Why do so many parents drive their kids to school? (girls, playing)
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And what makes you think this won't happen at the school? I mean, it's the same kids, right?
There are always going to be bullies. The best thing for a kid to do is defend themselves and fight back. Trust me, I was one of these bullies (I was bullied up until the 4th grade, then I became the bully). When I teased kids, and they stood up for themselves, we might get in ONE fight, but I never bothered them again. Being a bully is all about feeling superior to the other kids so I would just pick the weaker kids to bully.
By the time they are grown, parents wished they'd spent more time with their kids when they were young. Sometimes, 10 minutes with my kids in the car on the way to school in the morning were the best 10 minutes I had with them, one on one without distractions.
Amazing the number of high school kids who kiss their mom or dad when they get out of the car at school. Not boys kissing dads but you know the deal.
Didn't read through all of this but parents drive their kids to school because some kids hate riding the bus, some school systems have a minimum distance from school for bus pick-up and some parents should be reincarnated as helicopters.
My question is why do some parents bring their kids to school on days when school isn't in session but teachers are there for training? Yes it happens all the time.
We don't have school buses where I live and I drove my kids everyday from preschool-12. I'm even driving my youngest to community college two days a week because he isn't driving yet. But that's another story....
It's true what others have said, it's a great way to connect with your kids. Over the years some of our best converstations took place in the car.
Where I moved from in Mass, hardly anyone drove their kids to or from school. There was no car pool line. You just got out of your car and waited in the building until they dismissed the walker/riders. No one really walked though because there were no sidewalks. Then I moved to the Raleigh area and everyone droves their kid. Not just Wake county- I was amazed by the car pool line in the school in Johnston county. I could not believe how long I had to wait in the line until we were able to move into our house and then utilize the bus. Even now, people start lining up an hour or more before school even gets out. My elementary school child still takes the bus and will unless a problem develops. My time is valuable and I just can not wait an hour every day in a car line. My high schooler does not ride the bus anymore but only because he has worked out rides with his friends.
I think the question parents have to ask themselves is if being a helicopter parent is for their child's benefit or their own. You're not doing your child a favor by making him or her overly-dependent on you. What are you going to do when they're 26 years old and won't move out?
I think the question parents have to ask themselves is if being a helicopter parent is for their child's benefit or their own. You're not doing your child a favor by making him or her overly-dependent on you. What are you going to do when they're 26 years old and won't move out?
Driving your kids to school isn't what the phrase "helicopter parent" refers to.
I think the question parents have to ask themselves is if being a helicopter parent is for their child's benefit or their own. You're not doing your child a favor by making him or her overly-dependent on you. What are you going to do when they're 26 years old and won't move out?
So driving my kid to school because it allows all of us to get more sleep, because it allows me to get to work on time, because it allows us to manage our schedule according to our own priorities rather than the school district's whims, because it more consistently reliable than the state bus ... is going to lead to my kid not moving out before age 26?? Wow, who knew.
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