Re: Rewarding parents
 

How sad.

Things like reading to your children and attending school's parents evenings should be done by all parents without the need for financial incentives.

To see their child happy and well educated should be all the incentive parents need.

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What a joke.....even though the idea has been thrown out what if.....
Would it mean:
Parents would have a health visitor or such like sitting in on them making sure they are doing the things they say they are doing?
Why are they not soing these things anyway?
What about parents that are not on benefit?
Whats considered a 'good meal' by some may not be considered good by others.Who will decide?

What it all coming too :(

Jack is actually bored of me reading books to him now-he prefers playing with his trains before he drifts off, and he will kick off if i start reading a book,unless his really tired.
He knows a book called 'This little babys morning' off by heart (1 sentence per page-8 pages long) because i have read it to him so many times(it was his favourite).
He gets books from the library but prefers going through catalogues :rolleyes:
And on Friday im going to take him to a reading session that starts at 2:30pm at the library for the first time to see if he will enjoy someone else reading to him......
anyone wana give me any money for doing so? :rolleyes:

Re: Rewarding parents
 

It was a dig at the way society is going and a generalised statement. Of course I know at least one likely future parent will be able to read :D

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It wasn't suggested by the government.

The government have rejected the idea.

It was put forward by some silly biddy who is president of the Head Teacher's Association.

Re: Rewarding parents
 

Was that why she took free milk of school children when she was Education Minister, so they had more time to learn, rather than slurp? :D

Re: Rewarding parents
 

woo hoo..im in for some cash :D

Re: Rewarding parents
 

You make ty read his own stories lol

If they paid it I would be too, i love the gruffalo, dont read it for the boys really, i like it myself :D

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Oh yes indeed, not providing milk to people who can afford it is completely wrong isn't it! Please note my sarcasm :D

The labour run (well now its lib dem) Hull city council did the same for school meals.

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I hope nobody starts a thread about having a baby, it will give you yet another opportunity to say how bad labour is :)

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Would you also suggest that state funded education should be withdrawn from children whose parents can afford the alternative?

Please note I don't do sarcasm, as I prefer the higher forms of wit.:D

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excuse me if i am being thick but do school meals and milk not depend on income?

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The thing is though, you cant really send a child to school with milk because it would go all warm and yucky, and milk is good for them so regardless of income, its beneficial for the child. I thought that they did still get it up until a certain age though

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small bottles out of the freezer lol.... i did it the other day cos he wont drink the free milk for some reason :confused:
used to love it when i brought the left over ones home from work.

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I know that spiderman gets free milk and fruit for a snack, but i have to give 50p every week for it.

Worth it in my opinion

Re: Rewarding parents
 

It is worth it, Id do the same