Is it horrible to make ds walk

[Whyohwhy99]

Am I horrible making ds walk for 40 mins to and from school because I want to avoid the bus?

OPs social anxiety probably means she over thinks things, and feels overly responsbile or guilty for things she doesnt need to

This type of situation wouldnt even enter most parents head, a 40 min walk to school is normal and beneficial. it should be encouraged, it should be preferred.

Its a great shame and very sad to see the shock and opposition to children doing a very normal amount of activity. Its a great insight into why we have a physical and mental disadvantage for UK kids.

Indeed.

Of course, its early days. Things look different in the dark as well so in November and December its more or less dark at 3/30, not sure if he finishes earlier, some SEN schools finish at 2!! So learning to see what looks like what, in different lights.

Well the 1st time i said should we try walking. That doesn't mean all the tlme. I didn't know he was ok woth it until this morning. I think its possible because everything feels hectic and rushed in my head. So when I thought about walking a million things were rushing in my head.

Im simply talking about the query she has posted here. I dont go trawling through people's back posts, thats intrusive and creepy

She asked about a walk. I answered about the walk

It is a huge factor in children's lives at the moment that we have a lack of physical movement for the majority of them. This is also an indicator in poor mH for kids.

She's literally all over MN. I haven't trawled through anything. These have been posts over the last few weeks.

And as I say - this is the problem with posters repeatedly asking isolated questions, because people reply to them with full well meaning but OP is clearly not in a good mental health state, and needs not to be replying on what strangers think.

On a 'should kids get more exercise' then yes, obviously I entirely agree with you! X

Absolutely. I echo your thoughts.

I think it's profoundly sad that a child should have to cope with a parent who is unwell to this extent.

I do hope OP can receive the psychiatric care she needs to lead a fuller life.

I'd rather my kids walk to school than have to revise in the car every morning. But whatever.

There's nothing creepy about it. They've responded to multiple threads like this before.

Okay - that's good for you.

Well, you are both comfortable walking to school; therefore, you have your answer. You can explore alternative options if necessary while waiting for psychiatric treatment.

Well I take a post on face value. She asked about a walk. A walk for this child seems absolutely appropriate, he is fit and healthy and its only 40 mins. So thats what I commented on.

It would also be very good for OP as well in terms of her MH issues whatever their cause.

We would be home by 3.40 . Im pretty sure its not dark. Mayhe sun it setting very low but its not actually dark.

I wasn't criticising you, and I totally agree with you on the comments re exercise :-)

I didnt take it as criticism.

My DS walks the best part of 30 minutes to school and has since year 7, most kids do here. He says it wakes him up and I’m a big fan of fresh air and exercise.

Many children prepare for classes at home before heading to school. It's called revision

TBH I'm sceptical, unless it's for a GCSE/A level exam.

Schools round here start very early. DD used to catch a bus at 7.45 for an 8.20 start. There is no way she would be looking at school work at that time of the morning.

Ha ha. The kids on DD's school bus were feral. It would be impossible to do any work on that bus.

I mean, we can only take your word for that. And from your last post when you were either genuinely unaware of the impact your were having on your children, or you just didn't want to be honest about it, I'm not convinced you're a reliable narrator. Which I get, none of us want to think we could be negatively affecting our kids.

I hope you manage to get the support you need, you've taken the first step by seeing your GP.

Chirst, it's a daily exercise, it's good for anyone, especially kids. She's not making her child hike over a hill to get to school, he can stick headphones on and enjoy listening to music instead of being crammed on a loud, smelly bus. Madness.

Have you read her other posts?

I agree with exercise being good for kids, me and my son walk to and from school (20 mins), unless we're running late or it's pouring with rain, in which case we get the bus.

This is not the only issue her kids have!

This.
This has been going on for years.

Yeah if the ice is too bad for walking then it'll be too bad for vehicles in the uk as no winter tyres. I've had to walk on really bad ice many times, you soon develop a way of walking that reduces risk of slipping (and in my experience kids just run and slide for fun), it just annoys me because I daren't bike when its icy even with winter tyres.

I echo your thoughts.

Exercise is great for children; however, I never walked my children to school in the pouring rain, as it wasn't local.