g.con Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 As a parent of two little ones, I am constantly trying to make them aware of the world around them. I absolutely see it as my job to send my kids to school with the skills they will need to be safe and succeed. I think it's the parents' job first and foremost and then hopefully the school will re-enforce it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I personally think any parent who believes it's someone elses job should have their children taken into care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Reading this post has convinced me the world has gone slightly mad. Starting in Sheffield it seems. Who should teach children to cross the road, let me guess; Parents would be my choice, as they are responsible for their offspring - arn't they?. Regards Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranza Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 A lady I used to work with had her son collected every day by the LEA transport scheme, he had discipline problems and couldn't make it to school on his own. When I asked if it would continue when he moved to secondary school she told me 'Of course they HAVE to transport him because THEY haven't taught him to cross the road yet' I'm not sure if she's one of those parents who let everyone else do the parenting or if there is some compulsary road safety thing that schools do. I'd guess the first, she was also convinced that the hot school lunch he got free relieved her of cooking any dinner and was designed to 'give her a bit of a break' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Didn't Daft Ada do that before he got the job on Star Wars? ROFL @ Daft Ada! Yes, David "Darth Vader" Prowse was the Green Cross Code man in the late 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websters gue Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Yes, David "Darth Vader" Prowse was the Green Cross Code man in the late 70s. Indeed he was, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ6DK4suqbk A lot of kids my age at that time took his advice seriously as well. Wouldn't happen today though sadly because we can't have the nanny state telling us what to do can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curriechick Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Tufty.......? :D:D I got it even if no one else did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 It's the responsibility of everybody who is around the children, under the direction of the parents. By the time they start school they should already be aware of the basics and be well on the way of looking carefully before stepping out, although hazard and risk perception is not a forte in a 5 or 6 year old, even if they understand that they should be doing something. Agreed. My grandchildren are 3 and 2. They both know 'Red means stop and Green means go' and they accept that they may only cross the road at a pedestrian signal. Hopefully, they won't see adults doing otherwise. When they come to minor roads (with no crossing places) they are very careful. - They stop and look, but if there is any traffic around they can't judge what it is going to do so they wait until they are told they can cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I personally think any parent who believes it's someone elses job should have their children taken into care. Probably a good idea to take the parent into care, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuchi_Zien Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 No and I wouldn't necessarily have mentioned it if there had been a medical reason for the 5 year old to be wearing nappys. The teacher asked for an extra TA as several 5 year olds in class were not toilet trained. The one in pull ups was the least extreme. Because both parents are so busy working, to avoid being labeled as 'feckless parents' they've lost track of the fact that they are parents. Parenting is not a part-time job and your children get out of parenting what you put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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