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eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 2025-07-18T09:06:24+00:00

Lighthearted... but I wish they did an entire term on 'looking for things with eyes AND hands'... I worry for my children - they can't find their own feet! Any suggested lessons?

5foot5 · 18/07/2025 10:38

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/07/2025 10:22

I'm reading this as a cry of desperation from a parent who is wondering if maybe others could get through to her kids what she can't. I think we've all been there. That moment when the teacher says your child is always very well-behaved in class and you wonder what happens to them on the way home from school.

For what it's worth, nobody seems to have managed to teach my husband how to find things, and he is (a) 70; (b) the cleverest person I know; and (c) immensely capable in most other respects. He just can't seem to grasp the concept that you need to look under or behind things sometimes. Exasperating!

I would think we were married to the same man, except yours is 3 years older than mine!

Edited to say I can almost guarantee, every time we leave the house, either his wallet of his keys, or both, will be "missing". Err, you just put the newspaper down on top of them.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/07/2025 10:22

I'm reading this as a cry of desperation from a parent who is wondering if maybe others could get through to her kids what she can't. I think we've all been there. That moment when the teacher says your child is always very well-behaved in class and you wonder what happens to them on the way home from school.

For what it's worth, nobody seems to have managed to teach my husband how to find things, and he is (a) 70; (b) the cleverest person I know; and (c) immensely capable in most other respects. He just can't seem to grasp the concept that you need to look under or behind things sometimes. Exasperating!

Pickone · 18/07/2025 10:17

Oof, nobody has a sense of humour this morning!

Hodgemollar · 18/07/2025 10:16

If you worry your children can’t do basic things maybe you should reflect on your parenting.

RhaenysRocks · 18/07/2025 10:14

Yeah sorry OP but this isn't going to be light-hearted. I know you were joking but it does seem like society wants school literally bring kids up now. It's up to us to teach them everything from potty training to pensions. Simultaneously, from another thread, parents are wrong if they impose consequences on their kids for not listening and defying direct, repeated instructions so we should take feral, entirely undisciplined kids and somehow I still every life skill they could possibly need whilst also never addressing any shortcomings with sanctions or discipline.

ThejoyofNC · 18/07/2025 10:09

Why do parents expect schools to teach their children absolutely everything these days?

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eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 18/07/2025 10:09

VickyEadieofThigh · 18/07/2025 10:07

You say "lighthearted" - but this falls 100% into the category "It's the job of parents".

It really is.

I fully agree! And can't imagine how it would be planned for by teachers as a structured lesson... which is why it's more of a joke than a suggestion for the national curriculum!

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VickyEadieofThigh · 18/07/2025 10:07

You say "lighthearted" - but this falls 100% into the category "It's the job of parents".

It really is.