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?

Of course. I am prone to the same problem. Which is why if I'm asking for advice, I usually make a draft first.

Yet you stopped to type something pointless and unwanted

If the person replying to the OP is too flaky or lazy to select See All to check if the OP has updated, then why bother replying? 😒

Yes. That’sa long walk first thing, before a full school day and then he presumably has a 40 min walk home? That’s nearly an hour and a half commute daily. 15/20 mins- yes. Longer than that- no. You don’t say how old he is but if he’s old enough to walk that far alone, surely can get a bus on his own. Or will you be accompanying him in both bus or walk? Can he (or you both) cycle in? That would save a lot of time and get him some fresh air and excersise in the morning. Think we need more info really. At the moment it sounds more like it’s about - not him.

It's not abnormal to walk to school.

But the OP is facing 90 minutes each way.

Some days it may be perfectly fine, other days for other reasons it may not

It a good idea to have one or two other options prepared if it's not possible for whatever reason, (eg extreme weather, heavy books/equipment, or one of them having a cold or whatever)

Did you read the thread? There is plenty of info from the OP. Her son is at a special educational needs school for starters.

In this specific case it sounds like the OP's son is managing the current situation fine at the moment. In general though, doing anything to help disabled people to live their lives more fully, or making their lives easier, or levelling the playing field - if such action is needed - is a huge help, not a hindrance.

RTFT please

If all children walked for 1hr 20 minutes a day we would have a hell of a lot less childhood obesity, that's for sure.

What does DS want to do? It will obviously be much harder in bad weather and short days.

he can't walk himself because of his SEN issues.

op are you walking 40 minutes to school with DS then walking 40 minutes back and then the same in reverse?

Yes. Likely in all weather conditions.

You are making your problem your child's problem.

This is not ok.

Not nice, seeing that he has to concentrate when he gets to school, not have aching legs. What about when it rains and he spends the day all soggy?

Yes ds does the walk twice i do it 4 times.

He wouldn't have aching legs after a 40 minute walk.

Aching legs!!! Please tell me you wouldn't have aching legs after a 40 min walk? And what's with the soggy? Have you never heard of waterproof jackets and overtrousers? I walked 12 miles yesterday, bit achy today.

Hes actually enjoyed the walking. He likes our chats 😍. Which i never realised he did. And a good waterproof coat. Will keep him dry I also found out they are allowed to play out in the rain.

If he is enjoying walking and enjoying school that is a win.

@Tanjamaltija

a young healthy person will absolutely NOT have aching legs after a 40 min walk

Exactly. And neither will his lovely mum after 4 of those, plus both will have more physical activity during the day. No wonder the country is in the state it's in with these strange attitudes

We walked to school (unless raining) ☔️ which was 20-25 walk one way since DS was 3 (he was in nursery). I always picked up in car as they were tired at end of day - if no car I’d get bus. Very occasionally would walk home if weather glorius but I’d get moaned at!
We used to meet other parents en route which was nice.

I see he’s 11 - in that case no issue walking 40 mins to school.

The body will be tired, anyway, and you must realise that he will probably not be eating anything until break. So... lowered blood prerssure, lowered blood sugar... and this is an everyday thing, not a one-off. Twice. There and back. Meanwhile, he may even smell of sweat, and he has to carry his satchel. This is not just a pleasurable walk in the countryside.