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.

We have! Only my 10yo has to isolate. We’re in a flat with no garden...he’s surviving!!! Missing sports and mates that he’d normally see daily but surviving all the same! And he hasn’t been over the door! He goes back on Monday! Why would you not keep them in?

Dont be a nob keep them indoors as you will probably be one of those people moaning about Christmas and not being able to see family...why are people constantly disobeying rules ??? Then moaning when things go into lockdown...absolute ignorance basically...boo hoo staying indoors for 14 days get over it!

Personally going for a drive in the family car as long as the self isolating members of the family don’t come out is reasonable. No parks or walks.

My kids stayed in for 4 months during the first lockdown. Luckily we have a child friendly toy filled back garden. 14 days is absolutely nothing.

OP, not all children want to play outdoors.

My 11 yr old has to be bribed to go outside so he'd happily stay indoors 365 days a year if he could.

We live rurally with a large 2 acre garden with veg patch, Polytunnel, a few trees, surrounded by fields and with a stream at the end of the 200 metre drive. Amazing views of the countryside and a pretty idyllic location, but only if you're an adult, it seems!

DS has no interest in being outside at all and we've been giving him vitamin D tablets for the last 18 months because he rarely sees the sun. At school, he wanders up and down the perimeter of the playground like a caged animal, keen to return to his cave.

I think he was a Vampire in a previous life. 🤷🏻‍♀️

My DS(15) stayed indoors the full 14 days.
He was aware of the reasons so why wouldn't he?

I've seen children out shopping with their parents on school days when NO schools in the local area are closed for Teacher Training...

Both of my children are autistic amongst having other conditions and disabilities, not a chance we can do 14 whole days in the house. The self harm, violence towards myself and DH and destruction in the house means it’s impossible. We have local open spaces and take them to a secluded field to have a run around and some air and change of scenery. No one else is there.

Youngest is just finishing off 14 days isolation (shown no symptoms herself) as her bubble at school got a positive case and my eldest has just been sent home today for the same reason.

Taking them shopping, to parks and playgrounds where there are others and just going about normal everyday life - you don’t do that.

If you can stay in the house for that time, fantastic but I had to call ambulances and crisis teams and visit A&E enough during lockdown #1 and I am not putting my family through that again.

@Lucyk1 think you read that wrong your child sent home did need to isolate , you didn't . That should of been clearly explained on letter from school as well as on webaite

Has anyone had to do this without having access to a garden?

*Trying not to sound cold, but why isn't it OK to ask the vulnerable to isolate for a year?
Because they are not second class citizens. They are real people, with families, jobs and lives too.

Sorry just seen your post @Wally1983 about staying without access to a garden.

Yes, as that’s the rule. It’s also a matter of respect and concern for other people’s welfare.

3 young adults in my house. Youngest in year 11 and sent home for 2 weeks and stayed at home but he is addicted to his play station so great however he speaks all day with his mates via it. Eldest daughter furloughed and very anal so doesnt leave house much at all. 2nd daughter is never in. Cant really do much about it as shes is working still but comes in eats tea then straight out to see her mates. If she stays in she either gets extreme depression or argues with her elder sister as they are not alike. We have spoken to her but what can you do as she is a fully fledged adult. Both myself and her dad are both frontline workers so arnt really at home much to 'police' anything. As parents you can guide and advise but I am certainly not going to make any of my kids homeless or lock them in their rooms forever. Kids need to be kids and need interaction with their friends. Covid has already snatched away some major events in their lives in the last year I will not let it stop them anymore.

I have no garden and we still fully isolated. If we want this to end people need to follow the rules!!!!

First lockdown.

Isolated with a 1 and 4 year old for 14 days. No walks, no car rides....nothing. We live in a flat, so no garden. Kids were absolutely fine (I on the other hand was climbing the walls!)

First day out of isolation, we went for quick walk, got back home and partner had a temperature. We then had to isolate for another 14 days.

