At what age can kids go out sledding by themselves?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Light fluffy snow , yeah fine. This ice is dangerous. I would not send them out unsupervised- if there is another parent of a friend there I would be fine with it. Someone today will get hurt

Don't assume the parent of a friend wants to babysit your three kids. That parents probably rearranged his/her own schedule to spend times with his/her own kids.

This, I got so tired of people assuming I'd watch their kids for free. I finally put an end to it. Especially the parents of three. It's a big ask for never returning the favor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely wouldn't send the six year old and would think hard about the nine. Your situation is hardly unique. Between you and DH, you really can't take an hour to go sled? If not, then they should play inside or closer to your house.

Op - DH is a lawyer and I am a director of a big group. We both have demanding jobs and lots of work today since “snow days” don’t apply and we have to work from home even if our offices are closed.

Why don't you have a nanny. Who is making lunch and dealing with the inevitable questions from your kids while you take all your calls?

Hire a neighborhood high schooler to take them.

With such important jobs, surely you can figure this out.

Op - because they are all in school. We don’t need a nanny for 3 hours a day. That is insane. Our kids wake up at 7am and we leave by 7:30 for school. They do after care and I pick them up at 5:30pm.

Anyway I can look into a high schooler for today but from what I saw yesterday no older kids are even willing to go outside and make a buck shoveling.

up the ante

For three kids you need to offer a good amount of money - as in $25-35 an hour for babysitting and more for shoveling. Its not worth their time.

Sounds like you need a nanny or better child care plan.

[Anonymous]

I head a division of a large corporation and my title is VP. Do you know what I think the best thing is about being the boss?

Being able to set the tone for my staff.

Today, that tone was "I know we all have a lot to do and some major impending deadlines, but I also know that there's snow and ice outside and some of us have kids home, others have driveways they need to shovel or cars they need to clear off, so please take the time you need to take care of the people or things you need to take care of."

[Anonymous]

I'm impressed with people that are able to get to a sledding hill, sled, and get back within an hour. With my kids it's about a 2.5/3-hour round trip. This is why, among several thousand other reasons, I quit big law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both DH and I are expected to work fully today from home. Obviously kids are home with no school. Can we let them go out and sled by themselves? They are 6, 9 and 11. Can the 11 year old watch them? Sledding hill is about 0.75 miles from the house. Other kids will be there as well. I can’t drive them there because we haven’t had a single plow come by here so they would have to walk.

This sounded so familiar, I’m pretty sure you posted this 2 years ago

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1180588.page

Except now the sledding hill has moved a little further away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both DH and I are expected to work fully today from home. Obviously kids are home with no school. Can we let them go out and sled by themselves? They are 6, 9 and 11. Can the 11 year old watch them? Sledding hill is about 0.75 miles from the house. Other kids will be there as well. I can’t drive them there because we haven’t had a single plow come by here so they would have to walk.

This sounded so familiar, I’m pretty sure you posted this 2 years ago

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1180588.page

Except now the sledding hill has moved a little further away.

I remembered this too! Gotta be the same OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I definitely wouldn't send the six year old and would think hard about the nine. Your situation is hardly unique. Between you and DH, you really can't take an hour to go sled? If not, then they should play inside or closer to your house.

Op - DH is a lawyer and I am a director of a big group. We both have demanding jobs and lots of work today since “snow days” don’t apply and we have to work from home even if our offices are closed.

Why don't you have a nanny. Who is making lunch and dealing with the inevitable questions from your kids while you take all your calls?

Hire a neighborhood high schooler to take them.

With such important jobs, surely you can figure this out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both DH and I are expected to work fully today from home. Obviously kids are home with no school. Can we let them go out and sled by themselves? They are 6, 9 and 11. Can the 11 year old watch them? Sledding hill is about 0.75 miles from the house. Other kids will be there as well. I can’t drive them there because we haven’t had a single plow come by here so they would have to walk.

NO

[Anonymous]

Parenting 101

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op - kids could cut through a wooded area and get home if necessary. But would have to cross a stream (we did it yesterday so they know the way). I think the stream is pretty frozen by now.

Unfortunately I have calls all day and cannot take 90 out of my day to take them sledding.

I can't believe people missed this telltale sign of OP being a troll.

[Anonymous]

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/localnews/7-year-old-seriously-injured-in-manassas-sledding-accident/article_11c8ed9d-c994-4fbc-b249-3f50456554e9.html

Here's why you dont let your kids go alone...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Light fluffy snow , yeah fine. This ice is dangerous. I would not send them out unsupervised- if there is another parent of a friend there I would be fine with it. Someone today will get hurt

Don't assume the parent of a friend wants to babysit your three kids. That parents probably rearranged his/her own schedule to spend times with his/her own kids.

This, I got so tired of people assuming I'd watch their kids for free. I finally put an end to it. Especially the parents of three. It's a big ask for never returning the favor.

How did you do that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/localnews/7-year-old-seriously-injured-in-manassas-sledding-accident/article_11c8ed9d-c994-4fbc-b249-3f50456554e9.html

Here's why you dont let your kids go alone...

Meanwhile, fake OP is like "oh, they can just cross a creek, it's for sure frozen over" OMG, so so fake.