Barbados Today May 7, 2021 Just as with adults, children have had their worlds turned upside down. Besides home and school colliding in the same space, all their extracurricular activities, lessons, parties, beach days, picnics – everything has come to a screeching halt. They have been required to adapt without question and expected just to bounce along as though these past 18 months have been “normal”. Traditionally, children have been regarded as silent household members, and their feelings, opinions, desires, and thoughts have not always been sought in decision-making. We have grown with comments like “children must be seen and not heard” or “that is adult business” and “don’t intervene when adults are talking”.