So basically, 28 days isolation, no garden. Two different rooms to ‘explore’ in the flat. Two pre-schoolers. And they were fine 🤷‍♀️

@TruJay

Both of my children are autistic amongst having other conditions and disabilities, not a chance we can do 14 whole days in the house. The self harm, violence towards myself and DH and destruction in the house means it’s impossible. We have local open spaces and take them to a secluded field to have a run around and some air and change of scenery. No one else is there.

Youngest is just finishing off 14 days isolation (shown no symptoms herself) as her bubble at school got a positive case and my eldest has just been sent home today for the same reason.

Taking them shopping, to parks and playgrounds where there are others and just going about normal everyday life - you don’t do that.

If you can stay in the house for that time, fantastic but I had to call ambulances and crisis teams and visit A&E enough during lockdown #1 and I am not putting my family through that again.

Circumstances like yours, are included in the exemptions. Not all these measures will be possible if you, or those you are living with, have significant conditions such as learning disabilities, autism or serious mental illness. Please keep following this guidance to the best of your ability

Wow there are some scary responses on this thread. I worry for our society and not in the way that most people mean on this thread. All the 'this is why we will never get out of lockdown'. Pretty sure the walk round the empty streets or sitting in your own car is not the cause of it spreading. Jesus

Yes both mine have isolated at different times & both stayed in for 14 days. Was hard for them but that was the instructions we got x

Extremist responses more than scary.

I heard the following

COVID 19 will cost around £400bn and will save 200,000 people

Therefore, we will spend £2m per person

That person on average will between 72 - 80 say 76

Life expectancy at 76 = 5 years

Therefore, to give 200,000 people five more years it will cost £400,000 per annum per person

That is why I am of the opinion that we should have really targeted the elderly and vulnerable, providing a very strong ring fence around them helping the young to move out of intergenerational housing providing specialist carers and let the virus run through the young . Very few of them will die and our economy would be saved.

I’m a teacher currently self isolating (along with my class) due to one of them testing positive. It’s frustrating and horrible especially as I’m having to rely on others to take my own children to school and get me shopping. It’s boring but at least during the week I’m live remote teaching. Keeping active with Davina DVD workouts and frequent walks in the garden. I’m definitely sticking to the rules. Apart from wanting to do the right thing, imagine if one of the parents saw me out and about!

@tryinghardnottocry

I heard the following

COVID 19 will cost around £400bn and will save 200,000 people

Therefore, we will spend £2m per person

That person on average will between 72 - 80 say 76

Life expectancy at 76 = 5 years

Therefore, to give 200,000 people five more years it will cost £400,000 per annum per person

That is why I am of the opinion that we should have really targeted the elderly and vulnerable, providing a very strong ring fence around them helping the young to move out of intergenerational housing providing specialist carers and let the virus run through the young . Very few of them will die and our economy would be saved.

Ah. You conveniently forget/ignore those previously perfectly healthy and relatively young folk who have long COVID/ongoing post viral issues.

My friend, a healthy man in his late 40s, can barely walk 6 months on due to the scarring it’s created in his lungs. He spends 90% of his day in bed.

My DD is currently on day 12 of isolation. She has stayed in her room the whole time apart from to come down and get food or go to the bathroom. It's not ideal but it's what you have to do, it is only 2 weeks though!

@tryinghardnottocry

I heard the following

COVID 19 will cost around £400bn and will save 200,000 people

Therefore, we will spend £2m per person

That person on average will between 72 - 80 say 76

Life expectancy at 76 = 5 years

Therefore, to give 200,000 people five more years it will cost £400,000 per annum per person

That is why I am of the opinion that we should have really targeted the elderly and vulnerable, providing a very strong ring fence around them helping the young to move out of intergenerational housing providing specialist carers and let the virus run through the young . Very few of them will die and our economy would be saved.

That's is so annoying when you hear of people who can't get their cancer treatment funded because of postcode lotteries as it's too expensive.