I know if I had been a kid I would have been so happy to not have to wake up early for school.
I probably would have fought with my parents about doing any home school assignments.
I think children will have certain habits based on how their parents were reacting during this time. I have friends who wash fruits and vegetable in multiple steps. If their children are the right age that might be the normal they learn. I leave pantry food in bags at the foyer for a few days before putting them away. My husband who would sometimes wear his street shoes in the house, I prefer they are removed at the door, now he always removes his shoes.
I just think kids will be more aware of germs being brought into the house in many households (some people are not worrying about this except they wash their hands). Additionally, I think kids en masse will be more aware of death at a young age like during war time.
Stories of people being taken away and hospitalized alone and dying alone might feel like the stories I heard growing up about the Holocaust. It made me feel vulnerable and afraid that in a moment you can be taken and tortured or killed. At least the Holocaust was on a different continent years before, but we were also taught it could happen anywhere. It changes your trust and I think it makes you very afraid of physical harm and suffering. I see how some people, especially men, don’t think about that vulnerability very much, where I’m hypersensitive to the possibility of suffering. Not only suffering inflicted by another person, but also because I had chronic pain for years, suffering related to illness also.
I also think a lot of kids will have a memory reference to the smells of sanitizers.