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20 minute walk to school is OK isn't it?

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admylin · 11/10/2009 22:51

We have been searching for a new place nearer to the dc's school and have found somewhere which would mean a 20 minute walk. That's not too much is it?

The dc are used to being driven to school at the moment so they had a minor complaining moment at the thought of 20 minutes walking but I think it'll do them no harm. Dh thinks the nearer the better especially in winter.

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LadyOfTheFlowers · 11/10/2009 23:01

We do 20 mins each way.
On preschool days DS2, DS3 and I do it 3 times!

Kids love it and complain if DH is home and he runs them up in the car.

Kids are only 4, 3 and 9m though - older 2 ride their bikes, think that's why they love it.

Keeps me trim though - I noticed the difference over the summer hols, put half a stone on!

BertieBotts · 11/10/2009 22:56

20 minutes is fine, I used to have a 15 minute walk and I felt like I was very close to school.

My mum used to drop us at the bottom of the (school) street though if it was raining. But we would have coped without - we just took the lift because we knew she would Although I did art for GCSE and I really did need a lift when I had to carry my huge art folder into school on windy/rainy days as it wasn't very weatherproof.

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admylin · 11/10/2009 22:55

Same here, I walked through a park and down a long long steet and then up a hill, took 20 minutes to half an hour but dh was driven to school so he can't imagine his dc doing it especially in winter!

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DuelingFANGo · 11/10/2009 22:53

20 minutes is about as long as it took me in secondary school, more even. Am sure it will be fine.