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1 mile is a good amount of time to walk with a kid. A better angle would be biking the kid to school, but it's possible/probable that the route isn't good for
by TulliusCicero 2y ago
1 mile is a good amount of time to walk with a kid.
A better angle would be biking the kid to school, but it's possible/probable that the route isn't good for bikes.
- bobthepanda 2y agoalso in some places it is extremely normal for kids to travel unattended to school using mass transportation. in NYC, for example, this is probably one of the most common methods of getting to school.
- TulliusCicero 2y agoYup, but that's because, well, the public transit in NYC is just a lot better than almost every other US city (and, let's face it, has a higher proportion of "normal people" riding it).
- bobthepanda 2y agopart of the problem in the US is that the parents, and often times the wider public, give children much less credit than they are do. children are learning but they are not dumb. They can generally recognize dangerous situations and exercise good judgment, and shocking crimes like stranger abduction are incredibly rare. they can, if services exist, go to the playground and the school unassisted, but unfortunately we now live in a society where even if you trust your kids, someone else might call child services on you.
- adgjlsfhk1 2y agoDepending on kid age, scooters are also potentially a good option.
- shcheklein 2y agoMy partner does this once a week. We have an electric kids scooter. She has to drive the smaller scooter attached to her own since there is no place at school to leave a bike or a scooter. So, works fine, but still quite tedious. Schools apparently are not designed for that, probably they don't want taking care, be responsible, etc, etc.