How do I know the world has changed? My daughter is suddenly worried about me | Adrian Chiles

The coronavirus crisis is hastening the point at which children start to feel concerned about their parents. It’s a big shift – and happening fast

• At a glance: latest developments
  
• See all of our coronavirus coverage

There comes a time in every parent-child relationship when the balance between carer and cared-for starts to shift. The other night I drove my 17-year-old daughter the short distance home. We had spent the evening sitting together at mine watching the news about the PM going into intensive care. I think she must have taken one look at Boris Johnson and spotted, just as I had, that he is only slightly older, and heavier, than her father. As she got out of the car she said, “Text me when you get back.”

“Eh? Yes, OK. Er, why?”

Continue reading...

from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2USNK88