https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:03:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2172065 Fri, 08 May 2015 12:59:11 +0000 Ginger333 2172065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually drive them to school in the morning and they take the bus home, but we're also technically within walking distance ... we've never actually gotten up and ready early enough to walk though (I am SO NOT a morning person) maybe one day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2172031 Fri, 08 May 2015 12:39:23 +0000 Crisark 2172031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Currently my oldest (12) walks herself to and from the bus stop daily.<br /> I drive my middle one (8) to catch the bus each morning on my way to work and then someone is at the stop in the afternoon to get her.<br /> My youngest isn't in school yet (2) but I imagine it'll something similar to my middle child's situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171837 Fri, 08 May 2015 10:16:13 +0000 chopsuey 2171837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH or I will drop off and pick up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171836 Fri, 08 May 2015 10:15:27 +0000 shellio 2171836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted other - we have a cargo bike that has several seats and my hubby is excited to be the biking dad toting three kids around on it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171705 Fri, 08 May 2015 08:43:19 +0000 Ree723 2171705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walk, rain or shine! We live on the same street as the primary school, and only a couple of blocks from the secondary school, so walking it will be, every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171622 Fri, 08 May 2015 07:42:11 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2171622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walk. The schools are half a block away </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171617 Fri, 08 May 2015 07:39:52 +0000 looch 2171617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live down the road from the elementary school, we'll walk to school, I specifically didn't want to have to deal with the drop off line or the bus.</p> <p>For middle/high school, it remains to be seen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171582 Fri, 08 May 2015 06:38:19 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2171582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She will walk, unless the weather's bad and I will drive her (or someone will!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171580 Fri, 08 May 2015 06:37:10 +0000 blackbird 2171580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When they're in elementary, they'll have before school care take them. </p> <p>Middle school will likely be bus (depends on pick up time) or drop off. </p> <p>When they're older, I'd be ok with them walking to the high school (which is less than a mile walk) or if it's nasty out, dropping them off early (it's on my way) or them taking the bus. </p> <p>The school bus system is free/paid for here already, and most kids take it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171556 Fri, 08 May 2015 06:04:54 +0000 Corduroy 2171556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walk unless it is really convenient to drive for before school care. We live very close to the elementary and two middle schools. We can't avoid the school traffic during drop off. Just leaving for work during drop off time (without intentionally going towards the school) adds 15 minutes. I want nothing to do with that mess.</p> <p>There are "walking bus stops" in our neighborhood to encourage kids to meet up and walk together. I'm curious to see if those are actually used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171548 Fri, 08 May 2015 05:48:40 +0000 Dandelion 2171548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drive D right now and pick him up from school. Next year, 3rd grade, I'll drop him off and let him take the bus home. 5th grade campus is farther away, so he'll take the bus for that both ways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171504 Fri, 08 May 2015 01:18:35 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2171504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not sure. As of now, we aren't close enough to walk to the primary school they would go to, so we would probably drive.</p> <p>However, the intermediate school (4-8) is crazy close and we could walk there in 5 minutes.</p> <p>I am sure we will move before the oldest starts kinder, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171484 Thu, 07 May 2015 23:09:57 +0000 Boogs 2171484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The plan is to walk with LO, unless the weather is horrible then we will probably drive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171338 Thu, 07 May 2015 20:00:09 +0000 artsyfartsy 2171338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If our schedules stay the same as they are now (which is likely) I will drive him to school and DH will pick him up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171319 Thu, 07 May 2015 19:48:54 +0000 ellewoods84 2171319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she wants to ride the bus, she can ride the bus. If not, we will drive her. If we still live in the same house, we have a ton of kids of live here and a majority of them ride the bus. The traffic outside the school is insane!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171313 Thu, 07 May 2015 19:43:06 +0000 delight 2171313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walk. We are just 3 blocks from our school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171285 Thu, 07 May 2015 19:20:22 +0000 beachbee 2171285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live within walking distance to an elementary, middle and high school. The elementary is rated very high, but I'm still up in the air about the middle and high schools because they aren't rated very well and seem to be getting worse every year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171275 Thu, 07 May 2015 19:09:10 +0000 HabesBabe 2171275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Driven in the earlier years (I telecommute and work from home 5 days a week-- hopefully it stays this way!) and once she's an "upper grader," she can walk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171110 Thu, 07 May 2015 16:21:23 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2171110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Where we live now he will walk. Where we want too be, he will bus. Same school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2171097 Thu, 07 May 2015 16:07:16 +0000 MamaBehr 2171097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We can see the entrance to the elementary school from our drive way! She will be walking (in the fall!!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170925 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:47:50 +0000 creativemomma15 2170925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walk to elementary for a few years and then it will be switched to a new location... us driving them or bus then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170898 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:40:49 +0000 lamariniere 2170898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he starts elementary school we will either walk (15ish min) or take the tram (less than 5 min if we don't have to wait for it). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170883 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:31:47 +0000 WinterBee 2170883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I chose bus and be driven. We live in the country so our kids will need to be taken to school by someone. Most likely the bus most days, but I'm also a teacher, so if they go to the same school I'm teaching at then I will most likely take them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170836 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:15:21 +0000 Greentea 2170836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll probably walk her! It is just under a mile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170797 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:01:53 +0000 snowjewelz 2170797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will prob drive since all schools are pretty much within 5 minutes driving distance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170794 Thu, 07 May 2015 13:59:53 +0000 Andrea 2170794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure yet. Waiting to see if she enjoys taking the bus. If not, I will drive her. We'll see in a few months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170793 Thu, 07 May 2015 13:59:40 +0000 regberadaisy 2170793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Their elementary school is literally 2.5 blocks away so we will likely walk them the first few years. But during bad weather and winter drive them. Middle and high school will be bus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170790 Thu, 07 May 2015 13:57:34 +0000 Charm54 2170790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Driven - I'm hoping she will go to the school that I teach at! After school my mom will pick her up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170787 Thu, 07 May 2015 13:55:32 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2170787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walk to elementary - our house backs up to the school and the neighborhood gate is less than 1/2 a mile away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-lo-walk-take-the-bus-or-get-driven-to-school#post-2170786 Thu, 07 May 2015 13:55:06 +0000 Alivoo01 2170786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now, I'm thinking he'll get dropped off by me or DH. Then he'll probably get picked up by daycare since school gets let out hella early here! </p>