Kids Are Human Too. It’s OK If We Have Angry Kids Right Now.

After the pandemic, I noticed a change in my kids and it was anger.

Suddenly I was living with a bunch of angry kids.

There were outbursts, and tears, and frustration that were bubbling up every day. My youngest who is my happy go lucky almost always happy child was no exception.

I knew the culprit. It was the lockdown. Everything in their world had changed. And yet — there was nothing I could do about it.

I felt so much helplessness when I had to tell them they couldn’t play with friends, or had to explain why we had to wear masks now when out in public.

But, what I was most surprised by was that my kids were not sad. They were angry.

It’s easy to look at their little faces and wonder what is going on in the heads of our kids. Especially the little littles.
Instead, we usually see things like tantrums, fighting, and refusal to do what we ask.

There is a lot going on in the world right now. And the world of our kids has been changed. Maybe forever.

I try not to go down the rabbit hole of long lasting effects all of the turmoil of 2020 might be having on our kids. Even though I worry about this quite often.