Panorama Programme About Cost of Entertainments

I wonder if boys and girls at school are given a few lessons on nutrition

I can't generalise about all schools in all areas Caleo but all my GCs, at their various primary and secondary schools, have had cookery lessons which included teaching about nutrition. The subject is also covered in the biology syllabus.

What depresses me though is the fact that the school meals provided appear not to pay too much attention to the concept of healthy eating. It is a thousand pities that Jamie Oliver's campaign to improve school meals never got off the ground.

Magenta8

^I wonder if boys and girls at school are given a few lessons on nutrition^

I can't generalise about all schools in all areas Caleo but all my GCs, at their various primary and secondary schools, have had cookery lessons which included teaching about nutrition. The subject is also covered in the biology syllabus.

What depresses me though is the fact that the school meals provided appear not to pay too much attention to the concept of healthy eating. It is a thousand pities that Jamie Oliver's campaign to improve school meals never got off the ground.

I am glad to learn that Magenta.

I agree about school meals and Jamie Oliver.

I have a very nice picnic basket and this topic makes me think a good picnic and a day out in the countryside or to the coast is an excellent idea with children, keeping expensive outings to a minimum and no arguing.

Some parent(s) may not have the wherewithal to be able to get out into the countryside or seaside with children and a picnic basket too.
Public transport is variable, never at the times you need and they may not have a car.
Then there are ice creams ..... the cost mounts up.

Witzend two standard burgers, one cheeseburger, all with pickles, one small cheeseburger without, one hot dog with onions (me), one large fries to share, one ‘soda’ each for the kids. Bill was just over £70.

Over £70 is shocking! It's no wonder people eat at home.

Fish and chips last week - two cod, one chips, one larger mushy peas for two of us £24.
It was not as good as it used to be from our nearest fish and chip shop, the staff keep changing.

A local restaurant does better fish and chips for £17 each.

A lot of would be middle class families like to boast to their friends about how much they have spent on a family meal outing.

Seriously? I keep reading things about people competing to be top dog, boasting about holidays etc, but I have never come across anyone doing it. never came across it when DC were small, nor have I seen and heard it while DGc have been, still are, growing up.

Why do parents have to keep children entertained anyway? You just leave them to entertain themselves. They will soon get the hang of it.

I’ve never come across people boasting about how much they’ve spent on a meal out. Although if somewhere is really good and a reasonable price, people will tell you!

I have a teen who ate out very regularly when little and being cared for by grandparents. She played out a lot - as do the young children where we live. She was hoping to go on a picnic with friends this past week but both parents were working so unable to get her to the location (no public transport). But she and friends are taking the train to go to a nearby town next week. As a family we went to the cinema last weekend. £50 for three tickets and £16 for two drinks and a popcorn. We could have gone to a cheaper cinema but that would have meant either car park to pay for, or train tickets.

Whilst it’s the Easter break we’re going into a city by train to visit a museum and she has expressed an interest in another museum there with an entrance fee of £45 for the two of us. She said that if it was too expensive we didn’t need to go, but it’ll be a nice experience for us. She also wants to go on a family walk up a big hill! She doesn’t need entertaining, she’s always been good at doing that herself. This isn’t unusual amongst her friends though. I don’t hear of them being entertained. Our hobby is going to the theatre, which can be costly although we try to get cheaper tickets and also like to support local amateur groups too.

I didn't see the programme but I am shocked by the price of the GC's school trips these days.

I agree with Monica, I've never come across anyone boasting about how much they spend on eating out or on holidays.
Until I came on GN I never realised that some people get uppity about others even talking about their holidays. There used to be a delighful poster who talked about her trips to places like New Zealand or The Galapogus Islands, but she was wrongly accused of showing off by a few jealous posters. Well I can only assume that envy was the reason, or why would it bother anyone?

Rocketstop2

I didn't see the programme but I am shocked by the price of the GC's school trips these days.

I agree.
That's a whole discussion in itself.

Weren't the optional school trips always expensive?
I don't mean the trip to the local museum or to the swimming pool.

I know my school used to have a special funding pot to quietly help out those who wanted to go but couldn't afford to.

There were sometimes long distance trips that only a few could afford.
I now wonder why a holiday skiing for example was offered...

M0nica

^A lot of would be middle class families like to boast to their friends about how much they have spent on a family meal outing.^

Seriously? I keep reading things about people competing to be top dog, boasting about holidays etc, but I have never come across anyone doing it. never came across it when DC were small, nor have I seen and heard it while DGc have been, still are, growing up.

Why do parents have to keep children entertained anyway? You just leave them to entertain themselves. They will soon get the hang of it.

Yes, but children need to be given the wherewithal to play creatively.

Children need to be given at least adequate places to play, and they need to be given materials to play with e.g. found things such as bits of wood, wire netting, tools, leaves, mud, water, small buildings like sheds or summer houses, art materials, books, musical instruments.

Maybe - but the freedom to explore is really the best!

MartavTaurus

I agree with Monica, I've never come across anyone boasting about how much they spend on eating out or on holidays.
Until I came on GN I never realised that some people get uppity about others even talking about their holidays. There used to be a delighful poster who talked about her trips to places like New Zealand or The Galapogus Islands, but she was wrongly accused of showing off by a few jealous posters. Well I can only assume that envy was the reason, or why would it bother anyone?

I remember that poster, she certainly wasn't boasting, it was the trip of a lifetime.
She is missed but unfortunately, no longer able to post.

Caleo The majority of children dohave space and resources to play. It is only comfortably off parents who can afford to entertai their children all the time.

The problem if children from impoverished homes living in impoverished (in every sense of the word) neighbourhoods, is a uite separate and serious problem.