[Politics] Schooling

[Springal]

Can't they go out and meet their mates at lunch time or something?

I walk the dog most days in a variety of parks around Worthing and have always seen small groups of kids, mostly with their parents meeting up in parks to play etc.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

https://www.theguardian.com/society...rom-covid-stress?CMP=twt_a-education_b-gdnedu

I read this the other day, seems topical with the thread.

 

[Rogero]

You're right we do know a lot more and it is something very close to home for me. We have dealt with issues in our family both with my father and with my son, who now 19 missed over a year of schooling.

However one thing that we know is that positivity is key. There's too much negative in the World without this covid coming along. The constant reminding of the every day buzz words relating to mental health, so much so some believe there's something wrong with them if they aren't suffering and are happy.

I attended courses for years on mental health, going back to the 80's when I was asked by my company to act as a councillor (laymen). I appreciate the need to expand the awareness and welcome the fact people should no longer feel ashamed to have mental health issues. You do have to be careful though, tell people often enough and they all end up with it. The worse thing my grandmother ever got given was a medical dictionary, she had every ailment known to man, died eventually in her late 90's! The reason I say this is because it's like coming across an accident, two people lying there one screaming one alive but silent, who do you go to first, we know it's the silent one.

Those openly able to talk about their mental health are typically dealing with it, still may need help and understanding, but it's the silent ones I worry about. Most of us know our children's head space and in the last year we as parents, even of adult children, have had a huge role to play. As we come out of lockdown our role perhaps will be even greater as we all pick up our lives.

We need to see a step change in the media, we need a positive slant to the news, not picking holes in everything.

Agreed . It seems to me that the TV reporters think is right to shout at people they are interviewing and talk over constantly. I think in wartime Piers Morgan would have been executed for treason. What a nasty piece of work that fellow is!

 

[Lower West Stander]

You're right we do know a lot more and it is something very close to home for me. We have dealt with issues in our family both with my father and with my son, who now 19 missed over a year of schooling.

However one thing that we know is that positivity is key. There's too much negative in the World without this covid coming along. The constant reminding of the every day buzz words relating to mental health, so much so some believe there's something wrong with them if they aren't suffering and are happy.

I attended courses for years on mental health, going back to the 80's when I was asked by my company to act as a councillor (laymen). I appreciate the need to expand the awareness and welcome the fact people should no longer feel ashamed to have mental health issues. You do have to be careful though, tell people often enough and they all end up with it. The worse thing my grandmother ever got given was a medical dictionary, she had every ailment known to man, died eventually in her late 90's! The reason I say this is because it's like coming across an accident, two people lying there one screaming one alive but silent, who do you go to first, we know it's the silent one.

Those openly able to talk about their mental health are typically dealing with it, still may need help and understanding, but it's the silent ones I worry about. Most of us know our children's head space and in the last year we as parents, even of adult children, have had a huge role to play. As we come out of lockdown our role perhaps will be even greater as we all pick up our lives.

We need to see a step change in the media, we need a positive slant to the news, not picking holes in everything.

Fantastic post.

It’s not just the press who need to do this, Sage do too. How often has Whitty said anything about mental health?


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[Sirnormangall]

Can't they go out and meet their mates at lunch time or something?

I walk the dog most days in a variety of parks around Worthing and have always seen small groups of kids, mostly with their parents meeting up in parks to play etc.

It’s difficult, but they’re not supposed to do that are they? On the educational side, yes it’s hard for teachers and pupils. It’s probably been said elsewhere on here, but I sense that teachers have been told to send out as much work as possible but the amount of work my son is getting is unrealistically too much - he can’t keep on top of it even with his parents helping on a proper pc. Some of his mates get no help at home and are trying to do the work on iphone. He signs into online lessons and there’s rarely been more than 6 attendees out of a class of 30.
Hopefully the end is in sight.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

If they had just locked down for March and April when it first happened then you could have had everything open since, like much of Asia. Or April and May. Instead the UK hasn’t even had an actual lockdown yet as in the current thing everyone is off having walks daily just for the sake of it and even meeting up with certain people. Here everything has been open since the summer (after an actual proper lockdown) so about 8 months of normal life and everyone wears mask and shield for everything outside their home. EVERYONE. Common sense if things can go back to normal because of it then you just do it. No stress or discomfort despite sweltering heat. No team sports is about the only thing affecting me for the past half year. That and no International travel.

I have daily walks for my physical and mental well-being, not just for the sake of it. Much of the time in a mask.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Just play this to make you feel better

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Your post was going well until your comment about knee jerk lockdowns.

When I open a thread and see it is started by someone I have on ignore......you can guess the rest.