My DD1 is just about to start in year 3, the first year of juniors. She is the size of a 10 year old and always gets mistaken for an older child. She is very mature and enjoys the company of older children more than those her own age. She is however still only 7 and has lead quite a sheltered life so far. She's desperate to walk to school and the local village shops, both about 0.8 mile away along fairly quiet roads and then a busy road with a pelican crossing.
What doesn't help is that she has become very friendly with one of the girls next door who is 9 (2 school years older). Her mother has said that she can start walking to school with her year 5 friends when school goes back this week. They go to different schools so there is no plan to walk together.
Her younger sister (our DD2) starts school this week so I will need to take her to school anyway.
Any advice please?
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Should I let my mature 7 1/2 year old DD1 walk to school/shops on her own?
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swtb · 31/08/2009 16:27
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