Would you make your primary age child isolate from the rest of the house?

[Oileo]

Obviously presuming households with no additional clinical vulnerabilities or elderly relatives or risks.

I was online earlier with my son and a child mentioned they couldn’t do something as they have to isolate in their bedroom. I asked the mum by text, thinking it was a mix up, but she confirmed that her 8 yr old has a positive case in their school bubble (Keyworker parents, not though with health) so is isolating away from siblings/ parents in her bedroom. I know it’s certainly not her class’s first period off in isolation, so recently they have spent nearly a month in their room alone.

Tbf I luckily haven’t been in this position myself, but I guess I’d presumed households just mainly stayed in together and that’s what I’d planned to do if we had a positive contact. I can’t imagine not hugging or being close to my 8 yr old for over a week. Being practical we also all share bedrooms and have one bathroom anyway. The child seemed ok in themselves.

Yabu- yes, if our kids have had cases in their bubble they’ve stayed in their room alone for the period

Yanbu-we let them move around the house as normal

I understand where you’re coming from but if the vulnerable adult in our household self isolated And the rest of us bubbled with the affected child, what happens if I get sick? Then I can’t look after anyone.

My point is, there no “one-size fits all” easy solution to any of this and families just have to do what is best for them , without judgement. We’re all doing our best.

No. Complete lunacy.

@Ohdeariedear. I understand that families have to do what is right for them. Some families may indeed have no alternative other than shutting their primary school child in a room on their own for the isolation period. But I don't think we should kid ourselves that it is ok for the child. It's likely to lead to worse physical and mental health for the child and should be a last resort rather than standard practice.

Do you remember the thread a few weeks ago where one of the posters stated that she had made her child self-isolate for their birthday. Don’t remember the age but I think it was under 12. Others on the thread were supporting her and stating that it was the rules. It was fucking cruel and bad parenting.

@Holyrivolli. Yes, I remember that. Completely barmy. Apparently it was fine because they had made her cupcakes.

We have a young adult with quite severe physical disabilities in the house, needs quite a lot of hands on care. We discussed this as a family at the start of lockdown 1 and decided that rather than isolate the affected person, we would isolate one unaffected adult in order to provide continuity of care. We put a touring caravan onto the drive so there was separate accommodation if necessary. They would isolate and come into the house if the two remaining adult carers were knocked off their feet by it.
(There have been times I could have done with ten days isolating in the caravan as it has all mod cons, but it hasn't been used yet 😂)

I think in these circumstances I wouldn't have isolated the child, I'd have isolated us all.