Meeting one person new rule does that include kids?

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So with the new lockdown rules from Thursday it says you can meet one other person who is from another household outdoors, does that mean I can meet with my DS another person with her DS? 🤦🏻‍♀️

It is very hard on people
Who
Can’t leave their children.

It isn’t just a walk that’s allowed. You can meet someone in an outdoor space.

Here’s what it says on the government site...

You can exercise or visit outdoor public places with the people you live with, your support bubble, or 1 person from another household.

Outdoor public places include:

parks, beaches, countryside,
public gardens (whether or not you pay to enter them), allotments
playgrounds

Ignore the rude people. I agree, if the boys are old enough, they walk as one pair, and you and your friend as another ?

So with the new lockdown rules from Thursday it says you can meet one other person who is from another household outdoors

How is this ‘confusing’?

xley90 yep it is terrible. My baby wanted feeding so often. I could never express.

It really is cruel for those with young babies.

I understand the rules however it does seem strange that I can take 7 month old DS in his pushchair/sling to take DD to school, stand in a playground with at least 60 other parents and their kids whilst waiting for them to go in. DD can sit in a class with 30 children who I have no idea how seriously their family are taking the current situation, then come back home to us....
Yet I cannot meet just my mum (who has been isolating) for a socially distanced walk in the day and take my just my DS with me as this counts as 3 people. Despite that fact DS wouldn’t be in close contact with her and would be at less risk doing that than having being held by his sister who has been mixing with kids/teachers in school all day. Not saying that I’m going to break the rules but just pointing out that some of these restrictions just don’t make sense so I can see why people want clarification.

Also just to add. I walk with DS during the day to get fresh air and exercise.

If you and your DS meet up with your friend and her DS you are both meeting up with 2 other people. As are they.

OP, it's a reasonable question.

The reasonable answer is: are you and the other adult meeting outside with two children likely to either spread or contract our Covid (which, of course, is the only virus around, and without which the entire human race would be guaranteed immortality)?

I would say you won't do either, and that it is therefore fine for you to go ahead. I wouldn't give a second's thought to the so-called rules.

In fact, I'd say it was a positively good thing to meet another adult for a walk outdoors (and for your child to have more contact with the outside world), in a sea of shittiness.

@LolalovesLondon

If you and your DS meet up with your friend and her DS you are both meeting up with 2 other people. As are they.

In a nutshell: so what?

In a nutshell: so what?

Ask BJ. He made the rules not me!

@LolalovesLondon

In a nutshell: so what?

Ask BJ. He made the rules not me!

Fair enough. He made the rules on a 'reactive' basis, which is a crap way to make rules.

I have nobody I can be in a support bubble with so I am very happy that I can meet up outside with one other person. I try not to be downhearted in the current situation as in so many ways I am much luckier than other people, but it is difficult not speaking to an actual person for a prolonged period of time.

Just time your walk with the school run. 200+ parents and at least as many kids dropping off and collecting twice a day no one will notice.

All the rules will be set out on Wednesday ready for midnight

Wow posters on here are just delightful.

I'm so sad about how people have responded to this .

You can meet someone if at work (and you cannot work from home), school, uni, for exercise, caring etc.

So I would imagine you could meet another adult for exercise say a brisk walk outdoors with your DS but probably not if they had a child. Or that is how I would interpret it.

www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november

I’m sure a tiny babe in arms won’t be considered your second person.

@Ducksurprise

Just time your walk with the school run. 200+ parents and at least as many kids dropping off and collecting twice a day no one will notice.

😂😂😂👏🏻

It isn’t just exercise.

You are allowed to exercise or visit outdoor spaces.

bugger OP it does say 'when on your own' you can meet with 1 other person.

It is really really hard and isolating for single parents with young children or as on this thread mums with breastfed babies.

My kids are old enough to be left AND I can share childcare with my DH. But effectively I now won't be able to meet my single parent friend with younger children who she can't leave on their own.

And here's where it falls down.

So I can meet my friend for exercise.

But I cannot meet her with my DS and her DS even though THEY SIT NEXT TO EACH ALL DAY LONG IN CLASS, five days a week.

But if we meet up after school at 3pm, that's not ok.

OP it would be a valid question in the real world, but on MN you have to take the blame for a global pandemic.

If it's only for exercise then I cant have a support bubble with my elderly mum. I think it will be clarified soon as it was rushed out due to the leak to the press

Playgrounds will still be open. Just putting that out there for those with young children.

@Legoandloldolls I am in a similar position my elderly mum fairly recently widowed has my grumpy brother living with her. We were in tier one until today so I was taking her out somewhere once a week but she doesn’t drive, can’t walk very far or fast, really feels the cold so I can’t see her now except through the window as I live with DH and kids.