished her to her room. We’ve not hugged like we normally would but she’s still joined us for meals and a bit of tv. We’ve had a few barbecues where she’s lounged around in the garden with us.

It’s a total pain but it passes quickly enough.

No school work, this is their last week of term!

Has she tested positive or just been in close contact?

If she's not Covid positive herself then I don't think she needs to be in her room really - unless she wants to be.

I presume she will have school work so that will fill a lot of the day.

Does she like any crafts, baking, gardening, taking photos, drawing etc. What are her actual interests?

I wouldn't isolate her from the rest of her family tbh.
Dinners in the garden sound good. Any diy or tidying projects you could work on together?

You're going to get so many people asking why she doesn't have school work
You should put a huge disclaimer that you're in Scotland and school is finishing this week.

Yes that should have been in my first post sorry!!
No schoolwork we're Scottish

She has been in close contact with a positive case, so far not positive herself. But our region currently has the 2nd highest number of cases in the country, spreading very fast amongst children, tbh i feel it would be crazy to not to do it properly.
She likes art, am encouraging her to draw, but I can see why she'd not be particularly motivated.

I wouldn't bother making this week a debate over screen time tbh. Just take the path of least resistance to make the time pass as easily as possible!

Yes you are right I think, it's only a week. Just feels like regression having only just got her back to school etc. Think this is just going to be the way of it!

Tbh I'd just let her have the screens. That's what my mum would of done if this had happened during my teen years

My mum wouldn't have...phone on a wire in the hall and one TV downstairs... And no bloody point watching the test card....that kid never moved

But getting back to the thread...garden to eat good
Gardening? Planting something?
Art is good and a new book, and screens will be fine for a week.

Shut up, Dorothy

Wtaf?

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Good to see a Catholic upbringing hasn't improved since I last had any doings with them.

🤣 Yes Dorothy's idea should sort you out 😁

We're also on last days of term and covid seems to be raging rampant - I have everything crossed that my two can get through to Thursday without being sent home.

Screen or a book outside??

Dorothy is a model of Catholic charity.

I missed what Dorothy said and am very curious