My kids are 12 and 15. They’re handling it really well. They love watching the news and press releases and then having a discussion about it. They’re doing their schoolwork and getting some fresh air in the back yard.

Emerging minds website has some good resources if your kids are struggling

I was just saying to the toaster, tv and jug this morning how great my kids are doing I thought they would have lost it by now but no, they seem saner than ever. But I’m handling it really well myself, haven’t lost one bit of my marbles.

Mine are 2 and 5 so they don’t know why we can’t go out much or go to school or visit people. My 5 year old knows that it’s because a big germ going around that makes people cry sick so we need to just stay at home with the people who live here. My 2 year old doesn’t know any different except that he isn’t going to daycare.

The biggest thing they aren’t coping with is not seeing their grandparents. My boys are a part of the vulnerable group due to medical conditions so they’ve only been able to see my parents through FaceTime over the past 2 weeks. After we get off the phone there’s always tears from my 5 year old because he wants to go and see them. And my 2 year old just walks around yelling out that he wants to go to nannys house.

It’s heartbreaking they can can’t go and visit them but it’s for their safety.

Daughter 17 doesn’t leave her room and son 14 doesn’t leave the PlayStation, nothing has changed at our house - except they don’t do their extracurricular activities now or go to school. It’s like a giant weekend I thought the sport.
Yesterday I made them clean the house.

So far so good. Our school term doesn’t end until next week so they have been working online each day. It has served as a good distraction. My youngest is a bit anxious over it all though so we have banned discussing the news all day, everyday day. We all have a big talk about it over dinner, it allows us to answer their questions and talk about their and our fears. They are also writing a journal. They are missing their friends and sports though. My oldest talks to his friends online and on text but my youngest is too young for that.