Son is walking to bus stop "by himself"!

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	My ds' bus stop is about a block away. I can't really see him from our window well, so we (my dd and I) have been walking him to the stop since the beginning of school. He is in kindergarten and taking the mainstream bus. We usually get there before the twins down the street who are his good friends (their mom does not walk them to the stop - she can see them from her window and they are three houses closer). At the beginning of the year, ds and one of the twins kept wrestling and "getting into it" so I felt like I should continue to walk him to avoid any incidents as well as to make sure ds didn't get all wound up before school. Well, last week we were running late and ds said he could get to the stop by himself. My dd was really dragging her feet and so I said go ahead. We ended up just being a minute behind him. He and the other twin are not getting into it anymore and getting along fine. Then, the next day ds told me he could go all by himself again. So, I told him that dd and I would just take a walk (since we were all ready). He asked us were we going to walk to our favorite place? I asked him where he thought our favorite place was. He answered that our favorite place would be just across the street from the bus stop . So, we walked there and stood at our "favorite place". Now every day we are doing that. When the bus stops at the stop before his, we walk over and give him a hug and then start walking back. We wave to him as they pull away. He's being very responsible about looking both ways before crossing the street (he has to do this two times) and also looks out for the twins when they do it as well. He'll warn them if there is a car coming and will also yell for them to run if the bus is coming and they're still down the street (which happens frequently). So, I'm very proud of him - although a little sad as he is growing up  - but that is what I want! I just have to learn to let go a little more... YEA - he's being a "big boy" That is so great!  Very responsible and grown up of him, but I know how hard it is to let go!  And what a great conversation about the favorite place!!  YAY!!! That is SOOOO awesome snoop!!  What a sweet story too.  Thanks for sharing. Karrie  That is so wonderful. He is doing so well! You have to be very proud of him.That is a huge accomplishment and very brave for the both of you:) I need to release my reins a bit..thanks for the great story:)Wow!  That's great!  I still feel that I need to walk my son to the bustop, though I let him walk home by himself.  I think that's great that he's demonstrated that level of responsibility and awareness that you can do this.  Awesome! Wow!!!! That is wonderful! Well, since he is really close (less than a block) and I am really right on the opposite corner, I'm not letting go a HUGE amount!  But, I think ds is starting to feel like he doesn't want his mommy having to walk him to the bus stop.  He still kind of wants me there, but a little farther away. Today I had to walk him to the bus stop as I had to talk to the bus driver about an incident that happened on the bus yesterday (maybe I'll post about that later). He was fine with that - but wanted to make sure I knew it was JUST for today!
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