Can children go to each others houses?

[Sami544]

Am a bit confused about all this atm. Let me dd go out with her friends to parks etc but are they allowed to go to each others houses yet or not. I still feel not, but she says some of her friends are already doing it.

What would you do?

I've no idea what the rules are any more. For now I'm not doing that mainly because parents may not want to, once they're all back at school together I feel like I might as well if it's permitted. Everyone seems to make up their own rules as to what's safe anyway. Friend of mine writes long emails judging all "rule breakers", and won't go to London to see friends even by car, but thinks hair dressers, gym and local restaurants are absolutely fine.

This has gone on for long enough. Let your kids have play dates but obviously don't go mad. Before you know it, your kids will be grown up, life is too short.

Yes but only mixing two households. Mine have been to a friends house but if meeting a few friends they should go to the park (or other outside space)

Yes it’s allowed if they stay 2m apart and it’s only two households. If more then it has to be outside.

I've started to allow my dc to have one friend in our house at a time.
DD had her friend around yesterday and is going to this friends house this afternoon.
DS is having a friend to play tomorrow.
If they want to meet up with more friends then it's outside only.
I cleaned dds bedroom/door handles etc like crazy when the friend left yesterday and I'll be doing the same tomorrow.
I'm not completely comfortable with it but they'll be mixing for 6 hours a day 5 days a week in two weeks' time so I'm easing myself into things.

Depends where you live, kids under 12 haven't had to social distance in Scotland for some time now.

In Scotland they can and children under 12 don’t need to physically distance

Yes you can go into each other houses so children can too; guidance is only 2 households should mix. It’s been that way since beginning of July.

Two households can mix according to the guidelines so yes a kids friend and their parent/adult can come over. If there’s more then it needs to be outside... I think!

thanks that has helped. Didn't want to be the mean mother and yes agree they will be together for hours each day in two weeks.

According to the guidelines they must stay 2m apart.

According to common sense, once they're in the same class at school it won't make any difference if they spend an extra hour together at the weekend/evening.

We have started having one friend over, mostly outside and no hugging but it has done my daughter so much good. Not done with son yet as he is a but younger so harder to keep distance.

Yes and mine have sleepovers - one friend at a time though.

Yes and mine have sleepovers - one friend at a time though
Same here