HAVING NO IDEA WHERE THE KIDS ARE

A degree of freedom will be lost, especially in the short term, says family counsellor Gouri Dange. Much of the socialising will have to be done online, something parents are already preparing for. “I also feel ‘safety’ will become a different kind of priority,” adds Sasmita Sahani, who works with an NGO and is mother to five-year-old Reyansh. “Hand washing, social distancing, masks are things we will focus on for an awfully long time.”