Quarantine of the Day
Quarantine of the Day
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How many of you are home with kids right now, and what ages?
Seven weeks into this, I'm started to get depressed for my kids. My daughter is 5 and supposed to be starting kindergarten in the fall. She's a really smart kid and should be learning all the pre-k things she'd be learning at day-care, with other kids, and with the teachers she loves. We also signed her up for all day summer camp in our town (she went to partial day last year and loved it) and she's so excited about it. It goes from mid-June to mid-August. We haven't told her that it's likely not going to happen, because I just don't see how it does. She's going to be heartbroken.
She's also developing some bad behavior that she previously got past in the last year - standard childhood stuff at that age, but it doesn't make it easy for my wife and I to work from home and. Really trying to get her to think about her actions before she throws a fit, slowly but surely she's understanding but I know it's hard at that age.
Our son will be 3 in June so he's still younger and kind of oblivious to it all. He's content playing with his toy cars all day long, we watch plenty of shows on TV and go outside to play. I'm less worried about him; hopefully after this is all past us he's right on track for whatever he should be doing.
I just feel sad that they're not around their friends and teachers, in the structure that M-F daycare provides. I love them with every fiber of my existence - but all of you parents out there know kids are tough, it's tough to be with them every day, and it's even tougher to manage them when parents need to work all day.
I keep telling myself the same thing I read at the beginning of this crisis - if keeping them alive and fed is the best we do as parents, we're succeeding.
How are the rest of you parents doing?
- Not going to lie - am a bit worried that my wee daughter doesn't have any social contact with midgets the same age as her. this cannot be a Good Thing.Nairn
- I have twin 11-year-olds. Both are missing school and social interaction. And there is some depression that we've (so far) helped with more family time.evilpeacock
- I take her on her Sunday walk around parks near here. Let her off the leash (there's no leash), she instantly gravitates to kids we have to pull her away fromNairn
- It's fucking sad.Nairn
- I really feel for parents with infants or toddlers right now. No day care option with WFH is really hard. And not being able to playdate or go out is also toughevilpeacock
- evilpeacock - I've been telling myself that we're at least lucky with a 5 year old and an almost-3 year old. At least they can play together, and they do well.mg33
- But parents of toddlers, newborns, etc... I can't imagine that and working during the day.mg33
- I have two boys, 5 and 8. The 8 year old has online classes and he gets to see his friends/classmates on video chat. The 5 year old is harder because he was...fooler
- also in daycare. He's regressed in his behavior. They both throw more fits than I remember but I guess I wasn't with them 24/7 before. Im throwing more fits toofooler
- Same here fooler. They're without the structure and authority they have at daycare. They're both respectful of those teachers, nevermg33
- 13½ month old here. She's at a critical point in her development and... fuck nothing where peers are concerned.
Not Great.Nairn - had a bad thing said about them or their behavior.mg33
- two boys 10 & 12 - it's tough getting them motivated to do stuff other than plugged into screens, especially when me and the wife also have to work.Bluejam
- 3 year old girl and 19 month son. Screen time shit is out the window. We are in survival mode. Lots of walks help but it is hard on both of us.eryx
- 'peers', for a toddler, lol. Sorry.Nairn
- our saving grace was the basket courts until the council decided it was best to take off the fucking hoopsBluejam
- They are both very social and just say hi to everyone though the fence in the back yard. No going to preschool is hard on the 3 year olderyx
- I'm working as fast as I can to get a backyard fence so they can be outside without needing us to supervise in the front yard.mg33
- hang in there mg33!eryx
- 13 and 7. Eldest is glued to her phone pals and my youngest is bereft of attention as we're both trying to work. Thank god for BBC bitesized.monoboy
- MG33 - i have 2 boys - same ages. 5 & 3. its tough. some days are circus like. other days are a little better.umbee54
- Both wife and I working from home and about 40% of day in meetings. Hang in there brother hopefully they'll be back in school early august.umbee54
- My sis has a toddler, locked down in a small London flat. Tougher for her. Wee lamb keeps asking to play with neighbours kids.monoboy
- ...if all is safe for them to be back in classroom setting.umbee54
- It feels like an eternity but it's only been a month in the UK. Another two to go I think. I picked the wrong year to give up booze.monoboy
- Kis seriously affected: https://unsdg.un.org…BustySaintClaire
- Yeah without being able to go the the playgrounds I ordered a trampoline but it's on backorder.fooler
- Home — 900 sqft, 1bd apt — with a 2 year old boy, who bounces off the walls.monospaced
- It's been surprisingly good for us. 12 & 10yr old kids have their arguments, but they're schooling online and we're in contact with their teachers.aslip
- Grandma is doing some online teaching with them too. Plus they've been outside a lot lately, riding bikes and playing in yard.aslip
- Ditto kiddo; a 5 year old going on 6 and a 1 year old going on 2. Both Dutch boys.
