Two parents taking child to school

[newmum1976]

Pointless post really, but is it a thing now for both parents to walk their child/children to school every day? I see it all the time at our school, and wonder how people find the time. Don’t remember it being a thing with my older children.

Both parents spending time with their children is an inconvenience?!? Jesus...

We both WFH and it's a nice start to the day. We take the dog too and sometimes even get a takeaway coffee after drop-off for the walk home. It is one of the plus points of wfh.

I think that's nice! If they have or can make the time to go together then why not? It gives the child the feeling of being a priority to both parents, and the parents get a few minutes together on the way home.

I work PT while the kids are in school so I do most of the school runs. My OH works a 4on 4off pattern so will sometimes join me on the school run or if I'm super lucky, he will do it alone. I don't enjoy the school run.

Gosh, mine are both at nursery but no way would we willingly go on a walk to/from nursery together to do drop off or pick up if the other could go, haha! We've done this very rarely, and it's always if we were going together somewhere straight after. And more often it's been because DH was driving us somewhere so weve gone in the car and one of us just stayed in the car then anyway.

To those asking why I’m bothered or judging - I’m not. It was just something I’d not seen when my older children were young. Most people I know work 8-6 with lots of meetings, so aren’t able to do this, but as you’ve all pointed out this isn’t the case for everybody.

Can’t believe we are being judged for this 😆. I work from home during school hours, husband is senior management and will wfh most days. Not on the dole 😆 husband is senior enough to be able to pick and choose around his diary. School is very near. Lots of of other parents in similar demographic at our school

DH walks with my 1 morning a week when he has a later start at work. He'd go every day but he leaves the house at 7.30 every other day. The day he walks with me he leaves straight after we get back but it's just nice for him to see our DS off to school. I'm on mat leave so take him every day

To those asking why I’m bothered or judging - I’m not

Well you're clearly bothered enough to make a thread about it!! Ridiculous. Even more so than the poster moaning about a child going to the supermarket with both their parents 🙄