Social distancing - what are you allowing, and tell me your reasoning.
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Anonymous
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My teens haven’t left the house/yard since March 16 (other than family bike rides or walks) and I know this is not sustainable.
I am thinking about allowing bike rides with a friend or other things. Tell me what you are allowing and why. They are 13 and 15 so no driving yet. Struggling with these decisions so appreciate advice. Throw the lacrosse ball? Throw the football? Swim in friends backyard pool? Walk to the curbside Pick up at Starbucks? Jog together but try to stay apart? |
Anonymous
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It’s sustainable in my house. DS is more relaxed and happy these days. We’re all such introverts in the family. |
Anonymous
| I allow bike rides and 10 ft apart picnics with their own stuff they brought from home. No touching. No getting too close to each other. No going in somebody's house or car. |
Anonymous
| Unlimited screen time and family walks. My teens are asking if they can do virtual school forever. |
Anonymous
| Yeah it's sustainable in my house/yard too. I realize not everyone has a home with privacy and a yard, but if you do, suck it up buttercup. |
Anonymous
| Unlimited screen time, walks with me ...no yard. That’s it. |
Anonymous
| My son goes out for a walk every day. He goes on his own and knows to move to the other side of the street, or otherwise stay away from other people. On a few occasions — 3 times in the last (5?) weeks— he has said he encountered someone he knows out walking, and they walked together/safely apart, for a bit, or stopped and talked. I think that’s fine. But that’s it for us. No organized interactions. |
Anonymous
ya gonna do this for 2 years, "buttercup"? |
Anonymous
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When this first started (like the first day) we had a pre-planned playdate and we took the kids for a hike. I told the kids to stay six feet apart. I probably had to re-tell them 20 times over the course of an hour walk. They just naturally are drawn toward one another.
So since then, zip as it relates to friends and whatnot. We go out for hikes in a remote park where we don't see anyone and they play soccer and badminton in the yard with one another. |
Anonymous
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Nothing except drive (16 yo DS)to his grandparents a couple of times and mow their yard.
We've gone on walks as a family and they (16 yo and 12.5 yo) play together (wiffle ball, lacrosse, Nerf wars, etc.) in the backyard |
Anonymous
| My kids are 15 and 12 and I'm not worried about this being sustainable. They are getting pretty much unlimited video game time with their friends, though. |
Anonymous
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My 17 year old has been on a few hikes and walks with friends - they meet at trail, walk apart, he wears a mask. My DH is doing same. Both are very cognizant and are being careful and so are those they meet.
My 15 year old cannot be trusted like that and he can't drive himself so its no for him. He plays on xbox all day with friends so he has that social outlet - older one doesn't play video games. I have seen work people a few times dropping things off at their homes, stay more than 6 feet away.ii |
Anonymous
| Mine has taken one card ride with us and we got him his favorite carryout. We are not going out socially and neither are ours. I don't get parents and people who refuse to follow the rules and feel rules don't apply to them. |
Anonymous
| Only walks with parents for 16-year old DD. She has found plenty of things to do with us in person and with various groups of friends online. We haven't observed any changes in behavior or mood. So we're not motivated to make any modifications yet. |
Anonymous
No yard? Why on earth not? |