NM wrote: Car to school stiffels kids, makes it harder for them to develop (outside organised activities) and IMO is no ...area. I genuinely don't think there's more kiddly fiddlers these days. It's just exaggerated by the media. By 'school running kids' they are denied vital 'street' education and room to expand their own peer friendships, sadly a modern phenomena. ...

... But the residential streets behind the school where we walked through are a ... I was taking myself to school from the moment (apart from the first day) of starting junior school....to go wherever you wanted after school with your mates was the real...advantage of the bike. Car to school stiffels kids, makes it harder for...to safety in that area. By 'school running kids' they are denied vital...

JNugent wrote: Abo wrote: I've always avoided schools at school run time but this morning...>> He goes to a three-school site; nursery and infants on one...But the residential streets behind the school where we walked through are a...similar set-up (secondary and primary schools on adjacent sites). It wasn't... within walking distance of the schools, and (b) the congestion only ...

...> I've always avoided schools at school run time but this morning my wife had a doctor's appointment...> He goes to a three-school site; nursery and infants on one...But the residential streets behind the school where we walked through are a...similar set-up (secondary and primary schools on adjacent sites). It wasn't... within walking distance of the schools, and (b) the congestion only ...

I've always avoided schools at school run time but this morning my wife had a doctor's appointment so I volunteered to walk... I'm working from home. He goes to a three-school site; nursery and infants on one side of the road, ... cars lining both sides. But the residential streets behind the school where we walked through are a nightmare... Cars flung in ...

...one is waiting for them to sort themselves out. I agree. There's far too many thick parents about which screw kids up for the rest of their lives. Philip Larkin got there first and better; http://www.artofeurope.com/larkin/lar2.htm Ah, A level english. At least it was for me. -- Carl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage...

...lycos.co.uk says... Our son started school during the same period. His school was about 3/4 of a mile away, and the other side of the A29 which runs through our village. Although my wife and... only time he was driven to school was if it was really p**... We always walked or got the school bus. Not always pleasant. And yes ..."be in by ... It's a School night" too. Seemed to work for ...

... far too many thick parents about which screw kids up for the rest of their lives. Philip Larkin got there first and better; http://www.artofeurope.com/larkin/lar2.htm <g> Good poem - I'd heard the first part but forgotten the rest. I think, though, that it makes light of the problem and fails to recognise ...

... annoys me about the local junior school isn't the parents parking, ...did get driven to junior school for the first year or two I...to/from work. Our son started school during the same period. His school...other side of the A29 which runs through our village. Although my wife...risk to kids now is being run over by overprotective parents outside their school. There always has been, but ...

SteveH wrote: Pah! When I were t'lad, we used to have lump o' coal for breakfast before putting on our second hand cloggs and doing a 12 hour shift down t'pit before walking the 5 miles to school. *second* hand clogs? Posh bastard.