The Gaze

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Susana Fuertes believes their children have coped well, the Six Weeks in the house, but her son Mateo is not allowed, in

When Spain's government announced a national lockdown in the middle of March, in response to the Corona Virus, not everyone was frightened at the prospect, spent several weeks At Home .

Miguel Sanchez, a 15-year-old from Madrid, was thrilled that he would not go to school for the foreseeable future.

Six Weeks later, The Family has the house, the block, don't know lost its luster for him, and he still, when he's able to go to.

restrictions were partially lifted, for children under the Age Of 14 for the First Time . This means that Miguel is the Younger Brother , Jaime, now you can go every day. But Miguel does not.

"He's not really missing doing his friends"

"It bothers him, because he Says 'Why My Brother can go, and I don't?'," Says her mother, Cristina Carrasco, a Teacher in the elementary school.

Cristina Carrasco and Her Husband say their son will not be sad, if it allows him, in the summer,

Miguel has spent working much of The Time in the house for The School . In his free time he has playing video and watching movies with his Younger Brother .

"a teenager, which he really finds his friends, go Out and have Contact with other children of his age," she Says . "Miguel is a good kid, but the teenagers have good days and bad days. "

What has changed for the Spanish children?

The new lockdown conditions allow, Spain 6. 3 million under-14s to flee their homes every day, for a total of One Hour between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., but without more than a Kilometer.

bikes, skates, and skateboards are allowed, but public parks remain off-limits. The blocking for the other conditions remain in place for The Moment , the government is considering easing it further in the Second Half of May .

playgrounds are still Out of bounds for children

psychologists, the lifting of restrictions for smaller kids is located that is to say, the one-hour outside every day provide a major boost to your state of mind.

"The Change in the routine, outside and in the sun - All of this is extremely important," Says Laura Piñeiro, a psychologist and The Director in Madrid of The Charity Asociación Bienestar Desarrollo (ABD).

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"There are people in the 40sq m (430sq ft), which is not sufficient ventilation or light. If you live in a limited space, if you go Out in the sun, creates a feeling of well-being," she Says .

For the majority of the children at the Age Of 14 years, in Spain, in particular, the source of well-being, remains Out of reach.

What about older children?

health Minister Salvador Illa has pointed Out that on 13 May to carry Out errands for their parents, as in the whole of the lockdown.

However, parents tend to prefer not to send their children, especially for enclosed spaces such as supermarkets, where there is more risk of infection.

Meanwhile, technology offers the young people a form of virtual social life via mobile apps such as WhatsApp and Social Media , but it is not the same as human Contact .

Most of the Spanish families that live in apartments, so that the relaxed rules for a stroke of luck for under-14s

Ms Piñeiro, Says , the frustration, the delivery caused the child can easily lead to family conflicts. Young people, in particular, you will need a degree of autonomy in the home, she believes.

"Is included, and under The Gaze of their parents means that you do not want to the fundamental freedoms. "

More freedom for the Pets as kids

The debate is treated as a movement, has intensified, as the lockdown progressed.

critics of the Socialist government have pointed Out that dogs to the left, went up during The Crisis have more freedom than children.

opposition leader Pablo Casado , said that in millions of homes, the young people were "climbing The Walls ".

It was a setback, when the government first announced a further cautious easing of restrictions for the children, prior to submission of the current, more liberal Policy .

Barcelona, the mayor of Ada Colau has two small children and not to be said that you each agreed to be worried about your "mental health"

However, that The Last Six Weeks have been so difficult for the Spanish children.

"children to new situations much better than adults," Says Susana Fuertes, The Mother of a 16-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl in Brunete, near Madrid, to adjust.

"I really don't think that was a traumatic experience for the children. Those that I know have in a safe environment with their parents. "

you say to your son, Mateo, is not upset that his sister Isabel, who now has more freedom of movement than he does. But Susana is confused by the new standard.

"It is a bit strange, place a barrier between the 13-year-old and the other children," she Says .

Miguel Sánchez ' s mother is concerned about how the lockout will affect him, if it extends over The Spring . As in Spain, thousands of summer fiestas and festivals begin to be cancelled or postponed, Cristina Carrasco Says , the has begun to take care of him.

"In the short term, he is very happy about the fact that he doesn't go to classes in The School ," she Says .

"But he Says if this goes on until 21 June, when The School holidays start, nobody is going to stop him going Out . "

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Source of news: bbc.com