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.

@notevenat20

A friend whose DC are at a posh London school wern't told their DC had to stay indoors. I guess you get what you pay for.

Absolute nonsense. They have to stay in regardless of school. What a thing to say

@Lucyk1

I think you misread, your kid was meant to stay home for 2 Weeks, others in household could carry on unless your kid then got symptoms, then you all isolate

Of course?

I’m doing the same with my 3 year old. Only on day 3

We did it with a 3 year old, including his 4th birthday within the isolation time. Didn’t go any further than the garden except for a Covid test.

Kinda the point of it, yup...

My 4 year old is on day 8 of 14. He has been in the car a few times to drop my youngest off at nursery. That is all. He is getting cabin fever!

I would take my son for a walk every day and just avoid others personally. For all of our mental health.

We live in a very quiet area and have been out for a couple of short walks when noones around. If we were to see somebody we would cross the st. It’s perfectly possible to go out and not get near another human being. Obviously if they had symptoms absolutely not
The rules are set because of the lowest common denominators in our society. Those who wouldn’t take the care who would walk about in crowded areas, see friends, go out with symptoms because either they don’t give a shit or they are thick
A lot of government advice is on this basis, some of the advice when you have a baby is ridiculous like not to microwave babies milk. That’s because some people would be so stupid as to heat it to boiling hot and give it to their baby. Government advice is always aimed at the most stupid and feckless level

@notevenat20

A friend whose DC are at a posh London school wern't told their DC had to stay indoors. I guess you get what you pay for.

Absolutely the twattiest comment I've read in a long time! Buying the privilege not yo care a fig about anyone else. Not that it's even true.

Actually I kept my daughter in for longer....firstly she was sent home from school on the Thursday before half term as someone at school had it so was supposed to be in isolation till the 3rd November as this would be 14 days from when the affected pupil was last at school.... unfortunately her dad was diagnosed on the Thursday 29th and had had his symptoms the Monday prior to diagnosis so she was stuck indoors till the 10th November ... and she did not step foot outside the house

What do you find difficult about understanding the ‘you must stay at home for 14 days’ ?

It ain’t rocket science

We had to isolate our ds for 10 days (the dc who tested positive had been gone from school for 4 days before getting the positive). Anyway, we allowed ds to go to the park when everyone was in school so it was empty and he play tennis by himself against the wall. He never was close to anyone and he needed that outdoor exercise time. No one else in the class got it. And I saw loads in the park when they were supposed to be isolating. Some in the playground!!

@notevenat20 Yes you keep your kids indoors for 14 days and that’s the full 14 day and night. If you decide to let them out then you are part of the direct problem of people not adhering to the rules to which then means that the virus could potentially spread and restrictions are not lifting. People like you just annoy the living daylights out of me! 😡😡

One of mine in year 11 - year group told you isolate and that what he did. He didn’t even go for a walk, just stayed in the house.

The rules are simple, there is a reason for people to isolate.

We did. Finishes tomorrow. Thank god!

If either me or my 5 year old are told to isolate then yes we will be staying in for 14 days. Thats the whole point of isolation. I work for the NHS and we are already running on high and staff being redeployed. Numbers are this time and there are more and more people not following rules. The schools that aren't telling kids to isolate are not following the guidelines.

@notevenat20

A friend whose DC are at a posh London school wern't told their DC had to stay indoors. I guess you get what you pay for.

I don’t know about that last statement. We’re at a private school in London and my 5 year old’s class recently had to self isolate because a teacher in their bubble tested positive. In the letter we received this is how it was worded.

“In line with official guidance, your child must stay at home and self-isolate, returning to school on X...If your child is well at the end of the period of self-isolation, then they can return to school as normal.

Other members of your household can continue normal activities, provided your child does not develop symptoms within the self-isolation period.”

This seems very clear that the child should stay in the house. They could be positive and asymptotic and be a carrier for people they come in contact with. We HAVE stayed inside the whole time, but know plenty of people who have not (walks, park, playground, playing with other kids in the class “because they’re in the same bubble”). We can only control ourselves though and as difficult as it is, this is how we prevent the spread. Good luck!

Depending on the area you live (whether it’s relatively quiet or a city), couldn’t you go for a walk when it’s quiet? Like early in the morning or in the evening? As long as you don’t wander around shops, then I’m sure a walk where you’re nowhere near anyone won’t cause any harm. Staying indoors would wreck me mentally. It would severely trigger my PTSD so, for me, staying indoors would cause more harm than good.

That’s probably why it’s spread to your child’s year group. If people were following the guidelines the numbers and r rating wouldn’t be so high. We don’t have a garden so I’m dreading when one of my children’s turn inevitably comes. But we’ll keep them inside for two weeks.

Over 500 deaths in England today. It's creeping up,even during a lockdown. Because people are breaking the rules. If you don't mind someone being hospitalised because you needed some fresh air then own it, but I know I'd struggle to have that on my conscience.

Just where would he be going during a lockdown??

Yes we did, my husband works in ITU and they're filling up again, and I worked on the covid hub during the first phase. It wasn't pretty. We will do what we can to help stamp it out. Its difficult if they don't have symptoms. Maybe an evening walk with masks somewhere quiet, and don't touch anything, if you get really desperate?!

Yes we stay in .the children could give some 1 vulnerable the virus .mind have to stay in their rooms .with comp and do school work

13 years old self told to isolate since Monday. So far he is insisting in following the rules. We have a garden but the weather hasn't been that enticing. He is busy from 9 to 3 with online lectures so I don't think will be too dificult