To think good weather is no reason to cancel a trip?!

[WobbleYourHead]

DD is due to go on a trip to a local wildlife sanctuary tomorrow. They're walking there, spending a few hours at the place & walking back. It's just over a mile from school to the venue and the kids are Y1 so 5 and 6 (but mostly 6 at this point in the year).
Lots of mums on our class chat have today been saying how concerned they are about DCs being out in the sun all day and surely the trip should be cancelled in this heat. There are some saying they might request their DC are kept in school instead of attending the trip.
I appear to be the only person not really bothered by it as DD knows how to apply sunscreen, she'll wear a hat and have drinks. I also trust that the school will remind the kids to wear their hats, drink plenty and put extra cream on.
AIBU to think it's a bit of an overreaction on the part of the other parents?! I'm sure children in much warmer climates cope with school trips!

[PurpleMinionMummy]

I was a reception class TA for a while and it made me snort when child after child described themselves as dehydrated when they were, you know, thirsty!

errr, thirst is the first sign of dehydration...

[Auldspinster]

I was one in the summer of 76 so doubtless was wearing a nappy and little else.

I managed to get heatstroke in Edinburgh in April on a not very hot day.

i struggle in this heat and have the added annoyance of hayfever which is making me wheezy.

[chloesmumtoo]

Yabu. Firstly I think it is totally up to the school. Would I have been concerned about my dd at that age yes but thats my right as a parent. Would I try to cancel the trip for others no. And if I did I would have been judged pretty much like this thread tbh. My dd would not have coped at that age. Multiple medical issues, pollen/grass allergies (uncomfortable hives, reactions) lack of temperature control due to eczema, inability to wear suncream the list goes on.
Walking a mile for some may even be difficult at that age? Let alone with the heat added in. Some children may be over weight, have foot problems or other health issues and coping with the heat on top of everything else may make it too much. Then a day around the wildlife sanctuary and a mile walk back. Tbh I know dam well my dd would have struggled with that back then. I personally think every child is different, some manage some don't. My dd was always very tired. Im not precious but children are all different and can't all be industructable and perfect. It every parents right to decide what is ok with their individual child

[brasty]

Agree. Dehydration is an actual medical condition. Thirsty is just thirsty.
Increasingly seeing people describing getting very hot and sweaty as heatstroke as well. If you have proper heatstroke, you should be heading to hospital for medical attention.

[TinyTear]

@WobbleYourHead if this post was for Reception and next week I'd wonder if you were in my school

Last trip to a park for their theme of mini-beasts was cancelled because of the rain and is rescheduled for next week

[Acornantics]

Lots of kids around here are on week-long outdoor residential trips this week and I'd be fuming if they didn't get to enjoy the full experience and range of activities available because it was a little bit warmer than usual.

I trust the teachers to make sure their pupils drink plenty of water, wear a hat and slap on the sunscreen.

[ThanksMsMay]

e day to avoid the heat and many places still have 'siestas'

The vastness majority of hot countries don't have a siesta. That's rubbish. We definitely didn't start earlier either and we had air con inside, so it would have been infinitely more comfortable inside but we still went out every day and did pe in the sun. Went on field trips where we spent the entire day or days in the sun.

People of European decent live in hot climates their children weren't born 'used' to the sun or whatever a previous poser said. They went outside and took their children with them.

[ThanksMsMay]

Those will be much warmer inside. It's a very stupid call by the school and gives parents far too much whine power

[HildaOg]

Yanbu. People are ridiculous. It's a bit of lovely weather that should be appreciated and enjoyed. I hate hearing adults whine, teaching their kids to whine... It's the perfect time for being outdoors. I wouldn't have been allowed inside during this weather as a kid and mine won't be wasting the day indoors.

[vinergartom]

all of Australia are of European decent.

I know this comment was a couple of pages back, but I really hope you're knowingly exaggerating there!

[TinyTear]

All these people talking about 'siestas' only know about holidays and not working in a southern european country we definitely didn't have siestas - we went to work, had 1h30 lunch break, to be fair, but most lived one hour away so no one could go home to sleep!
we just had long leisurly lunches...

[WobbleYourHead]

Apparently they "risk assessed" it and decided the walk was too much given that the kids were going to be "out in it all day"
I appreciate there are individual children with medical conditions that may cause issues but that doesn't apply to the majority of kids.

