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.

But what if the kids are in the garden and the virus that they might not even have reaches the elderly couple next?? I honestly believe if your lucky enough to live near fields or woodlands or somewhere very quiet for a bike ride the risk is zero.

I didn’t realise so many people don’t follow the self isolating rules

My health I can’t risk sadly. I’ve already spent most of lockdown in hospital.

I’d rather stay in for a year that risk my kids growing up with a mother.

*next door

Yes we kept them in for 14 days, and my DC is autistic and finds following rules extremely difficult.

Whaaat? That's bloody ridiculous. I'm amazed at how overly compliant people have become. If your child has no symptoms, go to the park, go for a walk, a cycle, a scooter. Stay outdoors, stay away from others, keep mucky paws from touching gates etc. I'm happy to follow the rules and be vigilant about taking sensible precautions (and have done since March). But absolutely no way I'd keep a child locked indoors for 14 days.

My son who is also at a London private school is currently home for 14 days and the letters definitely say don't go out for the 14 days - it's not coming from them of course as is nothing to do with them, they can't tell you what they have to do outside school, only send them home. They are merely reiterating the government advice/rules so reiterated them in the emails and provided a handy link to them on the gov.uk website as well. So maybe we're just paying for good comprehension skills.

He is on day 9 or 10 and hasn't been out, mainly because we're in lockdown and there not really anywhere to go apart from school as all his activities have been cancelled and the weather's shit.

Yes, you keep them at home. They can't go out.

One of my dc has had 4x 2 weeks isolation, another has had 1.
It’s tough, but not as tough as the 5 weeks we spent in April wondering if DH (their DF) was going to die when he caught covid and was critically ill.
I don’t take my dc out when they’re isolating as I wouldn’t wish that on another family.

Our DS is home - its not 14 days, its more like 8 but we are staying in.

My 5 year old so 16 days without leaving our property. She was pinged at school, then we had a couple of days as a family before one of us had an operation.

She managed. You will too.

We're a week in to a 14 day isolation with our three year old.
He's well, no symptoms, as are we.

It feels like forever but in the grand scheme of things it's not, it's 2 weeks. I'd much rather ensure a few days of repetition and boredom than potentially make somebody unwell.

Rules are rules. Doesn't mean I'm not moaning about it to anyone who will listen, but it does mean I'm sucking it up.

Fragile family member in our house so we stayed in for months when this all stated. We rearranged the house to accommodate. Pushed furniture around to make large spaces, set up a card table in one room to allow for extended Lego or puzzles.

Name changed for this as I'm going to get a roasting

DD isolating for 14 days as one of the children in her year but not in her class (90 children/year) had covid.

We went out a couple of times, includng to the local park and playground..

In my defense:
1.We've already had Covid (confirmed by test)

1. We have a small garden and DD and DS were getting very stressed not being able to go out
2. Personally I don't feel the risk was that high as the child was in a different class

4 year old here, we've played in the garden twice a day, every day come rain or shine. Running round, playing ball games, hide and seek, all sorts to get fresh air and exercise. We don't have a big garden but we've made the most of it.

If you have a garden then it should be fine.

Honestly find it shocking how outright selfish people are. My opinion of a lot of people has changed lately because of it.

Yes you keep your kids in. End of.

As for going to the supermarket - have a word with yourself and think about potentially having someone's death on your conscience

We haven't had to do it but 2 of mine never go anywhere anyway one has been in the house since the end of September after dropping out of school, the other is going to school still but would happily isolate if needed. My eldest however would be demented if he couldn't go out. He is working and doing our shopping each week but hasn't seen any friends for months. I think he would take really bad if he had to isolate.

On the last 2 days I took my 8 year old out for a walk, if I hadn't the dog wouldn't have been walked. Dh was away for those 2 days so couldn't leave ds home alone. We barely saw another soul on the walks.

My DS is 15 and he’s just finished a 2 week isolation after someone in his class tested positive.
We live in a village and you can walk round the whole village several times without even seeing another person, never mind bumping into anyone. I told DS it would be fine for him to go to the park with his younger brother, but he was too nervous of village busybodies reporting him. He did, however , venture out to the park (which is always empty at this time of year) for an hour on days 11 and 12. It did him the world of good. He’s very sporty, and is desperately missing his football anyway, so the lack of proper exercise (we have a tiny garden) was making him miserable.
He’s done his time now, with no sign of any illness, and he’s back at school tomorrow . Who knows how long for.
These isolations are really tough for kids.

DS15 is currently on day 9 of his isolation. He hasn't left the house or garden, and won't until Saturday when his time is up

Yes DS17 stayed in the house

Myy dd had to self isolate for 14 days because someone in her football team tested positive and she had trained with her. She was back at school for 3 days last week and now the whole bubble has been sent home. It's ridiculous, she's will have barely been out for a month.

I received a email on a Saturday that my 8yr olds bubble was to isolate for 14 days. By the Monday he was displaying symptoms and had a positive covid result on the Wednesday. It's not easy. The whole house is now isolating. But we are managing it. They are allowed in the garden.

Isolated 8yo - stayed in the house apart from a couple of brief visits to the garden. It was fine, I mean she did whinge a bit but she understood it was the same for her whole class.

@WyfOfBathe

I don’t want my kids watching tv or being on a Computer for 14 days

Then get them doing school work, reading, puzzles, craft, new toys, indoor workouts, cooking, repainting the skirting boards...

Nobody wants to self-isolate. That's why there are fines to enforce it. But staying inside for a fortnight isn't the end of the world.

Painting the skirting boards! You must be mad! Paint would be everywhere 😂