joe royal 10:59 Mon Mar 2
at what age should kids walk themselves to school?
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Just had a bit of a disagreement with the other half .
Her kids school is 150 meters from her house and she pays a child minder to walk her there
The kid is 8 years old and the school is in the highams park bit of E17
I'm sure I walked to school younger than 8
Thoughts?
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wrighty
11:02 Mon Mar 2
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Different times
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joe royal
11:04 Mon Mar 2
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What's different about them?
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chelmsfordhammer
11:04 Mon Mar 2
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My boys got about a quarter of a mile to walk, it's all on the same housing estate and he walks with a friend which he started doing at 8 years old.
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Sydney_Iron
11:06 Mon Mar 2
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Sign of the times, with the media almost daily running story’s on the latest Nonce case hardly surprising parents have reservations about letting kids walk to school.
Sad though, when I was a kid, seemed we all walked to school come rain, hail or shine, these days most roads around schools are in grid lock come school start and finish times with all the parents/carers picking up/dropping off.
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BRANDED
11:08 Mon Mar 2
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You should be aware of paedos, Islamists, blacks with knives, druggies, groomers and fundamentalists.
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penners28
11:13 Mon Mar 2
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When i was younger my old dear would set my casio watch for 5:30pm. And would say i need to be back in the house when the alarm goes off. I'd be out all day on a saturday.
Nowadays, i dont let my kids play in the road without me being out there.
Indicative of todays society im afraid.
Saying that though, kids are more likely to be abused IN school judging by the amount of predators in the teaching profession nowadays...
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joe royal
11:14 Mon Mar 2
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Branded
In E17 there is prob all of those.
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Saul Bollox
11:14 Mon Mar 2
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No you should always drive your kids to school in a big off road vehicle which you use just for taking them to school or going to the shops.
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Fivetide
11:19 Mon Mar 2
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If they don't need to cross roads and there's a nice group of relatively sensible children walking together it would seem allright? Also a lot better in warmer, lighter months for some reason? Drizzly dark winter mornings are a bit shit for a little fella on their own.
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Nurse Ratched
11:20 Mon Mar 2
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In the nicest possible way, Joe, he's HER son and it's her call.
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ATBOG
11:21 Mon Mar 2
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The nonce count is probably the same per capita as it was thirty to forty years ago. Traffic however is far far heavier, & that is the real issue. My 7 year old daughter was allowed to go on the bus, with her older brother, to school 18 months ago. One day i got a call from her teacher saying that she had been seen running out in front of a car which screeched to a halt. This was after 4-5 weeks of no incidents. Back to the school run immediately.
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mallard
11:21 Mon Mar 2
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11
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Spandex Sidney
11:22 Mon Mar 2
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Same age as they start touching themself. Normally about the same age that Milhouse starts touching them.
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11:24 Mon Mar 2
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How can we give an answer if we don't know the nature of journey required?
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64 65 66
11:26 Mon Mar 2
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I live not far from highams park, would not let an 8 year old walk to school by themselves
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stuartslater
11:29 Mon Mar 2
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Children up to secondary school should be escorted by their parents.
Lazy parents rather watch Jeremy Kyle than get off their arse and take their children to school.
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Takashi Miike
11:30 Mon Mar 2
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I started when I was about seven. only about a mile and a half
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bruuuno
11:33 Mon Mar 2
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three, the little cunts
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Darlo Debs
11:38 Mon Mar 2
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11 if the school is very nearby. I have to face this in September when I will have to get my nine yr old to primary, and 11 year old to secondary, at the moment they get driven in or walk with the cylinder when I am uni early. Would not feel happy about them walking in at 8.
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Mr Polite
11:41 Mon Mar 2
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Depends if your neighbours with Adam Johnson or not
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