What is wrong with this place!?

Question

I'm wathching a re-run of Jamie's School Dinners. I am shocked and appalled to watch the parents who are dragged to these meetings he sets up, obviously upset to be taken away from their tvs and tennant's super, and told what their kids are eating. And geuss what? They don't care because they think their kids won't like the healthy alternative. The question is: Why are parents and schools so interested in what the kids think? When I was a kid in the 80's i was told it was not a democracy. I got what i was given, and if I had thrown even ONE of the animalistic tantrums that these kids threw I would have spent my childhood in my room (Without tv, ps2, stereo or computer. Where are the REAL parents??? Can SOMEONE please raise the children????????????????????????

Answer 1

I am with you. When you give advice to most parents the first thing you have to do is remind them who the adult is and who is the boss! I don't get the mind set these days and hey I was raised in the 50's when children were seen but not heard!

Answer 2

I know. They're a disgrace to themselves and are digging their children an early grave. I worked in a primary school in a poor area and as I was walking into the playground there were two mums fighting in front of the children! I know that's not about food but it's another example of poor parenting. Luckily I've always cooked healthy meals that we all eat and the children are getting more experimental and love healthy food. I make sure they get their 5 fruit and veg a day because I want to give them the best possible start in life. Why don't other parents want that for their children? I don't understand. Schools should have the decisions in what children eat because the parents don't care about their kids health. It's a very sad case.

Answer 3

Want to know where all the real parents are? In jail for actually being the parent. Ya know now days you can't even pop a child on the hand w/out some idiot running to the police. I am a good parent though, I care what my kids eat, what they watch, what they wear, their manners, morals, and values, etc. It's the horrible ones around us that make the good ones seem few and far between. As far as meals go, our kids get the healthy foods at our school, my kids eat it or are hungry. Same at home, I won't make 4 different meals to make everyone happy. You don't eat what I make then you don't eat. Guess what, I have healthy eaters. They aren't picky and will eat anything I put in front of them. So the good parents are around they are just hard to find. Too many laws and nosey idiotic neighbors in the world though make it hard for the good ones to be seen or found.

Answer 4

I couldn't agree more! I think what Jamie Oliver has done for school dinners is probably one of the greatest achievements ever! How could we go on feeding our children that swill? I have 2 kids and I would never feed them anything like the stuff that most kids were being fed on a daily basis by the government no less! Unfortunately nowadays people want kids but they don't want the effort of having to raise them properly so it is easier to ignore bad behaviour and feed them C**P !
I truly believe that the majority of bad behaviour is down to diet. How can a complex machine like the human body run on such poor fuel? Basically if you put S***T in you get S**T out!

Answer 5

I agree, when I was a kid I had to eat my greens and have fish at least once a week. I had the plate put in front of me and I had to clear it AND do the washing up after for the family.
Kids these days are given too much of their own way. I gave my kids choices, but along the lines of ....cabbage or brocolli lolol
The parents are lazy and just let the kids get on with it. Its about time parents started parenting and kids started doing as they are told.

Answer 6

I agree, my kids eat what they are given, they have had healthy food from day 1 so they are happy to eat anything, they are invovled in the cooking at home and unlike some of the kids on Jaimie's school dinners know all their fruit and veg and the health implications of eating too much junk food and are happy to make the right choices. If kids are given the correct imformation from the start and are taught how to cook at schools and at home (and disaplined more!) we would have a happier healthier society!

Answer 7

Hurrah! We also had a table to sit down at, all at the same time, if there was not enough room, little ones sat at the kitchen table, and were given proper food from the time we could eat food. I had not heard of such a thing as fussy eating until I was in my twenties, regarding other peoples children.
When my mother and sister went on holiday with my older brother, they were appalled at the fact that his 21 month son didn't know how to sit at a table. Could be due to the fact that his mad mother shovelled food into him constantly as he was running about.
We could also be taken out anywhere for a meal, which was a real treat, there were no play areas, no fast food crap, it was a restaurant for goodness sake. In fact, people used to ask my younger brother for tea constantly, to encourage their own children to eat!

Answer 8

I was a kid in the late 40's and 50's. I remember living in a world of kids. My parents were remote adult figures. We observed them and played games were we acted like them. However, it never would have occurred to any adult to communicate with a child. They gave directions or answered questions. I never meet an adult who thought of himself or herself as a kid’s friend. I also was fearful of my parents. Not because they hurt me. I can only remember being spanked in school and I do not remember that hurting that much. Nevertheless, I stood in fear of adults. However, the flip side was that there was nothing I was worried about. The events in the newspapers or that we heard about in school were not worrisome to me because I knew that my parents were powerful and would protect me from harm. I was isolated from much in the way of worries until I reached high school age. At that time people begin to talk to us about preparing for adult life. The advice from school and home was much more practical also. I can remember being given a mock checkbook with my pay deposited each week and having to write check for the monthly bills. Each week we were given a different job and paycheck and saw the difference in how one would live. We also had to vote and write a paper on why we had chosen each selection. I do not remember anything being done to build our self-esteem or to minimize our differences. It was a strange world but it seemed to work out well. At least I thought so at the time and I have not seen too much evidence sense then that I was harmed as a child.

Answer 9

I think family dynamics have changed since our day (70's, 80's) with more women working and 'having it all'. The result is stressed out tired parents who don't have the energy to say NO! and feel guilty about being away from their kids.

I'm glad to say I'm 30, in full time education, have 2 kids (5 & 3) and I dont let being tired stop me being a parent...I'm still very much in charge.

The rest who let their kids away with murder have to grow up and do their job, cos no one else will bring their kids up for them!

Answer 10

i was starting to think i was the only person that felt that way. i am with you 1000%!!!!!!!!! my kids think i am way to strict because i don't follow the lax parenting that occurs these days. Ironically too, alot of the people that agree with you are the very same people you are talking about. people may feel that way but they don't actually live it. i mean just look at 99% of the questions and answers on this forum. anyway the media and soicietal norm has made it very difficult for parents to lay down the law so to speak and say "no", but it can be done.