Despite the horrendous number of deaths, the misery suffered by victims and their families, the risks faced by front line workers and the constraints imposed on everyday life – conversations about ‘lockdown’ often turn to what might be different after the current crisis is eventually over. Now seems a good time to take stock and to think about what really matters and how we might want our society to change for the better. This crisis has highlighted the critical importance of the simple pleasures we often take for granted. Children’s ability to play out and about with friends is one of those simple pleasure, although we would argue it has become increasingly difficult for many children to do so irrespectively of the current pandemic. For a significant number of children who we’ve met through our research, lockdown, unfortunately, isn’t as different from their normal everyday lives as adults might think.

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