ESTHER JONES

Well, so far we're doing pretty well during lockdown. Everyone is missing aspects of normal life, but there are some entertaining new activities. The groups the children had joined are now online, so they're still connected with the people and things that matter to them. There are also whole-family Zoom calls, and a lovely Whatsapp group with our neighbours, which sees dozens of daily acts of kindness, such as sharing books, boardgames, Zoom chat groups, and shopping for each

As we all hunker down in our homes, almost certainly with some fear and anxiety about our personal situations and the world around us, parenting has become a very different proposition from just a few weeks ago. For millions of people, alongside the health and financial worries is the sudden reality of being together all day, every day, with their children. Even the lives of families who didn't do school have notched up in intensity, as clubs, playdates, park and library outi