How can you let your child go to boarding school?

[Jerem]

I’m going to get flamed probably by the people who send their child to boarding school full time ..

But how could you?
How can you let other adults care for your child? Why did you send them away? Why have children and not have them in your home, give them their tea, talk everyday face to face. I don’t understand how anyone could do this. I really don’t.

Anyone care to explain how you can send your child to live elsewhere without you??

You have no interest in understanding though do you, you refuse to see that other people's lives are different. I went to boarding school for a few years and loved it, my family life was a bit rubbish and I got better opportunities there. Lots of families have a need for boarding school and it fits with them. I find it bizarre that you don't think job/career is important, growing up worrying about every penny is not a great environment either!

But really weekboarders at secondary level - do they miss out on family life? Most time its parents come in from.work, dinner, homework, possible activity and bed.

I went to boarding school aged 10 because I was good at something and got a scholarship. I was terribly homesick. But I loved what I was doing so there were compensations.

My DH went to boarding school but not in the UK. His home country. He said it was the best part of his childhood. He came from an abusive family. father a gambler. Lost the family land house and money and practically starved the kids. Beat his mother. He only went to boarding school because it was a perk from his father's job, government funded. His dad worked in a government role but not high up. But at the time this was a perk for most government roles. Quite possibly saved my DHs life growing up