Parents all over the world are struggling. The frequent question seemed to be whether they will attend to the needs of their children, or they are going to focus on their work. Dr. Clare Wenham, a global health expert, had to respond to this question while airing live on the BBC News Channel.
Last Wednesday, while discussing the issue of local lockdowns in England, her daughter started talking to her.
It was a funny yet cute moment on live television.
“Mummy what's his name?”
Dr Clare Wenham, we understand your struggles of working from home and looking after children https://t.co/vXb15EQatL pic.twitter.com/4f3PODtJWA — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) July 1, 2020
How did the BBC News expert handle the situation?
Dr. Clare Wenham is an assistant professor at the London School of Economics. She is an expert in global health policy. The BBC News was talking about the issues regarding the coronavirus pandemic. In the clip that has been circulating online, Dr. Wenham was putting down Scarlett. After doing so, she continues discussing. Scarlett, on the other hand, got a little preoccupied with a picture frame showing a unicorn. While Scarlett was asking something to her mother, Dr. Wenham continued explaining the issues in the interview. No matter how much Dr. Wenham would want to keep her focus, Scarlett finds her way to get Mummy's attention.
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How about the BBC News anchor?
Christian Fraser was hosting the show when Dr. Wenham's daughter crashed on the interview. After a slight pause from the BBC News expert, Fraser tried talking to Scarlett. He commended the sense of interior design by the BBC News expert's daughter. Fraser said, "Scarlett, I think it looks best on the lower shelf... And it's a lovely unicorn." After that, Fraser and Wenham tried to return to discussing the issues at hand. However, Scarlett was still very persistent in asking for her mother's opinion about the painting. Dr. Wenham kept on signaling Scarlett to keep quiet. The BBC News expert's daughter kept on asking the name of the person on the screen.
How did people who saw the video react?
It was a sweet moment for the viewers. The video that is on Twitter now has more than four million views. Thousands of people are talking about it. Some Twitter users shared how they find the entire clip adorable. Some said, "This is how real life looks like." Another Twitter user suggested that even though we are enjoying this cute moment, Scarlett might not find this funny when she becomes a teenager.
Georgeous..and at the heart of so many peoples’ struggles to hang all of this together at present. Well done Claire and Francis (and Scarlett who will no doubt be crying when shown this once she’s a self conscious teenager). — fen girl one (@budslat) July 1, 2020
In another retweet, a user said, "I heard this great quote 'we're not working from home, we're parenting from work."
