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Coronavirus: Are children able to adhere to social distancing?
May 30, 2020
How difficult will it be for children to social distance when they see loved ones for the first time in months?
The Welsh Government has eased lockdown restrictions so, from Monday , two households in a local area can meet if they are outdoors and remain 2m apart.
The editor of a grandparents website said users had expressed concerns about the practicalities of the changes.
And a mother-of two said she has decided against taking her children to see their grandparents who live nearby.
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'You can't hug them'
Emily King lives in Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taff, with her husband Stephen and their two children, aged one and two.
She said: "We'll have to explain to them, yes you can see your grandmother and your grandfather but no you can't hug them and you can't go in their house.
"You can go in their garden, when they call you can't cuddle them, you can't go with them like you used to do.
"That's going to be like a tease...
"That would actually be worse than me just saying no, we can't go and see them."
Image copyright Family photo Image caption Before the lockdown Emily King's children would stay with their grandparents once or twice a week
She said their grandmother had left toys and cupcakes at their door and she had told the children they had been delivered by a fairy.
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