 [ Symptoms ] my son is 7 and has walking pneumonia is some activity ok or should he just lay low about how long [ Disease ] once he starts feeling better breathing well and not coughing as much he can do most any activities if he becomes too tired or overly stressed then back off a notch perhaps i would have him hold off on sports participation like soccer until he has fully recovered but he can do most normal activities including going to school if his medical provider gives the okay there are varying degrees of pneumonia and some are quite mild he does not have to remain in bed or in the house but remind him that rest is important to his recovery time i agree with the previous answer all types of pneumonia really suck out energy and once your son feels like he can start getting back to normal get to it in my case i had stayed home for about a week and a half then gone to school and not done pe or dance for two weeks and then went back to normal however i had a friend the same age who had much worse walking pneumonia and had to rest for longer each case is unique so let him decide when he is ready now mind you he can still do something once i was diagnosed a  ishort walk meant a walk to the bathroom and back when i walked out to the car i ended up taking a nap in it because i was so tired however once he starts getting stronger taking walks to places like the park can help build him up to who he was before while it will take a while for him to fully heal he can still do some things just let him decide about how much energy he can muster <positive_smiley>  mushyketchup