Together but not together

Doing something alone while being around the family

Sometimes you all want to do your own thing but stay connected.

Separate rooms can leave you isolated, but too much openness and you might struggle to do your thing.

See my challenges

See my challenges

See child challenges

See adult challenges

I can't give them the attention they need

I have to get up everytime they want me

It's impossible to have time alone when the house is so full!

I'll have dinner with my teddy then!

When you still need to keep an eye on them

Ideas to help

When you like having some company while you're busy

Ideas to help

About Us

Hello, we are the At Home with Children Research Team.

Our research project allowed us to learn from the direct experiences of families who spent long hours together in their homes during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The scenarios and challenges that we present in this toolkit are based on the evidence that we have gathered directly from families with children in England and Scotland, via a large-scale survey and in-depth interviews.

Team

The At Home with Children Research Team:

Project Leaders: Rosie Parnell (Newcastle University), Sandra Costa Santos (University of Dundee).
Researcher Associates: Husam Abo Kanon, Emily Pattinson, Alkistis Pitsikali, Heba Sarhan.
Home Hack Toolkit Research Lead: Heba Sarhan.

Find Out More

You can find out more about this research on the project website.

At Home with Children: Learning from Lockdown was a research project funded by UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council [AH/V014943/1].

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