to find this really icky - les spa des enfants

[MmeLindt]

Website here

"After the rain will be catering solely to children ages 7 to 17 one Wednesday afternoon per month, starting end of October. For this occasion, the spa is making available a menu of original treatments that will introduce children to the world of spa in a thoroughly delightful, fun way"

I almost fell over my own feet when I saw the advertising poster this afternoon at the soft play barn.

lol you're looking at it with mn eyes. sounds good to me

Jesus that advert is horrible - reminds me of the Brook Shields picture.

Possibly, SEA.

I did at the menu for the children. God, kids in Geneva are so spoilt.

The ad reminded me of American Beauty, I think that is why I got such a shock.

you think they're spoilt in geneva? you should see the ads for north london

i think it sounds lovely actually. i think that things like massage and yoga for children is really nice for them and very under-used.

DS (13) has just come in, peered at the website and said "what is that? That is really wrong, mum"

I should open one here and call it "I Saw You Coming Spa for Weans" - would go down a storm

But isn't that a boy in the bath?

That is fucking grotesque.

I have just returned from a country where deformed/burnt/disabled/diseased children are dragging themselves across multi-lanne inner city roads, tapping on car windows, saying 'Rice, rice, hungry, hungry.'

I feel sick actually.

so boys can't go to spas now?

i would love to do something like that if i ever had a girly dd. but not with out me there to supervise

i would love to do something like that if i ever had a girly dd. but not with out me there to supervise

Boys can go to spas (if they want to) but I don't think it looks like Brook Shields. [tired and inarticulate emoticon]

I think that the idea is sweet, but the advertising terrible.

And yes, kids in Geneva are incredibly spoilt. It is not unusual to see preteens with iPhones/Blackberries.

Moondog
That is awful.

The idea of massages and treatments for children is just totally ludicrous.

ohhh, sorry, see what you mean now

It would make a lovely birthday party venue for girls...

And, quite frankly, a bit of spa and massage and learning to take care of themselves is pretty harmless. Lots of children get up to a whole lot worse.

You can teach them to take care of themselves through exercise, healthy eating, personal hygiene. Spa and massages is just teaching them to take themselves way too seriously.

Taking care of themselves, Bonsoir? Have you checked the menu? Most of the treatments seem to involve sitting in a bath of chocolate whilst gorging on candy floss. and a snip at only 90 euros. Or how about a silk and pearl facial for your seven year old, at only 135 euros? Do me a favour.

children love massage though, it's a fabulous way of calming them down and teaching them to just relax and take time to chill out

lots of people do baby massage, but i bet very few continue to do it once their children are a bit older.

The idea of massage for kids is great, imo. Not for the teaching them how to take care of themselves, but relaxation, stress relief, how to be comfortable with their own body.

Not sure a 13yo would appreciate it though, they tend to be rather self-concious at that age.

it would be swiss francs wouldnt it? still very pricey though.
proper massage is good, silly fancy things are just filling heads with nonsense

I've no objection to children being massaged, but this is not the way to do it! This is definitely for the 'I saw you coming' brigade, who send their children to birthday parties in stretch limos. YUK!

And a snack of sliced bread and jam?

Teaching a 7 year old that they should be taking care of themselves by having their parents spend oodles of cash on a chocolate bath is nothing more than an advertisers dream. Get them outside running around in the fresh air, not caring what they look like - far healthier for the mind and the body.