I'm an American in the UK. My daughter started walking to school alone at 10, and it gave her the confidence she needed.

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The author's daughter started walking alone to school at age 10. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty ImagesI'm a mother of four in London whose third daughter, age 10, started "big school" in September 2025. I hadn't even considered the possibility she would be walking to school solo.