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Lives in lockdown: parents’ accounts
- We are a family of five, one grown up daughter and two younger children who I care for
- Shona talks about the impact the Coronavirus outbreak is having on her son
- Lucy is trying to continue her daughter's schooling and keep up with her own work
- Carolyn describes a week in her family's lockdown
- Becoming a new mum in lockdown
- Michelle is a single mum of three
- Lockdown is really affecting my anxiety and PTSD
- Working and home schooling
- Lorraine's a professional childminder and is working through lockdown
- I have a daughter in P5 and a son in S4, home schooling has been challenging
- All parents are struggling with home learning, even with adequate resources
- A mum of four talks about her lockdown challenges
- Jane is a foster carer with three children
- Life in lockdown has been a strange time
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Becoming a new mum in lockdown
It’s the final night-time feed. The house is quiet, my lovely baby is feeding well, and I feel peaceful.
Baby is only seven weeks old and as a new family lockdown has bought us invaluable bonding time and an air of calm even though we are first time parents.
My partner is working from home, he was only allowed three days paternity but having his support throughout the day for the last seven weeks has been incredible. When he needs a screen break, he changes a nappy!
It can be challenging all being together within a small flat, but we just keep hugging and holding one another and that seems to help a lot.
It’s nice not having to get the house, the baby or myself ready for visitors. There’s been no one telling me how to be a mother; we are all finding our own way through reading advice, trying, and making changes slowly.
There’s no guilt of not being with the family, there’s short walks alone for exercise and a little solitude and best of all there’s cuddles when I get home.
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Lives in lockdown: parents’ accounts
- We are a family of five, one grown up daughter and two younger children who I care for
- Shona talks about the impact the Coronavirus outbreak is having on her son
- Lucy is trying to continue her daughter's schooling and keep up with her own work
- Carolyn describes a week in her family's lockdown
- Becoming a new mum in lockdown
- Michelle is a single mum of three
- Lockdown is really affecting my anxiety and PTSD
- Working and home schooling
- Lorraine's a professional childminder and is working through lockdown
- I have a daughter in P5 and a son in S4, home schooling has been challenging
- All parents are struggling with home learning, even with adequate resources
- A mum of four talks about her lockdown challenges
- Jane is a foster carer with three children
- Life in lockdown has been a strange time
- Family support and parenting
- Early learning and childcare
- Family friendly working
- Policy articles and updates
- Consultation responses and briefings
-
Lives in lockdown: parents’ accounts
- Facts about families
- Resources
- E-news sign-up
- E-news archive