Would this be overreacting?

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DP thinks that as of tomorrow we should self isolate and keep our 2 DCs at home with us.
He thinks soon we will all be in isolation (the whole country).

He wants to pull the DCs out of school, all clubs and the youngest out of nursery.
He also doesn't want us to see our respective parents - mine are significantly younger than his due to the ages they all had DCs so have just turned 50 and I'm not sure if it's necessary just yet.

I'm wondering if we should stick it out another week and do it next week just before the half term if he really wants to do it early.
I'm a bit concerned about being the only family to do so as we are in a small rural school and everyone else is still a currently sending their DCs to school and I wouldn't want to be talked about or branded as hysterical. Everyone's a bit in each other's business here so I know they will talk as they are all going about their business as usual.

I don't feel I'm informed enough to be able to make the call to keep them off right now - what are the risks of them being at school for another week?

Now is really not the time to care about what others think of you.
Do what's right for you and your family.

Yes, it would. And you would most likely have “lockdown fatigue” right about the time everyone else is going into isolation. As for not seeing your parents- seems a bit over the top too- they are hardly “elderly”

Not a bit. its exactly what we all need to do.

I would love it if it 2 weeks people could laugh at me and call me hysterical but its just not going to happen and I'm gutted that some people who are more easily able to make this decision won't due to worries about others perceptions.

CV is everywhere and we need to slow the spread

I'm speaking to my manager tomorrow and sorting out shifts ( hopefully I'll have the go-ahead to work weekends instead).
DC will be at school tomorrow then I am hoping all's in place to keep them home.

We really really don’t need to slow the spread yet. Watch this- explains the rationale and why the timing of lockdown is so critical brilliantly -

This now widely read article helped me to make the decision to take DC out of school and support my DP to observe social distancing (ie pretty much staying at home for the foreseeable future)
t.co/tW6muc8pzU?amp=1

this

Are you serious ? What a ridiculous over reaction.

@Runmybathforme post has summed up exactly what I fear we will hear from everyone around us..

Here in NI the hospitals are already fucked. I'm not willing to allow it to continue spreading without doing what I can. My parents are in their 70s and I'm debating whether to visit them. We've been social distancing since Fri

@Artesia Great video - thanks.

Im staying away from my dad and inlaws. I've made that decision for them now rather than wait. Its just not worth risking the kids passing it onto them and gives some small peace of mind

Do you have any reason to stay home? We’ve made decision making we the past 12 hours. We’ve lost our au pair (obviously this was her decision but this was something we discussed together and we encouraged her to follow co sugar advice which sadly meant that she’d leave us). We’re applying for the necessary visas to go to my country if we should choose to ride this out there. The kids are still going to school and nursery though because we have no reason to keep them off. They aren’t sick and there is no risk to us/anyone we come I to contact with.

If you're worried about other people's reactions just say you all have a cough so need to self isolate.

This article best shows why staying away from others makes sense...

www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/?fbclid=IwAR2fNn3lTaX24yFIX_2rUpkYGrlpI_nOjl4j5Jghf2oMTFiX6C5lj-t66_w