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.

Sorry, 15-20 minutes each way.

A 15 minute walk to school is just about the dream distance isn’t it??

Our daily walk to school is 15 mins, an extra 20 if we pick up baby from nursery too. My 5 year old is tired at the end of the day so I try to do nursery pick up first - but mostly because she'll be too slow. A child of 7 SHOULD be walking at least 30 mins each day, so I'd be worried they're not getting enough exercise on the other days!

This must be a reverse surely? @TrinidadQueen

DD2 used to walk half an hour to school and back again to drop DD1 off. She started when she was 2 1/2 and managed fine.

Do they have any physical needs? A 30 minute walk with a short break in the middle should be fine

Ok OP. What are you not telling us?

I'm an unfit 40 something but even I could cope with that distance. Really not an issue for most kids.

Good grief. Two 15 minute walks are too much for a seven year old? Legs will evolve into tiny stumps within a generation at this rate.

They won't even notice it. 15 minutes spent walking and chatting to an adult? That's quality time

They will be fine. Remind them to go to the toilet before leaving.

Our family rule of thumb is that the child should be able to walk their age in miles (admittedly this is for planning weekend/holiday walks, but point is that 30 minutes is nothing)

It's absolutely fine. I would be very worried about any child without additional needs who couldn't walk 15 minutes twice a day!

Yes it’s fine

OP are you reading these replies? Can you see how conclusive they are?

I would think most people/children would walk for longer (some MUCH longer) than this to get to school each day. So unless special needs I don't understand why this is even an issue.

Is the child struggling with mobility or heavily overweight ? I'm surprised that anyone would think a 7 year old wouldn't manage this

I think that sounds really healthy - good daily exercise and not that far really. I live around the corner from the junior school my kids went to and that was five minutes - a further 10 is nothing really.

This is ridiculous. Sorry OP, I just don't understand why people get funny about making children walk. 15 mins is absolutely nothing at all!

It's absolutely fine, good for the child in fact! It's not even every day. Don't see the problem.

My 8 and 10 year old 's primary school is a 25 minute walk each way.
We walk/ scoot or cycle every day as do I. They manage it fine as do I and I have a chronic hip problem and have had a hip replacement

That should be easily doable for a 7 year old.

Sounds fine. They need the unwind time after school. Especially if they have been sitting all day. In fact child probably needs a bit more exercise

Is there something to add to this?
Does DC not normally walk anywhere?
Is it you who doesn’t want to walk?

We walk the dog daily for longer than that - never occurred to me dc couldn’t manage it. A 7 year old will be fine.

@TrinidadQueen

With an adult

Absolutely fine