Do you really keep DC indoors for 14 days?

[notevenat20]

DS's school year has been sent home for 14 days because someone in his year has covid. I know we are supposed to keep him indoors the whole time. But what have people really done in practice? It's a very long time not to walk further than the bathroom.

If you seriously believe that your kids are so fragile and pathetic that they're incapable of staying home for 14 days then you should be worrying about far more than just having them isolate.

This is a good example of something that is wrong with people's happiness. There is no need to be mean to make the point you want to make.

It's utter bollocks to be keeping kids indoors. It's bad enough being away from their friends. In the first much stricter lockdown, people WITH covid were allowed to go out for walks as long as they stayed away from others, so how does this make sense?

I don't even have school age kids but I sure as hell would be taking them out for walks/bike rides/kick about in the park away from others if they were isolating.

Yes. My teen DS stayed in his room or the playroom, used a separate bathroom and ate separately to the rest of the family. I think he popped outside in the garden a couple of times but otherwise he isolated. Not pleasant for him or for us but that’s what we were told to do.

Sorry but I think this is an inhumane way to treat a child

There are going to be some fucked up kids after this is all over

I also wonder if, Cummings-esque style, there’s some caveat in the law that makes it legal to take your children out of the house? In around March 2021, are we going to be gas lighted and made to feel like complete idiots because clause 234.6 says that walking more than 10m away from others at all times means you can leave the house as you’re doing it in a specific and limited way?

@Delatron it is not zero risk outside though otherwise most countries would not be stopping people
For some who live remote its more possible to stay away , if you live in a block of flats with communual entrance and maybe on a higher floor so need to use a lift or live in a busy city its impossible to find a place with no one
We walk in remote places prior to covid and would say we are in town but semi rural , all these places are now much busier with people walking
Kids that should be isolating are out in streets mixing with other kids

It's not really about mental health for many people with young kids AT ALL. It's about their physical well being. My 5 year old has so much energy, one day in this weekend because of the rain and he was bouncing off the walls.

@gung when were people with covid allowed to go out ??

My elder son is currently half way through a period of isolation and to be honest it hasn't been at all difficult. But then he is an ultra geeky teenage boy with a fear of day light that makes vampires look like sun worshippers. We normally struggle to get him out of his room so getting him to stay indoors and avoid close contact with other humans isn't exactly taxing. I wouldn't fancy trying to keep a toddler or even a primary school aged child amused in the same circumstances though, that must be very tough.

At no point did I say kids should be in streets mixing with other kids!

A walk in a quiet area, woods, fields, is fine.
We know this

@OverTheRainbow88 - there are always exceptions aren't there? Special people who mean this will go on & on. It's called quarantine / isolation for a reason.

@madmarchmare

Yes. My teen DS stayed in his room or the playroom, used a separate bathroom and ate separately to the rest of the family. I think he popped outside in the garden a couple of times but otherwise he isolated. Not pleasant for him or for us but that’s what we were told to do.

Sorry but I think this is an inhumane way to treat a child

Inhumane! Ffs

@onedayinthefuture but if someone in your household gets covid will you not have to follow isolation then

@madmarchmare

There are going to be some fucked up kids after this is all over

There are a whole lot of fucked up kids already unfortunately.

Thanks for saying I am inhumane. WOW. Just WOW.

Is there any info out there on who exactly is being given these £1,000 fines? Are they being doled out at great speed to parents walking with a child on a country bridleway?

I fear the strict rules will reduce the use of track and trace and voluntary testing in pilot areas.
People may not wish to find out they have it / chance of it for fear of the self isolating

Personally, I would be able to do it but I have a large garden an have turned my garage into a gym. Not everyone has that luxury

I also live in the middle of nowhere so could walk at midday and not see anyone

@walfordwatcher

Thanks for saying I am inhumane. WOW. Just WOW.

It’s absolute nonsense, don’t give it a second thought.

@Lemons1571

Is there any info out there on who exactly is being given these £1,000 fines? Are they being doled out at great speed to parents walking with a child on a country bridleway?

How would they know you were supposed to be isolating them?

My DS is self isolating at the minute. Hadn’t occurred to me to not keep him inside because you know, that’s the law to stop a deadly disease killing a load of people.

@Delatron i never said you did but that is whats happening and I am sure there parents have a reason why they let them
Some people don't have the luxury of being able to step outside there front door without bumping into people so can't walk in the middle of nowhere and they have to somehow manage , prob why its not technically allowed as for some it would be impossible

And after having spent the whole of my adult life caring for children and young people with the most extreme behavioural and emotional, and often physical, issues (my own and numerous foster children), I am aware that others believe I have created "fucked up klds" for keeping them at home to save their father's life. Point taken. Absolutely.

Day 12 of self isolating 6yo. Wish I'd read this thread a few days ago, I probably would have taken the poor girl for a walk over fields. We've stayed in. It's been hard. Especially on days youngest has been at preschool and dh and I have been trying to work. Day 13 tomorrow and her grandmother is happy to have her.

@Feministicon no idea. I don’t know who is being issued with the fines, if anyone.

**If you seriously believe that your kids are so fragile and pathetic that they're incapable of staying home for 14 days then you should be worrying about far more than just having them isolate.

Pathetic or vulnerable? Dying elderly grandparents? 4 x " first day of schools", parents made redundant, delayed building work on house so hole in back of house making it freezing cold, both parents constantly online looking for jobs. You're right, people do have bigger problems than their kids isolating for 14 days and children " lacking resilience" is not one of them. Total " I'm alright Jack" attitude.