The COVID-19 Generation – Why these Kids Will Excel

During COVID-19 isolation, I’ve spent the most time with my 9-year-old son since maternity leave. His outlook has brought levity to the hushed discussions about another market run due to expired milk. Today, he recounted the days when kids put thermometers under hot water and dumped leftovers in the toilet in an attempt to sneak in a sick day. The idea is as bewildering as their innovative use of last night’s dinner.

Learning from home in COVID-19 isolation: Kids may be wearing the same pajamas as yesterday but they are more self-sufficient than ever.

There have been countless heroes emerging from the pandemic but I get to see one everyday, marveling how Luc has adapted to e-learning and his thriftiness with online resources. (Piracy is a crime was another concept he learned). Could this be the new norm? Children who can adapt in times of adversity is nothing new. My grandparents lived through a depression while my mother was born during a WWII air raid. They’re the kind of people who laugh off challenges with a this-is-nothing approach. We need more of these profiles and the COVID-19 generation is rising to the occasion.

6 Attributes of the COVID-19 Generation

1. They help more around the house.
2. They know how to manage their days.
3. Their clinginess dissipates.
4. They’re a generation who has an appreciation of going to school, engaging in social activities and being outdoors.
5. There is no tolerance for hate crimes or foreign enemies, considering themselves citizens of a global community.
6. There is a heightened appreciation of the simple things, like the morning scent of toast and eggs, which goes further now that they’ve learned to prepare their own meals.

Once this ends, and it will end, our family will be forever strengthened because of the COVID-19 experience. Once these kids get their chance to the helm the world, it will be a strong and beautiful place. Let’s all stay healthy so we can take that in.