Kids on fighting boredom, too much screen time, and what’s actually better about life in these times
Children’s lives may be the most dramatically reshaped by the pandemic; yet their voices are often missing from the public discussion.reached out to kids, particularly in areas hit hardest by COVID-19, and asked them to share their thoughts on pandemic life, friendships, what they miss, and the return to school. Here’s what they had to say.I’m about to go to a trail and race down the steepest hill on my bike. My [three-month-old] baby sister is right beside me. She’s so cute.
I’m in grade 9 and I was just settling into the new school. But I thought teachers did a good job keeping in touch and posting work and making sure we were doing well. I do miss sports–connecting with teammates, coaches, the practices, the games. Online school was hard. I think it’s pretty hard to make yourself work. And I have a few friends who have ADHD. For students with ADHD, it was really a struggle to work at home. Honestly, sometimes I almost let them copy my assignments, because it sounded really, really hard for them to keep up.The coronavirus is kind of a concern, but I’d say what has been occupying my mind is mostly the riots and protests [in the United States in late May].
I miss traveling ‘cause [my aunt is a flight attendant and] we used to travel every two months. My favourite trip was probably Switzerland. I know social distancing prevents the virus from spreading. But it’s making me miss my friends. I’ve read about five to seven books, mostly novels, and when the time limit on my iPad is done, I go on Roblox and find my friends and help them out. But sometimes my friends say they have to go, and my mom has to go to work and my dad is going with his cooking business.
I don’t worry so much about coronavirus because there are so few cases here in P.E.I. If there were more, I would worry.
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