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Following on from the Jamie Oliver school dinners discussion...

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marthamoo · 09/09/2006 11:10

Do children go home for lunch any more? I always did at primary school but I'm not aware of any children at my children's school who do. Can you still take your child home for lunch? I assume you can. Do any Mumsnetters do this?

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nikkie · 09/09/2006 20:43

I took dd1 home a lot of last year but she was the only one most of the time. I took her home mainly because she was ill a lot and we could check her that way and also she had a phase for not eating much lunch which was making her weak on top of her other ailments!At their school if they are on meds at lunchtime parents/whoever have to go and give them at lunchtime so those kids sometimes went home.

misdee · 09/09/2006 20:57

i know of a family who brings their kids home for lunch, even now they are at secondry she still collects them.

suedonim · 09/09/2006 21:50

My children used to come home to lunch sometimes but I'm sorry to say I never let dd2 it was an option as I rather enjoyed some time away from her! However, as school finishes at 1.30 in Nigeria I supose the answer is that yes, she does now come home for lunch.

Our town in the UK is dreadful at lunchtime, swarming with children because they neither take school lunch nor go home. They don't cause any real problem in that they are generally well-behaved but if you want to buy a newspaper you have to stand in a queue with hundreds of teenagers buying crisps and fizzy pop. And the smell of chips with vinegar is sooo mouthwatering!! But at least they tend not to use the bank or post office!

ggglimpopo · 09/09/2006 21:53

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cerys · 09/09/2006 22:11

I usually went home for lunch too, marthamoo. I assumed the children at the DDs' primary HAD to stay in, but it turns out they can go home, but only one child does! I wouldn't mind if they did come home, as I am usually there with DS anyway, but I don't think they'd want to go back in the afternoon!

juuule · 09/09/2006 22:13

Our secondary school only has 35 mins for lunch. So there is no time for children to get home, eat something and get back. The primary school doesn't encourage going home for lunch.

suedonim · 09/09/2006 23:12

Ggglimpopo, is it unusual for both parents to work away from home or do they also get the same lunchtimes as their children?

ScummyMummy · 09/09/2006 23:14

I would love to meet my kids for lunch. What a lovely idea.

fistfullofnappies · 09/09/2006 23:40

yes, I had the children coming home at lunchtime thing too in france. Of course, naturally, one parent is at home...or there is a grandparent in the village...actually Im not sure what eversone else does. When the school said they didnt have a canteen, Im sure my face froze.

Germany is worse. they really do assume that mum is at home, and free to ferry children around in the afternoons.

ggglimpopo · 09/09/2006 23:51

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fistfullofnappies · 10/09/2006 00:04

I am nn. in a possibly vain attempt to avoid searches of MN.

fistfullofnappies · 10/09/2006 00:05

I would love to see my childrens reactions if offered horse liver.

ggglimpopo · 10/09/2006 00:06

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fistfullofnappies · 10/09/2006 00:11

Ive only got a work laptop, and I am working for a computer manufacturer, so it is custom made, they dont see msn as a necessity sadly.

fistfullofnappies · 10/09/2006 00:22

email ok...its nice to run across you on MN from time to time.

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marthamoo · 11/09/2006 22:51

I thought this one had sunk without a trace! Looks like having lunch at home isn't a popular option - though ds2 had his first full day at school today and I missed him so much I was tempted to go and bring him home for lunch.

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HRHQueenOfQuotes · 11/09/2006 23:02

at DS1's school they're allowed to - and theoretically I could very easily (literally next door - if I turn my head round and look out the high window in this room I can see the top of the outside of the hall)..................................BUT you could pay me the earth and I wouldn't bring him

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marthamoo · 11/09/2006 23:03

Yes, I know how near you are to school QofQ - near enough to leave ds2 asleep in his cot...

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HRHQueenOfQuotes · 11/09/2006 23:04

oh not anymore!!! He's usually awake by the time it's time to pick DS1 up

HRHQueenOfQuotes · 11/09/2006 23:05

oh and I explained myself as I generally don't look to see who the OP'er is.....just answer the question

MrsSpoon · 11/09/2006 23:15

I would never get anything else done if I picked DS1 up at lunch time. Both DSs have to be at the School at 9am, DS2 home from nursery at 11.30am, then if bringing DS1 home from lunch I'd have to be back at the School at 12.30 and return him at 1.30, then go back for him at 3.15. We live a good 10 mins from the School. DS1 however would love to come home for lunch but seems to understand it's not really do-able.

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