Coronavirus Kent: How children are coping after a month of lockdown
When the Prime Minister announced during an address to the nation on March 23 the country would be going into lockdown, our daily life was about to change unrecognisably.
A month on, we may seem pretty used to the 'new normal' - but what impact has social distancing and isolation had on Kent's children?
As a nation of parents continue to stress about home schooling, we've been finding out if young people are revelling in their extra time at home or starting to crawl the walls.
Milly, 7, from Rochester
Everything has changed and I can't go to Nana's house or dancing, korfball, swimming and cricket.
I miss my friends from school and my teachers too.
I miss Nana and Grandad because I would go there every day after school. Nana does the best pasta and the sauce is really cheesy.
We also planted Little Garden from M&S in their garden and now we can't see it grow.
When we go for a walk we always go past Nana and Grandad's house so we can talk to them from the window.
Through the coronavirus we have made a really nice den in our garden with a rope swing on the tree that we climb up. We also have a real pan that we pretend to make food out of chalk that we have found in the garden. It's been really good fun.
We are really lucky to have a big garden to play in.
Amy, 10, from Rochester
I am missing the activities that I do after school, my friends and learning at school with my teachers.
But I am enjoying spending time with my family and my new way of living.
For example, playing in the garden more, baking cakes, going for walks and exploring the area we live in.
I have also started playing backgammon with my grandad who lives in France using zoom.
Also using zoom I have been having piano lessons with my uncle Peter Bailey who is a music teacher. We don't usually do this because we do a lot of sports after school which means we don't have time for the piano.
I am in year 5 so I have been having Medway Test tuition. Instead of going to the tuition centre I have been having tuition via zoom. I think I actually prefer this because I get to stay at home.
Oscar, 9, from Sittingbourne
I definitely get more break times at home because home-schooling doesn't take up all the time that a school day did - and I get more to eat too than is usually in my packed lunch for school!
But I do miss my school and I definitely miss seeing all my class and my teachers.
I really wish that we could also go to the park and play football, rather than always having to go for a walk, scooter or bike ride every day. It would be so nice if I could just meet my football team for a kickabout, I miss playing with them the most.
But because I don't see them now my mum has let me have Fortnite and Xbox Live, which I've never been allowed before. It means I can talk to some of my friends every day and that has made things better.
My 9th birthday party had to be cancelled. All my football friends and my class were going to play laser tag. It's happening now in September instead so I'm really hoping we can go then, but mum and dad say no one really knows yet. I don't want it to be cancelled twice.
Liv, 6, from Sittingbourne
I get more time to play with my Barbie dolls now that we're at home and I can spend more time listening to music and making up songs and dances.
I've really liked colouring all the rainbows and mum bought us some chalk pens for Easter and we've been allowed to draw all over the windows and patio doors. That would never have been allowed before.
I don't like that I can't see my friends and my family. And in January my Uncle got a cute puppy and he's probably really big now since we last saw him. He's called Teddy and I miss playing with him. But we do FaceTime, and we FaceTime the dog as well, and I put letters and pictures through my friends' doors when we go on our bike rides.
I miss going to my dance classes and seeing my dance teachers. The Strictly show we were going to see at The Marlowe this month has been cancelled as well and that was my Christmas present I'd been waiting for.
It's my birthday next month, I'm going to be 7. Mummy had said we could have a Mary Poppins tea party and I really wanted to see the show in London. But I don't think we'll be able to do that now. I'll probably just have to have my birthday indoors instead without my friends and family and that won't be as good.
Rachel, 14, from Maidstone
There has been a lot of talk about the Year 11s who would have been taking their exams but there's been no mention of the effect this is going to have on our future as Year 10s.
We have now missed our mocks. I worry about how we are going to be able to take our exams next year when we will have missed so much crucial time.
I find it hard to focus on my school work sometimes at home, and to keep to the school hours, but I FaceTime my friends and message teachers and have kept up with the deadlines.
I'm not going to lie, I am kind of losing motivation to go out; I miss it being a regular thing, but I'm enjoying being in the comfort of my own home with the animals (we have a dog and a cat) 24/7.
That's probably the only good thing.
Ellie, 11, from Rainham
Lockdown has been pretty strange.
I haven't been able to see my friends at school, my grandparents or any other relatives.
Usually I do lots of sports inside and outside of school so it's strange not being able to do them all.
I am really close with my cousins. We do lots together but recently we haven't been able to.
Where I've had so much time, I have been digging up the garden at my dad's house in Newington and made some exciting discoveries.
I am in Year 6 so all of my tests have been cancelled and we still don't know if we can go on residential or have our leavers prom which is sad.
I've enjoyed spending more time with my family - even though they get on my nerves a bit.
One positive of lockdown is that I can sleep in - sometimes until lunchtime!
