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From the beginning of the state of alarm and the consequent confinement of all, there are many voices that demanded that the children could go out to scatter. Not only the parents asked for it, but also many professionals in pedagogy and psychology, from the idea that the little ones need to spread out.

The government ruled on it this week, not without certain complications, as at first it said that children from the age of 14 and below could go out, and later clarified that it would be from 13 and not without restrictions: they must go out with an adult or a caregiver, not farther than a kilometer from home, with a mask if they have one and keeping safe distances .

When the departure has finally happened, criticism of poor parental awareness has been high. The hashtag # Niñosenlacalle is a trending topic in Spain and there are some well-known voices, such as that of the footballer Óscar Valentín , who have not hesitated to make statements in this regard. The Rayo Vallecano midfielder has criticized the attitude of numerous citizens, who are skipping the Government recommendations for walking with your children. "On the street, zero liability," he said.

"We will make the same mistakes again as citizens, I have it very clear. We will see what happens in a few weeks," criticized Oscar Valentin on his social networks. His partner, the lateral Antonio Luna , also pointed out the same attitude of numerous citizens. "Confirmed. We are Mongols," he wrote.

"Then theirs is that we blame Pablo Iglesias or Fernando Simón. Hopefully we do not have to regret today and so on. Adults are worse than children, zero doubts," added Luna.

Asked about the images of the crowding of people on the streets, the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa , has assured that the information that Interior has given them is that they were "complying with the measures and recommendations" in line with the "show of good sense and the high responsibility of society during these six weeks. "

In any case, Illa has insisted on the importance of maintaining the interpersonal distance and has assured that if "it is necessary to adjust some criteria [so that there are no risk situations], it would be done"

Failure to comply with the rules established for the walk with children could carry penalties from 601 euros , according to Legálitas, based on the Citizen Security Law, and understanding that these fines will go along the same lines as the rest of the penalties for not complying with the restrictions. mobility that are being processed so far.

Thus, the insurance and legal services company specifies that the following behaviors could carry a penalty of 601 euros: going out with the children before or after the curfew (the hours allowed are from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.), leaving with a number of children greater than the three allowed; access playgrounds or be more than a kilometer away from home.

The amount of the fine, as they point out, could increase to 1,500 euros if the ride with the child is used to meet with other parents of other children to chat or share the ride. They could also increase the sanction, as they add, if the walk is made many kilometers away from the house, visiting some peripheral place.

To estimate these sanctions, Legálitas is based on the Citizen Security Law, specifically, in article 36.6 of said norm, in which "disobedience or resistance to the authority or its agents in the exercise of their functions is considered a serious infraction " Although, he points out that, according to the General State Advocacy , there must necessarily be an express and individualized requirement by the agent of the authority that is not met, that is, that it cannot be automatically classified as an infringement, reports Europa Press.

According to Legálitas' lawyers, the fines that have hitherto been received by citizens for disobeying the state of alarm, "are usually found in the lowest part of that range, that is, at 601 euros." In any case, they specify that the sanctions depend on the severity of the events, and that "an aggravating factor is going out in the company of other people."

An application allows you to control the rides

A new mobile application allows parents to schedule the one-hour walks that they can do with the little ones from this Sunday, since it controls the weather, locates the user in real time within a radius of one kilometer from home and issues a alerts if exceeded.

1KmKids, which is currently only available for the Android operating system, has been created by Victoria Barbera , a student of the Master in Geomatic Engineering and Geoinfromación, which is taught at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), along with her teacher, Ángel Marqués .

"It is going to help moms and dads to schedule their walks with the little ones," Marqués told Efe, who explains that "thanks to the geolocation technology of smartphones and the cartography available online, it is possible to create applications to position any element in time and space. "

As detailed, in this case they represent the parent with his son within the authorized area of ​​one kilometer around his house that allows the order of the Ministry of Health. Its creator ensures that the operation of the application is "very simple" and you only have to "activate the location on your mobile. Only the first time it starts, it will ask you to locate the address, either using the current GPS position if they are in it or by entering it manually. "

"These coordinates will be saved in the device application to respect the privacy of the location," says Barbeta. The university explains that once the location is registered, "a map will appear that shows a circle with a radius of one kilometer centered on our house and the location of the father or mother can be seen dynamically at any time with respect to this limit. "

"If the 600 meters are exceeded, the symbol will change to orange and if the kilometer is exceeded, the color turns red and the mobile will begin to make a series of vibrations until it turns inside the circle," he adds. Barbeta has indicated that the application also has a timer and time: "If we activate it, it will notify us when half the time has passed, reminding us that it is time to go home."

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