Wife is full on mom mode and I'm working 9-5. It feels okay some days...ideaist - ...Others it gets a little sad; the internet speed(s) got to my wife last night. She lost it a bit. I'm drinking a bit more than I should BUT am bored tbh.ideaist
- My son is 8 and on the autism spectrum so he's thriving without the stress of social interaction. He's learning to code and that's all he cares about.Melanie
- One toddler, about 21 months. Thank god for the back yard.ben_
- @ben_ I daydream of a backyard ... I'm weeks from closing on a house and moving so I can finally have one! Just in time for Spring and Summer.monospaced
- 5 year old and 3 year old. Both of us are in corporate fashion jobs and need to stay present to keep the work. Kids are acting up and hard to manage.DaveO
- We are in an apartment over two floors in Bed stuy and have a yard so that is GREAT. I feel very VERY lucky that essentially nothing material has changed.DaveO
- I know I'd be more stressed if i had no money coming in, so trying to stay thankful, but by god this is the most stressful situation we've been in.DaveO
- The expectation that parents can put in full days while schools and all care centers are closed is absolutely unrealistic.monospaced
- @mono - yeah it's honestly incredible. I feel for you and our friends in similar situations in NYC and Tokyo right now.ben_
- I am lucky that we have a backyard and a huge ball field at the end of our street. Big front yard. Kids on our street. I totally feel formg33
- everyone stuck in mid and high rise buildings, no green space, limited fresh air.mg33
- 3yo girl and 15mo boy that should be at nursery daily 9-5.30. Wife and I both work full time but obv from home at the moment...microkorg
- ... wife is chinese and her mum has been with us since January and is actually stuck here until she can get a flight home.microkorg
- .. it's a god-send for us as she looks after the kids from 8-5 each day so we can get on with our work. But when she goes we'll be fuct!...microkorg
- I think we'll have to each work half a day each so the other can look after the kids then put in the second half of the day in the evenings!microkorg
- With the wee girl at least once a week she facetimes with her two best friends from nursery. Think she is getting bored of our chat though as...microkorg
- .. whenever she sees the neighbours she talks with them forever and literally has to be dragged away lol.microkorg
- We are so lucky to have a big garden though i couldnt imagine having kids in a flat during this time. We've recently got them a big swing set...microkorg
- ... a slide and I built a mini climbing wall to get up to the slide. Wee boy LOVES it! I'm still petitioning mum for a 3ft high half pipe ;)microkorg
- I think I'm in the luckier crowd...my kids are teenagers now. 14 and 16. They're holding up pretty well. they miss school and their friends, but are doing okexador1
- with the online lessons etc. they get out for walks and bike-rides daily. their senses of humour are still sharp and they're a joy for us to be around :)exador1
- my boy is actually turning 14 this thursday. He's sad his buddies can't have a sleepover, but we're going to have a nice family birthday, with cake etc...exador1
- they both miss their grandparents like crazy. They're very close with my wife's folks... it's hard for them not to see them regularly like they usually do.exador1
- I'm really hoping that we soon get to visit 1 family like some of the other provinces. My mom is going through some real loneliness right now, and aside fromben_
- missing her a ton, we could sure use another set of hands around here with our daughter.ben_