Year 1 child - how is yours coping at home?

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DS is nearly 6 and Day 1 (Wed) went really well, he completed the set work, did 3 Zooms with school, we went to the park, did some fun activities etc, overall a really good, positive day.

Yesterday was absolutely awful and I saw behaviour that he has only ever demonstrated in the last month of the first lockdown. Tears and strops on/off all day. Rude, uncooperative with schoolwork etc. I’m so envious of those on another thread here in Primary listing all the schoolwork their Y1 kids appear to have happily completed, when mine is starting to battle me on it on Day 2

I can’t believe I’ve got at least 3 months of homeschooling and it’s already like this on Day 2. He’s an only child and the social isolation is crippling- he’s seen no one since he finished school before Christmas (except other kids out and about), and is quite a sociable child so this is the root of the behaviour.

Anyone have any tips to cope behaviour-wise who also has an only child please?

My Year 1 is also very sociable and coped quite badly last lock down.
She used to follow me about the house clinging on me and trying to get me to play.
The best thing I found is to go outside as much as possible. Where we are (Scotland) there's no restrictions on children playing together outdoors.
So loads of trips to the playground and arrange to meet school friends if you can.
Prioritise metal health over school work whenever you can. As you've found: they do t concentrate if they're unhappy anyway.

My year 1 DD chipped well last year but has definitely been hit harder by this lockdown. She was so disappointed when she realised she wouldn’t be back at school. We are fortunately getting some daily Zoom teaching which she enjoys and she sees some classmates but it is not the same as playing with them. Her behaviour has not been great at times but I am trying to cut her some slack.

We have been using Facebook messenger video calls with a friends child because it has lots of silly screen games they can play together eg catching water balloons on your head. They actually played and chatted for an hour whereas normally she’s not very good at chatting on video calls.

My DD isn’t an only and it must be so difficult for you all.

Mine isn't an only so I spend a fair bit of time breaking up fights. She is coping OK at home, the problem is that she sees it as an extended Christmas holiday and doesn't want to do any school work! And as our school lessons are uploaded onto YouTube we have lots of arguments about wanting to stay on YouTube and watch Ryan or whatever instead of doing the work.
It is so hard. I think most children are struggling at the moment.