Non-coupon related Drivel Thread 7

Busylizzie

CouponWoman wrote: »

Its a difficult one hun, every child is different and my son was quite sensible reallt, and also as to whether there are busy roads to cross.

I started teaching my son when he was about 7 about crossing the road with me first, explaining about traffic all the time.

Then we moved onto his crossing a road further down when I was watching him from the corner. But these were quiet roads, not a lot of traffic.

I was a nervous wreck the whole time and eventually we worked up to his going round the corner, down a street and crossing to the shop.


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CWxx

Thanks CW. It's not so much the roads - the park is very close to us and our road to the corner shop is very quiet. It's more a worry about unpleasant strangers.

CouponWoman

Busylizzie wrote: »

Thanks CW. It's not so much the roads - the park is very close to us and our road to the corner shop is very quiet. It's more a worry about unpleasant strangers.

I talked for ages about stranger danger to my son. I told him he is not allowed to speak to anyone except the man in the shop.

I would practice on your little one running an errand to the shop if I were you. My son had to go straight there and straight back, no playing, stopping, talking to anyone. We did that for a long time.

There wasn't a park near us but I had to allow him out to play as long as he stayed on out street, I kept checking on him. If he went in anyones house he had to come and tell me first. It was then a slow progression to allow him to go further.

How old is your child

CWxx

Part_Mouse

Thanks for letting me know BL xx

Busylizzie

CouponWoman wrote: »

I talked for ages about stranger danger to my son. I told him he is not allowed to speak to anyone except the man in the shop.

I would practice on your little one running an errand to the shop if I were you. My son had to go straight there and straight back, no playing, stopping, talking to anyone. We did that for a long time.

There wasn't a park near us but I had to allow him out to play as long as he stayed on out street, I kept checking on him. If he went in anyones house he had to come and tell me first. It was then a slow progression to allow him to go further.

How old is your child

CWxx

DD2 is 10 but is very small so looks more like 7.
Over the weekend she wanted to go to the park with her cousin, another very small 9 year old. They just seem so small and vulnerable. We let them go, taking my very old mobile with them, but just wondered if I wasn't being a very responsible parent!
Didn't have the same issues with DD1 as she went everywhere either with our next door neighbour - a well built lad - or her elder cousins.
I find it hard to guage as my parents wrapped me in cotton wool and never let me go anywhere on my own. As a consequence I rebelled quite badly in my late teens. My DH was the exact opposite and his mum sent him and his siblings off to the park all day everyday from a very early age.

Aesop

Busylizzie wrote: »

Morning Everyone

Can I just ask at what age you would allow your children to go to the corner shop or the park with a friend but no adult? It's difficult wanting to give them independence while still keeping them safe.

difficult one BL, I was allowed to when I was 7.

These days, I don't think I would trust others around them. Maybe 10?

Dr.Who-Who

CouponWoman wrote: »

DrWW - your new arrival is so cute and cuddly looking,. I bet you just want to keep picking him up.CWxx

It's a her :D She is 1 year & 2 weeks old. Her name is Poppy & I am already missing her:o



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Dr.Who-Who

Busylizzie wrote: »

DD2 is 10 but is very small so looks more like 7.
Over the weekend she wanted to go to the park with her cousin, another very small 9 year old. They just seem so small and vulnerable. We let them go, taking my very old mobile with them, but just wondered if I wasn't being a very responsible parent!.

I won't let my DD2 go anywhere not even to the park with less than 3 friends with her when she was 10. Now she is 12.

My condition to her is :

1) Friends will have to come round and call her.
2) At least 2 of her friends must live on the same street to each other so they can watch out for each other.
3) When its time to go home - they will have to come home with her & then off they go to their own house.

They have been doing that for the passed 2 years;) now they don't go to park anymore (separate friends since gone to big school) - but one of her friend goes swimming (life saving course) with her almost everyweek if he not needed for his audition or act ( he is in South Pacific play).

bullshot

Just posting to let you know I'll be off the radar for a while.
Doubt I'll have time to keep up with posts as both my grandchildren will be going into hospital tomorrow in Nottingham( a fair distance from home)being admitted at 7.30 am.
They are both having extremely delicate surgery involving 5 hour long operations to have cochlear implants on the left side of their heads.They already have them on their right side, done when my grandson was 6 and my granddaughter was 3....but now he is 20 and she is 16, they are both very much aware of what will happening....needless to say they and all of us are very apprehensive.....there are no guarantees the ops will work, but believe you me , we have everything possible crossed.They were both born profoundly deaf and the first implants have given them some hearing and speech, hopefully now they will be hearing on both sides and everything for them will ,hopefully ,be much better than before.Fingers Crossed everyone and for those of you that have a God in their lives, please do the neccessary...

chattmum

Part_Mouse wrote: »

Morning all

Love the pic Dr W, great story Quoia

Can anyone talm me through the beer deal please? think iv'e missed that one

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Hi PM

The beer is in sains you need to find the free mags that have the cravendale mocs in (icecream pic on front) inside is moc for £1.50 off Bavaria beer 4 pack which is £3 each but they match against tosco at £1.50 each so if you hug 7 packs use 7 mocs you get bm voucher of £10 back on £11 spend then keep recycling bm. The deal Is good today and tomoz til tesc Chang price tues night. Also the shandy compares to mr A £2.99 to £1 and there is £1 moc for that. Just make sure you spend over £20 to get the bm

chattmum

Bully

Good luck for the grand kids ops always frightening when little ones go into hospital no matter how grown up they are.

Let us know how they get on.

CM