Can children stay with grandparents from Saturday?

[dragonsrule]

It is all over my Facebook - posts from people saying how excited they are to get a night off as the kids are having a sleepover on Saturday with grandparents. Saying how the grandparents are going to be looking after the kids from next week whilst they work etc.

These aren't single parent / adult households.

So I'm confused. I thought that although we could go inside from Saturday, that social distancing still applied. So basically grandparents can't look after the kids without an parent present as they can't do nappy changes etc.

Have I missed a bit of legislation to say this can happen? I'm in England if that makes a difference!

Thanks!

Overnight stats are permitted but we're still supposed to social distance which is impossible. More contradictory Tory bullshit to make sure they can blame us.

My children are going to grandparents, there will be hugs.

Boris has no more moral or intellectual authority at this point.

I think it means you can stay at someone's home if you have travelled a long way to see them but you must social distance so no leaving your DC alone with Granny etc as most young children won't adhere.

I don't think if the grandparents live local to you that you should be leaving the DC with them. Visit yes, but it's not necessary to have to stay over if you live so close.

We are still supposed to social distance, but like a PP, I suspect many people will just not bother. Personally I have been trying to work out how to stay socially distanced around the dinner table if I were to visit friends, and worrying that it isn't possible and that I will need to sit in a separate room to eat. The lack of information about this which Google finds, and the lack of posts on MN about it, makes me think I am the only one worrying about it. It seems some won't worry about social distancing full stop.

From Saturday it's changing to guidance, rather than the law. We've decided we can live morally with letting one set of parents look after our kids (other set are shielding) - we are WFH, as are they, not interested in going to restaurants and will continue to stay away from others etc. They are desperate for a hug, and I am desperate for a break!!

I'm in Leicester where we're being locked down back to March level for the foreseeable.

I think you should all follow the guidance, maintain social distancing and do what you can to stop the spread.

Leicester is just the first city being locked back down, there's already talk of other places getting the same treatment in the next few days. So it could be you next, losing the ability to meet up with anybody at all, back to essential travel only and 'stay indoors'.

I thought two households could stay overnight together, but I took that as, if you've travelled to see family/friends you could stay together overnight but each household must still socially distance, so technically the answer is both yes and no??? so confusing as there is actually no clear guidance.

One household can go and stay with another household and be indoors etc.

6 people can gather outside and socially distance.

In England.

@richardmarxisinnocent surely you just skip the formal dinner etiquette and just spread the chairs out and eat on your laps?

I just can't see anyone bothering with social distancing, it'll be harder in a house and no one can see them! I'm surprised they changed this rule this early, just got to hope it doesn't cause problems

We won't be doing it, there's no one we want to stay over! However I do understand some people are desperate for this change.

They said we should still be socially distancing but if love to hear from anyone with a toddler how they’ve managed to see anyone and socially distance their children.

[quote nevergoingoutagain]@richardmarxisinnocent surely you just skip the formal dinner etiquette and just spread the chairs out and eat on your laps? [/quote]
Thank you for this! That would work I think. Or as there is one of me and 4 of them, I guess I they could eat at the table as close together as possible (it's a round table) and I could move move my chair as far back from the table as I can. There are two children involved who although not particularly young are sometimes a bit messy when eating so would find it easier to stay at the table.

Common sense needs to prevail here. I’m off to stay with my in-laws who live 5 hours away. We are going for 2 week. If any of us have it, we’ll catch it from simply being in the same house. Surfaces, bathrooms, cooking for each other, being in close proximity for 2 weeks! Socially distancing isn’t going to make a scrap of difference!

However, when I go see friends & family locally, I feel I can mitigate some risk by distancing for a few hours.

I won’t be getting my 3 year old to distance though. It’s impossible!

My DP didn’t have my dc before lockdown so they won’t be having them after. My DF always tells me kids are for life so in other words me and my dh should never expect anytime to ourselves, but to me it’s not about that, it’s about my dc having quality time with their grandparents. My DP come and see us regularly but they’d never dream of offering to take our youngest ds (eldest is a teen) for an hour or two. I keep seeing all these photos and videos on Facebook of grandparents reuniting with their grown up kids and grandkids and they’re so emotional. My DP aren’t like this in the slightest. Sad really. But in answer to your question, yes kids can stay overnight with grandparents from Saturday. Won’t make a difference to me but I’m happy for all the kids and grandparents who get to see each other again and spend quality time with one another.

We are going to stay with grandparents for the first week of the school holidays. SD is absurd. We'll be sensible until then.

We're also going on holiday with friends and their kids at the end of August. If things are bobbling along as they are now, that will happen. Any significant changes, then maybe not. SD is absurd in that situation.

We all work in schools. We've already been told that schools don't need to socially distance, so you know... why should I be around other children from families who I know are NOT SD, but then have to stay away from my family and friends?

Until someone actually shows me the science on schools, I'm using my own risk assessment.

Not all children wear nappies

My DC could go for a sleepover at Grandmas and still socially distance. I wouldn't need to be there. They won't be. But they technically could.

We've been social distancing and not seen any friends or family since before lockdown, only leaving the house for food shopping or walking the dog. Family live 200 miles away and we are getting a much needed break when holidays officially start on 22nd July, daughter will be spending time with family for 1-2 weeks.

I think it’s really important for people, and especially children, to spend quality time with other adults in their lives. Social distancing - staying 1m - is pointless as you’re almost guaranteed to get it if you’re sharing the same quarters for a prolonged period of time.

Our DD is going to stay with her grandparents (my dad and stepmum) she cant wait and honestly it will be nice for me and DH to have some time to ourselves and a lay in for the first time in months

Mine stayed with my mum last week. I adore my kids but a night and a day without us all living on top of each other was utter bliss! She lives alone and joined our bubble so we were under the impression it’s ok. Have misunderstood the guidance?

@EyUpMeDuck

Mine stayed with my mum last week. I adore my kids but a night and a day without us all living on top of each other was utter bliss! She lives alone and joined our bubble so we were under the impression it’s ok. Have misunderstood the guidance?

If she lives alone and you are in a support bubble with her it's absolutely fine. She is classed as part of your household and social distancing is not needed. The OP is talking about the guidelines from 4th July, when 2 households of any number of people can meet indoors but are still supposed to observe social distancing.

If they are part of your bubble that's fine at the moment. From Saturday they can stay overnight if they can social distance from 2m or 1m with precautions like a mask.