I'd like to kick this off by sharing some very practical suggestions from Dr Lynn Gribble, a Senior Lecturer from the University of New South Wales in Australia:

Lots of good tips Gill, I have worked from home and remotely on line for years  and have also raised a child as a single parent in the process:) Here are some that work well:

Set up activities and timers - in these times no disturbing so emails can be quick to do , do them when little ones need more interaction, marking is a concentrated activity get up early, stay up late or put on a movie for those times.

Always stick to what you say, so if it's a 15 min conversation  you cannot say 5 more minutes, it just leads to pester power, tell people you are juggling tow schedules.

Set up lunch/snacks for the little ones at the start of the day so you can just hand it over.

It may help to get them to wear their uniform and if you dress for work - everyone is at work now

Set up and pack away work zones and transition to play and relax time so there are clear 'signposts' as to what to do and when and the associated behaviour.

Finally, focus on what you do know rather than what you don't. Sounds simple but here is what we know right now. for the foreseeable future we will be working from home and remotely. We will not be able to run and play in parks or equipment like we used to

But we have imagination and lots of on line things to do, each day have a virtual coffee with an extroverted mate - they need the contact. Try to watch a  play or a ballet or theatre (they need the money)  set it up, you could even get dressed up and make it special. Dance to music or sing out loud, its good for the soul (and no one can see or hear you!). For more practical tips on dealing with uncertainty I recorded this podcast last week with Andrew Grill, as part of his Practical Futurist series:

S2 Episode 6: Thriving in a time of uncertainty with Dr Lynn Gribble

Hope these help

Lynn