Lindsay Woods: There are many parents in a similar situation to mine, working from home with no childcare

Within the first hour of Day One, the eldest had devoured a veritable mixing bowl full of cereal and whatever else he could get his hands on that constituted as breakfast.

He is, and always has been, an early riser. It matters not if he hits the bed at 8pm or as the clock strikes midnight. He will without fail exit his bedroom at exactly seven each morning, which during the summer months can be as early as 6am.