A school is charging parents who are late to pick up their kids from class a £6 fee. Following an increase in the amount of parents arriving late to pick up their child, headteacher, Toni Browne, sent a warning to parents at St Peter’s Church of England School in Folkestone in a newsletter.
She said this prevents staff from ‘getting on with the work they need to be doing after the school day ends.’ ‘I encourage all parents to communicate clearly’ From January, ‘children who are collected late from school on more than one occasion, will be put into after school club and a fee of £6.00 will apply,’ the newsletter explained.She said: ‘Children can be very anxious if their parents are late to pick them up.
Another said: ‘Sounds fair. Parents, your time-keeping is your responsibility. Nobody else’s. A very mild consequence for your sloppiness isn’t outrageous.’ While another said: ‘Previous studies have shown that the main problem with policies like this is that it can actually lead to the problem getting worse as people can start to see the charge as a payment for a service and therefore feel less guilt about doing it.
Some parents think it’s a good way to stay on top of childhood obesity and others think it does more harm than good. And it makes sense. We are teaching children that weight is the most important aspect of their health. And I can almost see the argument that children age four or five won’t think much about being weighed but weighing 10 and 11 year olds in Year 6 — kids whose bodies are starting to change with puberty and who will likely be feeling self-conscious about their appearance — just feels wrong.
So what SHOULD we do, then, to help children’s health? I think we should be teaching them about daily joyful movement — exercise for fun to make them feel great — and intuitive eating, so they can learn about foods that make them feel good, rather than us labelling some foods as ‘good’ and some as ‘unhealthy’.
We also discuss muscle percentage. I’ll say to my son ‘Your muscles are nearly at 60%’ and then he tells me he wants to go back on the monkey bars again to grow them.‘I might suggest reducing food that our mouth likes and focusing on more foods that are good for our tummy’ This approach also helps me address any changes in their weight without resorting to fat-shaming.
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