Do you really keep DC indoors for 14 days?

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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.

I honestly believe some mumsnetter's houses would be on fire and they still wouldn't fucking leave the house.

Kids are incredibly adaptable. I thought mine would go bonkers in Lockdown but he didn't give a shit.

Get the old Joe Wickes on, buy some exercise equipment, follow a strict timetable so they get some sense of structure, have an hour in the garden a day.

It's really not that big of a deal, is it? I bet they've done a week at least in with the flu or something before?

If you've still got elderly Grandparents that lived through the war get them to tell the kids a few tales of real, actual hardship! That'll soon put 14 days in with Netflix, Nintendo's, a planned education, social media and Just Eat into perspective!

@onedayinthefuture can you 100 % say you won't bump
Into anyone
Some on here have said they would let their kids go to a shop or supermarket , some have said they go for walks but stay at least 6 m away thats not going to the middle of nowhere

I kept mine indoors for 14 days when we came home from France at the end of August. Well, we let them go in the garden (not that DS bothered) but none of us left the house.

We would do the same if we had to isolate again.

@OverTheRainbow88 I would also do this!

@Hormonecrazyhell

My ds did not leave the house or garden from lockdown start / July. Why can’t people just do as they’re are advised

That wasn't advised??

@onedayinthefuture

I honestly believe some mumsnetter's houses would be on fire and they still wouldn't fucking leave the house.

I honestly believe some mumsnetters would just happily isolate permanently tbh.

[quote onedayinthefuture]**@Sb2012* in case one of @Wondergirl100* kids passed on the virus they might not have to a tree?? Do any of you know what it's like in a woodlands where you don't see a soul?

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So you step out of your front door straight into the woods? And the woods are your private land are they? So 100% no one will bump into you there. If that’s the case yeah that’s fine.

@onedayinthefuture some people maybe just have more sense of responsibility than others or don't have luxury of living in middle of nowhere ,or maybe know someone who is vulnerable so are more cautious and follow the guidelines in the hope we can get out of this sooner rather than later.
If you can stay in you should at least try , many won't even bother as there child can't stay in for 2 days ( have they never been ill before ) who have no special needs etc just an entitlement that they don't have to follow any rules or at least try

Ffs. How difficult is it to understand. 14 days isolation means not leaving the house for 14 days. You can go for a test but other than that you dont go off your property. You get essentials delivered and left on doorstep.

I have a CEV child. Who has not returned to school, neither has my ither child. Older siblings have only been able to see us and younger sublings socially distanced when allowed.

If you/your child has been told to isolate it is due to contact with a positive case. Yes they may not develop symptoms but they could do and if they go out they could unknowingly shed the virus. A child like mine ir a vunerable adult could catch it how would you feel if a child in your area died because you ignore the rules.

Haven't needed to do it yet thankfully, but some of the comments on here are ridiculous.

You are not going to get Covid from walking past someone on a quiet street.

Can't believe it's November and people still believe that crap.

I wonder why people still believe that you can catch this by walking past others in the street?

@BeepBeepLikeASheep if its zero risk why do no countries allow people with covid to go outside

@onedayinthefuture @borntohula
And I honestly believe some Mumsnetters just enjoy being rule and law breakers aka as criminals.

@saraclara that's what we were told to do for isolating child due to contact!! I didn't though, let him move around the house as normal. Didn't go out at all though.

[quote timeforanewstart]@Booboobibles do you tell your kids that at school only follow rules that make sense [/quote]
No I tell them to blindly follow authority, even if what they are asking you todo is stupid, immoral or dangerous.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

I’m actually genuinely wondering how many people go for a walk and do get within 2m of other people? I guess I can understand if you’re city centre (I’ve lived in the centre of Paris, Barcelona and London and yeah it would have been a struggle to maintain distance) but in your bog standard suburb?
Like many we have been walking round the streets a lot since March, and I cannot remember a time I’ve been within 2 of anyone on those walks.

@timeforanewstart no it's called using common sense. The question was about a remote walk not coming into contact with anyone, not humping people in Tescos.

@Delatron same thing if zero risk why do no countries that i am aware of allow people with covid to go outside ? The risk is probably miniscule but it has to still be there or at least an unknown otherwise be no reason to have the rule

Yes, we’ve kept them in the house and garden.

I’d hate to isolate forever, when it was lockdown 1 I took my kids out for exercise everyday, played with them, helped them work, cooked the whole shebang so 2 weeks at home isn’t the end of the world, my DD was told not to go out so she’s not going out and she is doing fine.

@altj but its not immoral to take your isolating child out and risk them
Bumping into others , it may be a small risk but it is a risk

[quote Wondergirl100]@Jozilla the virus is not being spread by children going for a scoot/ walk for an hour while self isolating. It is spread indoors in poorly ventilated spaces.[/quote]
Which is only in your own family, the whole point of staying home is not to spread it outside your own household. Like it or not you have to do it. The letter from public health is very clear in saying that you must stay at home in your house or garden if you have one.

My three year old is on day 12 and hasn't been anywhere. He's going stir crazy and has become very resistant to clothes but its nearly over now!

@OkyDoke

My three year old is on day 12 and hasn't been anywhere. He's going stir crazy and has become very resistant to clothes but its nearly over now!