tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post7232666567443230940..comments2023-05-14T07:51:18.017-05:00Comments on The Suburban Christian: Kids don't walk because parents driveAl Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-11352999366338010852009-09-25T19:43:30.521-05:002009-09-25T19:43:30.521-05:00I am a christian and have 2 kids going to school. ...I am a christian and have 2 kids going to school. I can relate with your post here because my kids commute to school on their own since I work in a place 300 kms. away from home. And I only get to come home every weekends. But when I am at home, I try to fetch them up at school.<br /><br />My 10-year old son would prefer that I send him to and fetch him from school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-77933330680290000282009-09-15T12:38:25.323-05:002009-09-15T12:38:25.323-05:00I feel like I see more parents waiting at the bus ...I feel like I see more parents waiting at the bus stop for their children nowadays, probably for the same reasons. While I agree with the article that it may be done out of unnecessary paranoia, I think it's touching to see a parent actually there for their kids to welcome them home.Tim Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616893710066935089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-43526800633251106852009-09-15T08:54:22.671-05:002009-09-15T08:54:22.671-05:00My wife and I just had a conversation about this v...My wife and I just had a conversation about this very topic. We live less than a mile from our children's school, but the school actually has a policy against letting children from our side of the road walk to school, because they would have to cross a busy highway. I asked about crossing guards, and the response was, "No one walks to school, so why should we have crossing guards." Talk about chicken & egg! <br /><br />A walking school bus sounds like a great idea. I can even imagine some fun variations. Can you imagine a dragon walking to school on Chinese New Year? :)Michealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082483107982001471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-87637264491852851432009-09-15T08:46:06.762-05:002009-09-15T08:46:06.762-05:00Well said Al; but the comparison of abduction and ...Well said Al; but the comparison of abduction and traffic accident statistics fails to express the dramatic difference in consequences between the two.<br />As a dad I'm torn between the nostalgic freedom of my childhood and the sense of responsibility and fear for the well-being of my three kidschris wignallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491713841091343479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-35121000048967671282009-09-15T07:27:59.818-05:002009-09-15T07:27:59.818-05:00Yep, great comment, Chris. The article mentions th...Yep, great comment, Chris. The article mentions the idea of the "walking school bus" where groups of kids and parents walk to school together.Al Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-37630067765093847452009-09-15T07:23:52.320-05:002009-09-15T07:23:52.320-05:00Al,
A great counter to driving kids to school wou...Al,<br /><br />A great counter to driving kids to school would be parents walking with their kids to school. Not only would it probably be safer than a child walking alone, it would provide great opportunities for parents to spend time with their children.chrisblackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763603520187186969noreply@blogger.com