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[quote=Anonymous]I work but my 3 year old has been home since March and my 6 year old home between March and September. I get it, OP. I think sometimes kids pick up on how the adults are feeling and act out that anger and sadness in the way they know how. Be gentle with yourself and acknowledge that this is just a very hard time. I would try as much as you can to build some “breaks” into your schedule. Maybe put them in the bath with some little toys frozen into ice cubes so they can play for half an hour. Blow up some balloons and let them play with them in a room without hard edges. Put a gentle movie on, like The Snowman or show them an orchestra version of Peter and The Wolf. It’s really hard to get breaks at this age and it must be very wearying for you. Our family is far away and half are on another continent. It was isolating before this happened and now is a lot. I think this year is a marathon and it is normal to have highs and lows, moments when you feel like you’re coping and moments when you feel like you can’t take it. Everything will be ok and you will get through this.[/quote]
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