To think this is too far to walk?

[TrinidadQueen]

To school for a child?

15 minutes there and then 15 minutes back. Child is 7. It's to collect another child so would have to do the walk back immediately.

As long as there is no reason why a 7 year old can't walk for 30 mins then no, it's not too far. Most children don't get enough exercise so this will be really good for their health.

Is this a joke thread? Half an hour walk for 7year old is absolutely fine my 5 year old can walk for a good hour at least No choice no car. 30 mins of walking every couple of days is actually not enough exercise for a 7 year old.

Of course it’s fine. You know lots of school do the ‘mile run’ so I’m pretty sure if they do that they can tolerate walking.

My children walk about 10 minutes back to the car after school every day as parking is a nightmare and I refuse to double park , they are fine , when we go for walks with the dog we can walk around 2 hours and they are fine

A 2 Yr old could manage that easily

So that's about 1 mile each way.
A 7 year old could probably run that, and get home in time to put the kettle on for you 😀

It's a worry that this question is even being asked.

And OP is certainly not alone in this ridiculous mindset, sadly.

I can see why we have a childhood obesity crisis if 30 minutes of walking is considered difficult for any child over 2.

I do 20 minutes each way with a 4 year old and 8 year old without issue, just take lots of snacks for the journey home.

Rule of thumb.

1km per year of age
So 7 km or about 2 hours walking is fine

Years ago they used to say1 mile per year of age

Absolutely 100% not too far for a child without difficulties that impact on their ability to walk. A very normal length of walk to school, and actually short for the kids round me ( just under a mile to walk to primary school or nursery).

That's barely anything of a walk! Who are you worried about, the child or the adult?

@Chickenonaperch

I can see why we have a childhood obesity crisis if 30 minutes of walking is considered difficult for any child over 2.

Indeed. The OP should get their 7 year old running their local junior parkrun, if they've got one. 2km is more than one mile, so if they can run 2k they can definitely walk a mile (which is about what you cover in 15 minutes if not keeping pace with a snail).

We do 25mins there and 25 mins back. So that should be done easily.

I put YANBU as in you are not being unreasonable to get them to walk that. Looks like everyone else with the same opinion clicked YABU. Ooops.

2x 15 minute walks isn't too far for a 7 year old. It'd do them good I think. Do they have very serious asthma or something that would make it more difficult?

@Acunningruse

I do 20 minutes each way with a 4 year old and 8 year old without issue, just take lots of snacks for the journey home.

Why on earth would you need drinks and snacks on a 15-20 minute walk? I understand the drink on a hot day but otherwise?

Of course not. It’s fine for a 7 year old. Will do them good in fact.

@Acunningruse

I do 20 minutes each way with a 4 year old and 8 year old without issue, just take lots of snacks for the journey home.

just take lots of snacks for the journey home.

Snacks? Why?

That’s not far at all. Presumably you never walk anywhere. Children adapt. Great opportunity for chats and learning.

Ridiculous. Of course its not too much. My eldest walked 8 miles at 4 years old. Not every day. But he could probably manage that because he used to walk to nursery school 35 minutes each way every day at age 4.

In the absence of any medical considerations, this is absolutely not too far. In fact, it's probably about 1/4 of what they could do without too much trouble. Kids of 7 are, or should be, non-stop, perpetual motion machines. They play full-out for hours at a time.

I think this is a sort of reverse where someone has accused the OP of abuse for making a 7 year old walk that far. An ex perhaps?

I think it’s a grandmother being judgy about her grandkids going to a childminder.

Huh? 7 year old shouldn’t struggle to walk for 30 minutes.

unless there is a massive drip feed about illness or disability then I don't understand what the OP is thinking