After more than two months away from school, how are children coping?


Adjusting to the new normal is not easy for most children, but it can be a time where new or hidden talents are discovered. Photo: Filepic

Eleven-year-old Jayden Lee feels increasingly bored and restless at home. It has been more than two months since the movement control order (MCO) began and while many adults have returned to work, Jayden still can’t go to school and the year five primary school student misses his friends.

“I can’t go out to play nor go to school. I miss going to school and playing with my friends,” says Jayden. “I feel bored ... but mummy and daddy say we must all stay at home a bit longer until it's safe. I play with mei (his sister, Jesslyn), and sometimes, mummy and daddy also, but they are always busy. They're working even though they're at home.”

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