[corythatwas]

It's not as if a hot classroom is going to be any safer or more comfortable than a shady wood, or as if a walk in the rain with adequate raingear is going to be more conducive to illness than staying indoors with everybody's germs cooped up together: it is that parents these days are increasingly viewing the great outdoors as Unknown and consequently Dangerous.

[ThreeForAPound]

Bonkers.

My DD had a school trip the zoo a couple of weeks ago and it was torrential rain and thunder. They had a great time .

You adapt plans in life, not cancel them. How ridiculously precious!

[TheWeeWitch]

Oh please! I'm Australian so can vouch for the fact that life can and does carry on as normal in summertime. Come back when it's >38c and we'll talk about precautions. 30c is lovely lovely weather as long as you've water, a hat, sunscreen and a break in the shade every now and again.

[GoneDownhill]

TinyTear
All these people talking about 'siestas' only know about holidays and not working in a southern european country we definitely didn't have siestas

That was a patronising reply. My DH is from a hot Mediterranean country and plenty of people and businesses have long siestas. They don't necessarily sleep but they relax and keep out the sun. Many shops close for a good few hours (2-6ish) over lunch and afternoon and then stay open late at night.

[waitforitfdear]

purple

No it's the first sign that your body needs a drink and in this country that's not an issue is it?

Dehydration is a serious medical condition that generally most reception kids don't develop at school on s hot day.

I see the parent pattern though.

[waitforitfdear]

Same parents who don't walk a mile in the summer or winter and use the car on all possible occasions and so cannot conceive their snowflakes would actually be able to walk a mile and so need wellies and or sum hat and cream.

Lunatics And asylum issue.

Poor kids sweating in a hot classroom when they could have been watching wild life under shady trees.

Let's pray they don't develop dehydration

[TinyTear]

@GoneDownhill not all countries... to be fair in Sicily we were caught out with a supermarket not opening back until 5pm

But most definitely didn't happen in Portugal

[bobblyorangerug]

Once again the whinging helicopter parents complain until something is banned or stopped🙄

It's shit of them.

[waitforitfdear]

bobbly indeed.

[budgiegirl]

Once again the whinging helicopter parents complain until something is banned or stopped

I think that's an unfair comment, IMO It's parents looking out for their children. I'd have no problem sending my kids on a trip today, but they have no problems with heat. Some kids do though.

30c is lovely lovely weather as long as you've water, a hat, sunscreen and a break in the shade every now and again
It is if you are acclimatized to it. But in the UK, it's unusually hot.

I trust the teachers to make sure their pupils drink plenty of water, wear a hat and slap on the sunscreen
I'm a cub leader. On Saturday we took a small group of cubs to an outdoor event. There was some opportunity to sit in the shade, but a lot of it was in the sun. They all wore hats, they all wore sunscreen, they all drank lots of water, had icepops etc. But two of them still had to go home early as the sun and heat was just too much, and I was getting quite worried about them, and I'm generally a person who thinks they should just get on with it. One child kept falling asleep every time we stopped for a break, and really didn't seem well. And they hadn't had to walk a mile there and a mile back in the full sun.

[GoneDownhill]

TinyTears

I can't be bothered to do googling (too hot ) but I'd be suprised if the Southern towns in Portugal didn't have extended lunches, I haven't lived there though so that would be based on 'holidays'. 🤔

I've lived in Southern California where it could get extremely hot and while agree that working hours were normal from a U.K. point of view it was only because everywhere had AC. Even our garage had AC. . I used to pack the D.C. In the car then drive to some underground parking lot then they would do their activities in air conditioned buildings/school Of course I would take them out every day but if it was a hot stretch we would go to the pool and park at 8 in the morning or in the evening.
I played tennis most days and I started at 7 to 7:30'ish so I could finish at 9 to 30'ish. We got used to the heat but found it tiring. Hence the fact I LOVE the British weather. 🌧🌦🌧🌦🌧
I've also lived in countries where the temperature could drop extremely low (-25 would be common and it could dip down to -40's ❄️). We found it easier to deal with than extreme heat as you can just wrap up and keep active.

BTW I don't find that high temperatures are the problem it's when the temperature is high AND there is high humidity.

[GoneDownhill]

I'm feeling sorry for kids who are doing exams at the moment.....