So grown up

[Daisy]

Yesterday my GD2 borrowed her mummy's phone to have a video call with her friend who lives just round the corner. The two mothers set it up and then let the girls get on with it. DS2 said she could hear GD talking to M, her friend, showing her her bedroom, the 'den' under her midi bed, her tooth fairy box and all sorts of things. M on the other end of the phone was also giving GD a similar tour of her bedroom and treasures. They read each other stories and looked at each other's books.

Then GD2 appeared in the living room having lost the picture. Mum restored it and GDs was heard saying, as she went back upstairs "Sorry about that, M", sounding just like a tv presenter trying to keep an interview going!

They were chatting for about an hour and clearly both enjoyed it.

[Oma]

Daisy I bet that did her good almost like being with each other , makes things a little bit normal for them
I bet she was a happier little girl after , thank goodness for technology

[Gemini]

Aww how lovely Daisy
This generation are going to become very proficients 'Zoomers!
They will have both enjoyed that. Girls in particular seem to miss the social interactions of school I feel. I know my GD does a lot of video calls.

[Nanto2girls]

How lovely for them to have a video call.

[Daisy]

They are so lucky they have the means to keep in touch like this - so many young children haven't.

Gem, you're right about them becoming very proficient Zoomers. Lockdown has taught both our GDs some useful skills, especially 10-year-old GD1.

I collected Cooper this morning just as GD1 was about to start watching a school broadcast. One of her friends was having trouble getting the code and she sorted that our for her, and then she quickly texted another friend who had had problems yesterday to make sure he was 'on' - she was like a little mother hen, gathering her chicks together! But she has learned such a lot about using all this technology during lockdown, and I'm sure it will be useful in years to come.

DS2 has been teaching both girls to touch type (I taught him when he was a child) and they're doing well with that old-fashioned skill.

But - I know they'll both be so much happier when they can go back to school and be with their friends 'for real'.

[Plantaholic]

If they are loosing school time, they are certainly learning technology skills. Well done young lady.

[Gemini]

"But - I know they'll both be so much happier when they can go back to school and be with their friends 'for real'."


Absolutely Daisy. Both GD 11 and her little brother 4, are missing school. GS, 8 would say he isn't missing school. He is missing it however in that it's hard to motivate him to do school work at home, and being an only child he needs the social interactions.

[Daisy]

Gem It's even harder for 'onlies' like your GS1. Even though your GD and GS2 have quite an age gap, and our GDs aren't that close in age, they can do things together and play lots of games together. They're company for each other.

Some children are harder to motivate than others. Our GS2 certainly didn't 'get it' during the first lockdown, but he's realised he's got to keep on top of the work for his GCSEs this summer, especially if they end up being course-work and teacher-assessed. He can't do a last minute revision slog, which is what he'd prefer.