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How often do you do it? How easy do you find it?

Are you one of the majority of mums who ends up stressed in her car whilst juggling the traffic and hunting a parking space to drop off your child at nursery or school?

Or do you manage to walk with your child? 5-Day Walking Challenge

Walk to School Week 2014 takes place between 19th to 23th May, and is trying to increase the number of mums and dads who regularly walk their young children to school or nursery. This annual event attracted over 1 million children last year (that’s a lot of young walkers!) and this year the organising charity, Living Streets, is hoping for even more.

It’s sometimes hard, particularly if you are working parents, to regularly walk your children to school or nursery and of course sometimes it’s just simply too far. However, walking with them to school or nursery, even just once a week, can be really enjoyable as you spend time in the fresh air, chatting away without having to concentrate on the road ahead. It’s also a great way for both you and your child to take some exercise too!

Do you think you could give it a go? The website, Walk to School Week can offer lots of great advice from about how far it is realistic to expect your child to walk to general road safety.

Happy Walking! from the Small Steps Team