What is it like to be in lockdown?

During lockdown I’ve experienced periods of huge motivation, and periods of depressingly prolonged brain fog, indecision and procrastination. It all ebbs and flows very unpredictably. And that brings me to my next point:

How did Lockdown affect children’s learning?

Photographer’s daughters Ana (7) builds towers from stone tiles that were left over from the paving of the yard. Days in lockdown were an opportunity for children to reinvent ways of play and learning, exploring their immediate environment and making the most of what they had available.

What has Lockdown taught me about mental health?

But what lockdown has taught me is that there’s an enormous amount of wisdom to this quote: It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. Vince Lombardi. Under lockdown, plenty of things that would ordinarily have sent my mental health spiralling for multiple weeks only affected me for a day or two.

How can we support children’s resilience during lockdown?

Days in lockdown were an opportunity for children to reinvent ways of play and learning, exploring their immediate environment and making the most of what they had available. Building resilience in children is one way we help them to cope in difficult moments.

Are You Too Hustle Hard during lockdown?

Too Many Targets is a Recipe for Misery During lockdown, there’s been a massive “hustle hard” mentality, especially pervading social media. People seem obsessed with outdoing each other with how much they’ve achieved: how many daily steps, how many courses completed, how many articles written.

How have lockdown and curfew affected children’s lives?

Lockdowns and curfews to contain the spread of the virus impacted the way children learn, the way their families earn a living, and how safe they feel in their homes and communities. Despite the ongoing threat, countries around the world are starting to lift restrictions.

Where can I learn to draw during lockdown?

Drawspace offers free and paid drawing lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced artists, and cover everything from contour drawing to symmetrical design. YouTube channel WowArt, is also an easy resource to take advantage of during lockdown with its 30-minute tutorials using household items like cotton buds, toothbrushes and spoons.

How did David powlson get the lockdown bug?

David Powlson, a 44-year-old consultant in paper production, got the bug in lockdown when his west London running club could no longer hold its monthly pub meet-ups, switching to virtual beer, wine and cocktail tastings instead. “Since then I’ve continued making one pretty much every night,” says Powlson, who favours mint juleps.

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