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After seven weeks of confinement, children under the age of 14 will finally be able to go out and stretch their legs as it gives them air without having to go to a supermarket or pretend to accompany their parents to the pharmacy. It has been a week of heart attack for parents due to the announcements, the lack of coordination and the government's rectifications in one of the most controversial issues that have generated in the coronavirus crisis:

When can children start dating? From 9:00 am on this Sunday, when the order of the Ministry of Health comes into force. They can do it one hour a day and until 9:00 p.m. In a first version of the plan drawn up by the General Directorate for the Rights of Children and Adolescents , it was said that until 22:00, but it was not very realistic because at that time many of the children are already in bed. The government has not established age slots because that would make life very difficult for working parents. Where can they walk? Within a radius of one kilometer around their home. They will not be able to go to playgrounds or public gardens, which are still closed. Nor do they stay in the parks outside the children's areas. The recommendation is to avoid rush hours so as not to coincide with many people. Yes, they can go back down to the common areas of the urbanization, if the neighborhood community agrees, but they cannot get on the swings or get into the pool. Who should accompany them? Only one adult, who can be one of his parents or an older brother. Each adult can carry a maximum of three siblings. Families with more than three children will have to take the walks separately. What is new in the measure? It turns out that children under the age of 14 could already accompany their parents to the purchase and nobody knew it. The Minister of Transport, José Luis Ábalos , revealed on Tuesday that, when the state of alarm was decreed, minors were not prevented from accompanying their parents in essential activities, but "society was so conscientious" that they did not they did it. The general perception was that only children from single-parent families or whose parents had no one to leave them with while they were running errands. The novelty of the ministerial order is that children can simply go for a walk, is it allowed to play with other children? They will have to respect a social distance of between one and two meters with the children they meet during the walk. Nor is it worth it for families to stay together. They are, however, allowed to jump, run and exercise. Also walk through the countryside or forest if you live in rural areas and are less than a kilometer from your home. Therefore, family excursions to the mountains are still prohibited.Can you take the bicycle? The order allows you to bring toys and Churches has expressly referred to balls and scooters. It is understood, therefore, that they will be able to carry the bike, but it will be necessary to be careful when they return to avoid introducing the virus into the home. And always respecting the order to be accompanied by their parents. "The bicycle is not prohibited, but common sense is required. If the child takes the bike for a walk, he can carry it. What he cannot do is go a kilometer by bike. Children must always be accompanied by an adult. bike to walk with the adult yes, to go far no ", express the sources consulted. Will children have to wear masks during the ride? Iglesias says that it is not compulsory but it is" recommended "if they go to" a place with many people " , although it is assumed that on the walk there are not going to be large crowds. María Jesús Montero said on Tuesday that it is a protection measure that is not entirely effective in children and has also shown the difficulty that in young children can suppose that they keep it on and that they do not touch it all the time. The Spanish Association of Pediatric Primary Care does recommend the use of masks among children. Can they have a snack or take sweets during the walk? The Government does not regulate it, but it is common sense that, if they buy any food on the way, they should disinfect previously before taking it to the mouth. Can those over 14 go out? Those over 14 can go out in the same circumstances as adults: to go shopping, to the pharmacy, to the bank, to the kiosk or for bread. They will also be able to accompany their brothers under the age of 14 on the walk if their parents authorize it. How will parents be controlled? Iglesias has made it clear that it will not be necessary to go out for a walk with the family book in hand . He has relied on the "enormous civic sense of citizenship," implying that there will be no police checks.

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