i was reading a post from this spring about two parents one who lives by the school, and the other lives several kilos away, if the parent who lives close should be able to take the child home after school on the days the other parent has access, so that the other parent picks up from the house, rather than from after school care, the point being shouldn't child be at a parents home instead of afterschool care. This was with a young child, 4 or 5. I can see both sides of the situation. I potentially may have a similar problem coming up, but involving much older children 11 and 13.
Children have been going to the neighborhood school for some years, go to and from school on their own, all prior to separation. Do not attend before and atfter school program. Can be home alone when parents at work before separation. Sometimes at school later for extracirriculuar and come home independently, walk or ride bike. Other parent does not live in same neighborhood now. I live in same house as before.
Now that separated and school is soon to begin, with older kids could my ex partner insist they go to after school care on days he has, rather than to my house? soon to go to court and in affidavit ex said all kids go to after school care, but they havent in years, are not registered to go (registration takes place months earlier). They would hate to go to after school care, and would likely be the oldest kids there, especially the 13 yr old. He would consider going to after school care social suicide. They would wonder, after I have been coming home by myself why do I now need to go to after school care?
What do others do with older kids?
Children have been going to the neighborhood school for some years, go to and from school on their own, all prior to separation. Do not attend before and atfter school program. Can be home alone when parents at work before separation. Sometimes at school later for extracirriculuar and come home independently, walk or ride bike. Other parent does not live in same neighborhood now. I live in same house as before.
Now that separated and school is soon to begin, with older kids could my ex partner insist they go to after school care on days he has, rather than to my house? soon to go to court and in affidavit ex said all kids go to after school care, but they havent in years, are not registered to go (registration takes place months earlier). They would hate to go to after school care, and would likely be the oldest kids there, especially the 13 yr old. He would consider going to after school care social suicide. They would wonder, after I have been coming home by myself why do I now need to go to after school care?
What do others do with older kids?
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