When lockdown started, college student Sam was living with his mum because his parents were separated.
Then his dad died unexpectedly, leaving him feeling that something had been "stolen" from him.
His experience is one of many being highlighted as the Covid-19 public inquiry prepares to look at the pandemic's impact on children and young people.
A new report - seen exclusively by the BBC - includes individual accounts of 600 people who were under 18 during the pandemic.
They include happy memories of time spent with family, as well as the impact of disruption to schools being moved online, social isolation and the loss of relatives.
