The coronavirus has changed the way we all live, including for our children.
Schools have been closed for weeks, catching up with friends has become a virtual experience, and the celebrations of major milestones have been changed or canceled.
7 Eyewitness News Anchor Jeff Russo spoke with four Western New York young people, ranging in age from 7 to 18, to get a glimpse of the pandemic through their eyes.
THIS CRISIS ISCAUSING ALL KINDS OFSTRESS ANDCONFUSION FORADULTS.BUT HOW IS ITIMPACTING OURYOUNG PEOPLE?7EWN ANCHORREPORTER JEFFRUSSO TONIGHT --HAS A CONVERSATIONWITH SOME WESTERNNEW YORKYOUNGSTERS....ABOUT LIFE DURING APANDEMIC.7-YEAR-OLD JAVONNIREID OF BUFFALOJUST LOVES BEING AKID.JAVONNI ALSO LOVESGOING TO SCHOOL ATPERSISTANCEPREPARATORYACADEMY IN BUFFALO.SO HE KNOWS HOWMUCH THINGS HAVECHANGED.JAVONNI2 6:12 "IT'SBEEN VERY DIFFERENT.I TALK TO MYTEACHERS THROUGHTHE ELECTRONICDEVICE.
I DON'T SEETHEM EYE TO EYESCHOOL WORK ANDLESSONS..
AT HOME.ARE PART OF THE NEWREALITY FOR JAVONNIAND THOUSANDS OFKIDS ACROSSWESTERN NEW YORK.AND HEUNDERSTANDS WHY.JAVONNI2 :35"BECAUSE OF THEVIRUS.
IT'S ALMOSTEVERYWHERE AND ITCAN KILL YOU.
THAT'SWHY YOU SHOULDWEAR A MASKTHE CORONAVIRUSHAS CHANGED THEWAY WE ALL LIVE,INCLUDING OURCHILDREN.
I RECENTLYSPOKE WITH FOURSTUDENTS..
RANGINGIN AGE FROM 7 TO 18.TO GET A GLIMPSE OFTHE PANDEMICTHROUGH THEIREYESNICHOLAS STEWART1:13 " IT'S BEEN KIND OFWEIRD"9-YEAR OLD NICHOLASSTEWART IS A THIRDGRADER ATCLOVERBANKELEMENTARY INHAMBURG.
HE SAYSSTAYING HOME ANDNOT SEEING HISBUDDIES HAS BEENTOUGH.HE MISSES RIDING THEBUS, AND THESTRUCTURE OFSCHOOL.
LIKE MANYKIDS HIS AGE, HE'SHAD GOOD DAYS ANDBAD DAYS.JEFF 2:59 HOW DOESALL OF THIS MAKE YOUFEEL?NICHOLASSOMETIMES REALLYSCARED, SOMETIMES..YEA!
NO SCHOOL.SOMETIMES I DON'TGET TO SEE MYTEACHER OR ANY OFMY FRIENDS.
D13-YEAR OLD REEDERRICKSON OFBUFFALO SAYSFINDING WAYS TOTAKE A BREAK HASKEPT HER FOCUSEDON HER SCHOOLWORK.REED ERRICKSON I'VEBEEN RUNNING TOSTAY ACTIVE