Page 4 | To think with a child at school Annual Leave should be planned carefully?

fairygalaxy · 2023-12-02T17:54:47+00:00

My little one is starting school next year and I am nervous about the holidays. There are two of us so I'm thinking most people in our situation would try to split the school holidays and perhaps hope for a week at the grandparents house in the summer? Anyway, my husband has just announced he's booked a week off in March to go off with his mates. I'm pissed off AIBU? Or is it fair enough as its a stag do?

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fairygalaxy · 03/12/2023 09:18

ZenNudist · 03/12/2023 07:58

No need to go part time. Just get your holiday club provision lined up. Also you mention grandparents won't they want to see dc in holidays?

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Yes but there are a few GC so I'm thinking a week max

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VerticalSausages · 03/12/2023 09:26

I think you are stressing unnecessarily, I guess because you haven’t had to negotiate school holiday cover before. But millions of people do it. We use holiday clubs a lot (booking early gets you a discount), wfh, swap play dates with other families, a bit of annual leave. I rarely take all my leave tbh, but i am able to work pretty flexibly.

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fairygalaxy · 03/12/2023 09:34

@VerticalSausages - I'm not sure I could wfh with a 4/5 year old? It doesn't seem fair on them for a start.

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stridesy · 03/12/2023 09:48

Try doing it with an autistic child where summer camps want to charge over £100 per day or refuse to take him and school want to do a part time timetable.
Yes leave does need to be planned and we used to combine our ten weeks holiday, mix of camps and grandparents. We managed though. I would be annoyed if he didn’t discuss it first purely from the financial point of view but it’s a stag do and a one off. Be nice to do something as a family though.

xmaswiththeinlaws · 05/03/2024 16:35

You may also be worth making a few other Mum friends in the same school who you can share inset days and odd holidays with as your child goes through primary. It's sometimes easier to have another child (friend) round for them to play with for the odd day if it means you can spread your annual leave a bit further and your kids are entertained.
Don't forget there are also the unforeseen closure days such as snow days, boiler break down, bomb scare and kids' illness etc days

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fairygalaxy · 05/03/2024 17:32

stridesy · 03/12/2023 09:48

Try doing it with an autistic child where summer camps want to charge over £100 per day or refuse to take him and school want to do a part time timetable.
Yes leave does need to be planned and we used to combine our ten weeks holiday, mix of camps and grandparents. We managed though. I would be annoyed if he didn’t discuss it first purely from the financial point of view but it’s a stag do and a one off. Be nice to do something as a family though.

It's not a competition to see who has it worse

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fairygalaxy · 05/03/2024 17:33

xmaswiththeinlaws · 05/03/2024 16:35

You may also be worth making a few other Mum friends in the same school who you can share inset days and odd holidays with as your child goes through primary. It's sometimes easier to have another child (friend) round for them to play with for the odd day if it means you can spread your annual leave a bit further and your kids are entertained.
Don't forget there are also the unforeseen closure days such as snow days, boiler break down, bomb scare and kids' illness etc days

Thanks yes am working on trying to build a network through nursery

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