to send 5y old dc to the corner shop for some ice cream?

[MousyMouse]

we just went. dc dropped their ice lolly and of course wants another one.
told dc to go on his own (no street to cross, maybe quarter of a mile) but he refuses. though. no ice lolly then.

Erm,no I wouldn't send my 6 yr old ds on his own,especially not a 1/4 mile away.

I wouldn't. I would if I could see them go into the shop and come out. 5 is way too young.

Of course YABU but you know that. I'm assuming it was an empty offer, knowing he'd be too sensible to want to go to the shop alone, and if so it worked.

You wouldn't have let him go if he'd said yes?

NO

I wouldn't. It's a bit too much responsibility for an infant I think.

No I probably wouldn't. Especially if he didn't seem happy about it.

Nothing to do with paedophiles outside the ice cream shop blah blah blah, I just liked my 5yo next to me when we were out (he is 6 now)

At the age of FIVE? Quarter of a mile?! Er, no I wouldn't.

I'd send him to somewhere with no roads and watch him all the way there and back. No, I wouldn't send him where I couldn't keep an eye on him.
1/4 of a mile a way at 6???

no

oops 5

YANBU. You are teaching him responsibility. Have been sending mine to local takeaway shops since aged 5. Totally fine if no major roads to cross and not too far!

why can't you all go back?

I remember the early childhood trauma of the Dropped Ice Cream That Wasn't Replaced and I'm sodding 46

chocolate , really? since age 5??

OP- go back with him you lazy sausage!

Totally fine at 5 to go to shops on their own?
Really?
If we are out and about and my ds wants something I let him go and pay and I'll stand outside and watch him but I wouldn't allow him to go to the shops unattended,I think the age of 8 is about right for that.
It's not just the danger of roads though is there,what if they walk across someone's drive when they are reversing off?
What if they start choking on a sweetie?
What if they decide to go to the park instead?
No sorry,5 is too young for that much responsibility.

depends... has he done the trip before on his own? have you "taught " him how to do it? DS goes a little way down the road to buy eggs ( farm gate sale) and he is very pleased he has a "job" he can do. Started at 5. here, the shop is too far away with roads to cross. but children of 6 who live near the shop do sometimes get sent alone.

Yes, why not? A quarter of a mile is no distance at all and if there's no roads to cross... Don't see why not.

Each to their own but I wouldn't let my ds yet.

Yabu. 5 is too young.

At 5 not a chance. Unless the shop can be seen from the house i wouldn't even be considering it

DoingtheBestIcan- exactly.

chocolate, well it worked for you as your kids are still in one piece but I couldn't do that myself. No way.

Chocolate - are you serious? You have sent your dc at 5 yo to get you 'takeaway'......

OP YABU

At 5 I started letting ds pay for things whilst I watched on and like I said earlier now he is 6 I start letting him get a pack of sweets himself off the shelf and pay whilst I wait outside the shop door.
It's just too much responsibility at that young age to let them go to the shops on their own.

At that age, my sister (who was 6) and I went to school on the bus every day. We had to change buses, and walk to a different bus stop (a couple of mins walk).

If there are no big roads, then YANBU.

I didn't let my DC walk to local shops at that age, as there are a few busy roads they need to cross, with no crossings or lights.

no, he didn't go, too scared. will go after dinner.

he knows this shop, we go there quite often for emergency milk etc. no roads to cross, no driveways either. we can nearly see the shop from home. I think we will practice a bit so he has more confidence.