School Bus
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Riding the Bus
Asked by K.J. from Dallas
on August 21, 2006
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Is seven to early to ride the bus?
We live about two miles from the school and I would pick her up from the bus stop but I'm wondering if it is to early?
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- When my daughter was 7 she rode the bus home and one day decided to get off at a different stop. She wanted to visit family that lived near there. So, she got off at...
- My kids have been riding the bus since they were in Kindergarden. As of now, I have had 3 kids riding the bus since they were 5. I am always there to get them on the...
- I don't believe 7 is too early. My son began riding the bus to school at age 3, he loved it and he still loves it. How does your daughter feel about her impending bus ...
Waiting for the Bus
Asked by A.H. from Minneapolis
on September 8, 2006
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My 6 year old son just started kindergarten this year. There are a few other kids in his class that get on the bus with him. I am the only mom that waits at the bus st...
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- do what you feel is right. he is still your baby. if he is comfortable with it and your schedule allows it...go for it.
- My daughter is in first grade this year and she loves having me at the bus stop with her. Last year she was the only one that got on at her stop. We would march arou...
- I think that if you are able to wait at the bus stop with your son - that is great! In my opinion, six still seems pretty young to leave alone! Be grateful you have th...
Trouble with the Bus
Asked by S.M. from Madison
on January 26, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My daughter who is in kindergarten suddenly started having trouble getting on the bus. Two things happened that may have triggered this considering my daugh...
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- My daughter went through this in kindergarten also. She was fine the first few days of school but then did not want to get on the bus. Fortunately, we had a great bu...
- It is time for some tough love.. walk to the bus.. take her to her seat and then depart the bus. Sometime in the future you will need to take the next step of not wal...
- Sorry your idea to ride with her has sort of backfired on you. That was a very loving thing to do for her. My friend's daughter had a lot of anxiety with the bus. Afte...
Bus Problems
Asked by A.S. from Tampa
on April 2, 2008
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My son is 5 years old and just started riding the bus for the first time in December. He loves it and we are just two miles from the school, so he is last on and first...
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- Bullying is a tough issue, especially when this is your little guy's FIRST experience with independence in this way. This must stop immediately, and while it is great...
- A., I'm sorry to hear about your little man getting bullied. I have a special needs son who is 12 and he, like your son loves to ride the bus so I agreed to let h...
- As a bus driver, I do not tolerate that behavior. Unfortunately, sometimes the child being pick on does not tell me what's going on, so unless I catch it, the parent ...
Kindergardeners on the Bus
Asked by M.M. from Harrisburg
on January 18, 2011
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HI! I have a concern. My 5 year old rides the bus to school. He is on the bus for a little over 30 minutes. I keep wondering if that's too long for a kindergardene...
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- I would just talk to him about anything he repeats from the boys on the bus. Just explain that even though those boys are doing this or saying that, it's not nice/app...
- Hi, M.: Sorry to say: This is reality. Everything is done and said now adays in front of children. It is not like in the 50's when electronics were a party teleph...
- The thing is, he is growing up and at school or on the bus he is going to experience things good and bad. I don't think his age has anything to do with this. Because...
Getting on the Bus
Asked by N.C. from New York
on January 27, 2008
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Hello everyone. I have been an at home mom for the past 1 1/2 yrs. Now I am ready to get back in the work force and send my daughter off to school. She is enrolled ...
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- My son David aged out of the speech program at home and need to transition into reagular school and he had to take the bus cause his program was only offered in one sc...
- My advice is that you take some time off during her first few days of school and take her to school yourself. Don't send her on the bus for the first day or two. Or,...
- Hi Nanthle, I feel your dilemma with the bus for any child. I have two boys and my oldest just started kindergarten this year. He was so excited the first day bec...
Bullying on Bus
Asked by D.F. from St. Louis
on October 14, 2010
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Ok here's my problem my daughter is 13 and in 7th grade. Last week on the bus another girl threw my daughters binder on the floor because my daughter wouldn't give her...
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- Unfortunately MOST school administrations are really in the dark when it comes to handling bullying. If I were you I would pay a visit to the school's discipline admin...
- Call the school repeatedly until an action is taken. You are being an advocate to your daughter as well as those children who may be too afraid to speak up for themse...
- I would definitely keep on the school to make sure that they do something about this. I find it hard to believe in this day and age that a school doesn't have a bully...
Bus Bullies
Asked by M.F. from Decatur
on September 4, 2008
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My 5 yo is riding the bus for the first time this year. Every day he comes home and tells me that an older child calls him a dumbbutt everyday. Today my son came hom...
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- The school and the bus driver need to know. I thought some schools (especially with young children riding the bus) have "assistants" on the bus so the bus driver isn't...
- yOU CAN REPORT IT TO THE BUS DRIVER AND TEACHER. ALSO, TEACH YOUR SON TO TURN THE OTHER CHEEK. HE'LL NEED TO IN ORDER TO GET ALONG WITH ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE IN LIFE.
- In my district, parents either call each other and try to settle it or they call the principal. The bus can be a very unsupervised place where many bad behaviors come...
Walking to Bus Stop
Asked by S.M. from St. Louis
on July 3, 2007
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This might sound like a silly question, but is it okay to send a kindergartner to the bus stop all by themselves? My son is about to start school in three weeks and I ...
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- I would definitely get one of the older kids as a buddy to walk with your child. I think at Kindergarden age they are perfectly capable of following safety rules, how...
- I have done a hand signal system with children that I took care of. When they are walking over to the bus stop have a pre determined hand signal for trouble. Watch th...
- I used to run a home daycare, too, and know how hard it is to do anything at all with all of those little bodies. What if you contacted a neighbor who has one of the ...
Is This Typical School Bus Procedure?
Asked by H.H. from New York
on October 8, 2010
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This is the first year my children ride the bus. So far it’s been fine but today my 6 yo son got off visible upset, and of course my 10 yo daughter was completely o...
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- It's really not appropriate for 6th graders to be "monitors" - we were recess monitors when I was in sixth grade back in the late 70s. A sixth grader can and will eas...
- It happens. Its the reason I started driving my kids to school then I ultimately took my two youngest out. Quiet lunch happens too. Recess that entails just wal...
- My daughter says shes never heard of it, she says her bus is really loud, all the time.
