Just how far do we go to "protect" children. We appear to be bringing them up to fear everything. And the Councils are becoming so frightened of "what if" scenarios that nothing is allowed......why not ban everything and make children stay at home? BBC NEWS | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Home baking ban at school fairs
They must have tasted my efforts (not my forte)! Seriously though what a farce! Nobody whose child has an allergy would dare risk making a purchase like this anyway. To everybody else I think if they could see some of the things that their children get up to, a suspect cake is the last of their worries. We are breeding a generation who have no idea what their limits are because they are never tested. They will therefore be prone to being over cautious or completely reckless. Despite having very strict parents I enjoyed far more freedom as a child than my grandchildren do.
I remember making (and occassionally "tasting") mud pies....nowadays social services would have me in care for being neglected
Ah but what if the child stumbles and get an injury during the walk, will the parent not want to sue the respective charity? Or in the sponsored reading, could accelerate the onset of poor eyesight..... Yes, I agree with the other respondents, the whole H & S approach to everything has become extreme to the point of ridiculous. And we no longer bring up children ... we are raising a new generation of paranoid victims.
Some schools in Melbourne are banning contact sports as principals are worried about being sued if little Johnny falls over. Some have banned Frisbees, ball games....................the list goes on. They are scared of litigation and it is just getting out of hand.
I stil shake my head at the school in Queensland, I think, that banned kids doing cartwheels. Kids are expected to grow up too quickly these days too. Where's the fun in that? My parents weren't super strict but they taught me and my sister to be respectful and well-behaved. We still got up to mischief for sure but Mum and Dad also got us out there by enrolling us in Scouts etc. If we fell over, they helped but didn't blame others for our misadventures.
I was a Scout/Cub/Beaver leader for a total of 14 years, I quit last summer. I did find it a very rewarding organisation to get involved with. I joined the movement to try and help the younger generations rather than just bitch about them and to help offer an alternative to standing in gangs on street corners. Anyway as I said I quit last summer, two reasons really, 1) 14 years is long enough for any kind of voluntary work and, 2) the Health and safety and PC brigade had regulated all of the fun out of it.. It got to the point where, if a kid fell over and hurt themselves, I would stand close by and instruct them to get up rather than put myself in a position of vulnerability to one of these modern parents of "victims". As I said, Tragic!
Sueing others, (especially Public Authorities, who role over) and not taking responsibility for ones actions is leading to a "Coddled" generation. Climbing trees and cliffs, building and driving billy carts, mostly gone. Tomorrows kids will have limited imagination and physical skills to lead the world. Sadly Cheers GW
Soon one's children will be taken away at birth so as to "protect" them!!!! Parents banned from taking pictures of their own children at sports day - Telegraph
We take movies of our children's basketball games (as do many others) which coaches use to formulate their strategy for the next game and a future meeting with that club. This was banned after these new regulations were passed however common sense has since prevailed. Seems you now have permission until the opposition team withdraws it which does not seem to be occurring.
It is in the hands of the governors and the PTA, if the parents feel this strongly then they should attend the AGM. I don't wish to sound dismissive, but as a Scouter we were subjected to this ridiculous restriction imposed by a very SMALL minority. I put a note out to parents saying that one of the main agenda items for the AGM was activity photography and filming, as I always usewd to photo and film the camps and put a DVD together. Well, after one camp I had several parents parents mump and moan about there not being a DVD, to which I replied - "It's your own fault for not attending the AGM" People power, people!
