30 minute walk to school?

[Feminine]

Am I being unreasonable to think that is just fine for a six year old? When my son was 4 he did it. Different area/school but just comparing.
We might be moving areas, the closest school (with a space for my daughter ) (according to Google) is 33 minutes away from our possible new home.
I could do it in 20,as l walk absurdly fast... My walk home, and to collect her wouldn't be so long. A few friends have been surprised that l would consider it...

[catchingzzzeds]

It's fine, I did it as a child and until last year my DS had to. I managed it heavily pregnant and then with a newborn too. Make sure you have wet weather gear though.

[Purplepoodle]

My dc school is a 20 min walk at my pace (30 if they walk/15 if they scoot and I run lol). I'm lucky enough to have a car so on horrible rainy days I can drive. Quite enjoy walking though and dc prefer it

[GaryBaldy]

Yes it'll be fine.

[TeenAndTween]

Get a micro scooter. If you can walk it in 20mins she can probably scoot it in that.

[ItsAllKickingOffPru]

Absolutely fine. I did it with DS from just 5. And yes, scooting/running will be much faster Bit of a pita lugging the scooter back home though.

[Tykeisagirl]

We've been doing 25min walk since reception, perfectly doable, many people do longer.

[NotCitrus]

If the school has a scooter park then fine. Takes us just under 30 min via dd's nursery.
Snacks and water for the journey home are vital. I can now walk to school in 13 min rather than 20!

[Feminine]

Thanks all. Even though l have done it, I was beginning to think l had gone mad. Yes, snacks and waterproof gear a must!

[ItsAllKickingOffPru]

It was a nice time to chat about things (even when pouring down). I did get raised eyebrows and a small queue of people in the early days stopping their cars to offer us a lift. I used to stand in front of DS to prevent him from doing Sad Eyes at them.

[piggychops]

You could scoot home too!

[Feminine]

Although agile on my feet piggy l think I would be less so on wheels
pru very wise.

When we lived in the US, l was the only one in our town that walked. The looks of concern were heartbreaking

[bigbluestars]

I did it for years and loved it.

[Andrewofgg]

A quick look at Google maps suggests that my walk at that age was about 20 minutes at a six year old's pace. And I remember enjoying the chance it gave me to talk to DM without interruption (especially from Big Sister!) so he should be fine.

[BigChocFrenzy]

My mum and I enjoyed a 2 mile walk each way to the kindergarten when I was 4. She taught me my times tables and we played I Spy
I think we caught the bus in bad weather, though.

[StillStayingClassySanDiego]

I've done it.

What's that saying ?,'There's no such thing as bad weather, just unfortunate clothing'.

[Feminine]

I'm quite excited about the prospect of being able to 'get' to walk again. The local primary is only 3/4 minutes away at the moment...

[x2boys]

Yes its fine my sons school.Is about 20 mins up hill.no probs easier on the way home!

[WaxyBean]

We walk (or scoot) 25 mins to and from school each day. My poor 2 year old scoots both ways twice a day. It is doable but hard work....

[FatherSpodoKomodo]

We've done it for the past 7 years, perfectly fine. 3 youngest have done it since they started school. Good shoes, decent waterproof coats and you'll be fine.

[jimmycrackcornbutidontcare]

We don't do it to school but my DC (5) walks that distance regularly. It is good for him and he enjoys it. Problems might arise in really icy conditions, torrential rain, snow and so on.

[MiddleAgeMiddleEngland]

You'll be fine. In fact, you'll be healthy and glowing with well-being.

We often choose to walk locally and get offered lifts. We have a car so people don't understand why we would walk!

We live near to my DCs primary school and they would sometimes complain that the walk was too short so we'd occasionally detour with friends or on our own

Just think of all the conversations you can have. Depending on your route you can watch the trees bursting into life in spring, monitor how the daffodils are growing, watch the progress on a building site etc. You can also play all sorts of games, chant your times tables or make up stories, adding a bit each day.

Have fun

[Musicaltheatremum]

Children need at ,East an hour of excersise a day so that will be a perfect walk.