Originally Posted by
ragingpup
As a parent with 7 year old, I find myself nodding emphatically with your (and Howdy's) comments about kids being fearful, parents struggling to cope with them and home school as well as do our jobs remotely. We've been quite open about what the virus is and why it is important to be cautious, why this is happening, how we aren't in immediate danger (as quite a fit relatively young family) and doing all we can to keep her occupied. But for the first time, she's scared of the dark and won't sleep in her larger room, instead wanting her old small room back. All I think are reactions to the deeper fears about the current situation.
I've been a teacher for years but of adults and I am struggling with the huge amounts of patience it needs to teach basics of English and maths for long periods of time. It brings my own shortfalls as a patient parent right to the fore, and together with struggling with the constant need for attention and noise when trying to do my own job on a kitchen table laptop is the most challenging thing I've dealt with - just the constant feeling of failing on the most important things on a daily basis! Man this is hard but you and Howdy are right, the kids are most important and the most vulnerable so straight face on at all times :-) Wife really struggling at the moment too - neither of us used to staying at home for long periods.
We'll be fine, there are two of us parents and could be a lot, lot worse. I feel for those with multi kids at home, especially babies and toddlers, although obviously they won't be as aware and scared of what's happening. Just a little rant from Pup Towers, soz all!
