Rewarding parents

[mumtotwo]

Hi all
I was listening to the news yesterday and it said that they where thinking of rewarding(giving them more money) parents on benefits for reading there children stories,going to parents evening or cooking them a good meal.
Now my reaction was what about those of use who work but still find time to do those things.Are we to be forgotten?
What is your opinion?
Bernie x

[garinda]

Happily it looks like this idea, put forward by the National Association of Head Teachers, has been rejected by the government.

BBC NEWS | Education | Good parents 'should be rewarded'

[lettie]

Parents shouldn't have to be cajoled into caring for their kids properly, especially those who aren't working and therefore, have more time to cook a decent meal, read to their kids etc.

This sounds just like nothing more than a social experiment to me. If people need to be offered money to do simple tasks like read to their kids or make a decent meal then, they are not fit to have kids IMO.

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by mumtotwo

Hi all
I was listening to the news yesterday and it said that they where thinking of rewarding(giving them more money) parents on benefits for reading there children stories,going to parents evening or cooking them a good meal.
Now my reaction was what about those of use who work but still find time to do those things.Are we to be forgotten?
What is your opinion?
Bernie x

Absolutely ridiculous............bad parents get allsorts whilst us good ones get nowt......

[garinda]

I think it might be a better idea if Clarissa White, president of the National Association of Head Teachers, and her fellow colleague's salaries were dependent on whether children leave their schools able to read and write.

[jaysay]

it's a poor do when parents are rewarded for bringing up their kids right, that should be basic, and if they don't they should be barated for it

[onlyme]

Originally Posted by pipinfort

Absolutely ridiculous............bad parents get allsorts whilst us good ones get nowt......

That almost implys that parents on benefits are bad parents wheras those that work are the good ones, but i'm sure you dont mean it that way lol

[Nickelson]

surely they should already be good parents anyway.

[emzy]

I do all this anyway, shouldnt do it for financial gain, I do it for my children and for the enjoyment that I get from it. You shouldnt have to reward someone financially for doing things like this, its stupid

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by onlyme

That almost implys that parents on benefits are bad parents wheras those that work are the good ones, but i'm sure you dont mean it that way lol

It almost implys nothing..........where did i say that?

[Less]

I'm a parent of two they are now adults with children of their own, I used to do all of those things willingly for my children and have been rewarded by seeing them turn into responsible and happy adults.

I look forward to helping them do these things for their children again the rewards will be seeing them grow up to be.....

[lancsdave]

I think it was said as a safe bet that it wouldn't cost the government anything. The future generation of parents will hardly be able read anyway

[Nickelson]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

I think it was said as a safe bet that it wouldn't cost the government anything. The future generation of parents will hardly be able read anyway

You saying i cant read

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

I think it was said as a safe bet that it wouldn't cost the government anything. The future generation of parents will hardly be able read anyway

Education, Education, Education some one once said

[Bonnyboy]

Originally Posted by jaysay

it's a poor do when parents are rewarded for bringing up their kids right, that should be basic, and if they don't they should be barated for it

Agree, it's basic parenting.