taking kids on holiday outside of school holidays

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

I've hardly read any of this thread partially because my kids have left school but mostly because I can't see what the issue is. It is up to each set of parents (and their kids if they are old enough to be able to put forward a well thought out opinion) to make the decisions that they think are best. I have on occasion thought about pulling my kids out for holiday a day or two earlier but they both didn't want to do this so we had holidays later. I would never have considered more than a day or so. However, I do have sympathy with families who struggle to afford holidays at peak prices especially when some schools seem to just have down time at the end of term anyway.

 

[Le Chuck]

My word you really are a dolt.

Teaching a child how to play cards is to ruining your life with a gambling addiction what taking your child out of school on the last day of term is to keeping them out of school all year.

I know. Im using your logic of skipping a few days equates to missing out on uni, and ending up working in B&M you clown.

 

[CatRyan]

I know. Im using your logic of skipping a few days equates to missing out on uni, and ending up working in B&M you clown.

I don't know what B&M is but someone tried to explain it to me once... It's a shop right?

That wasn't my logic.

You do understand that right?

 

[HANDSOME_DAN]

Mines nothing to do with cost. It’s the career I have and availability of time to spend with my son.. At the age he is though, he learns a multitude more travelling than sitting in a class room. It’s a no brainer. If he was struggling at school I may think twice, but he’s doing unbelievably well and benefits from visiting different places and learning first hand about different cultures and countries.

genuinely curious, what career limits you to term time only holidays?

 

[Dogbark]

I don't know what B&M is but someone tried to explain it to me once... It's a shop right?

That wasn't my logic.

You do understand that right?

Are you one of SBC's writers?

 

[gabbiadini1]

genuinely curious, what career limits you to term time only holidays?

I work in the music industry as a touring technician (a roadie lol) Summer is generally a very busy time. It varies year to year. Generally work over xmas new year too. Sometimes tragelling for months at a time so grab whatever quality time I can with my boy. Occasionally he will come out to see me too. He’s seen more in 9 years than a lot of people will see in their lifetimes.

 

[Some Random Guy]

I work in the music industry as a touring technician (a roadie lol) .... He’s seen more in 9 years than a lot of people will see in their lifetimes.

Should I call social services or has someone else already done it?

 

[Edinburgh Black Cat]

if you do it more than once in a year whats the worst that can happen do social services really get involved?

Depends.

If you're going somewhere decent it's fine but if you were to take them to say Benidorm & Turkey then you'd quite likely be locked up.

 

[richyrich]

Turkey

Icmeler and Marmaris were nice before all the scratters turned up.

 

[pillars of hercules]

genuinely curious, what career limits you to term time only holidays?

Luckily I can take time off when I want (been off since Easter ) but many people are restricted to holidays that may be on a first come first served basis or denied them at times of high workload. Combine this when both parents are in this situation and it's inevitable that many people can't get away outside of term time.

I don't think it's right to take children out of school to go on holiday.
I think if you do that you are prioritising holiday over school.
I said you can plan these things like a number of parents on here have said. Becs sticks out but there are others and I know plenty.
I said one poster was thick and would have benefited from more schooling than they got as they were posting crazy shit.
My 6 and 9 year old nieces recite complicated and long poems because they love reading and poetry. That is more impressive than reciting baa baa black sheep.

I don't really see a problem with what I'm saying.

You don't like it because you want me to say it is ok to take children out of school.
I just don't think it is.

Don't cry pet I just prioritise education and going to school above practically everything else.

You're being very judgemental and condescending even though you have no practical experience of going on holiday as a complete family unit, or having kids and being in a position where you have to weigh up the pros and cons.

 

[Some Random Guy]

You're being very judgemental and condescending even though you have no practical experience of going on holiday as a complete family unit, or having kids and being in a position where you have to weigh up the pros and cons.

Amazing isn't it.

 

[Nookie Bear]

genuinely curious, what career limits you to term time only holidays?

The fishing industry used to mean I couldn’t go on holiday during summer months when the salmon fishing window was open - I was forever getting random calls to go see the head as my mam had rang and we were going on holiday the next day and needed to go home , they were the days of teletext last minute deals

 

[Le Chuck]

I don't know what B&M is but someone tried to explain it to me once... It's a shop right?

That wasn't my logic.

You do understand that right?

Why make the comparison about dropping out of uni & stacking shelves?
Or are you denying you said that earlier on?


This whole thread is just showing your middle class snobbery, trying to make out you dont know what B&M is just the most recent example of many. They have plenty of shops in that there London anarl. Maybe if you got out more & traveled round the country a bit you'd know.

 

[CatRyan]

Are you one of SBC's writers?

Not my best. Are you familiar with Sir Lancelot?

All my own work

 

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

Not my best. Are you familiar with Sir Lancelot?

All my own work

This lass was lanced more times than a boil -

 

[becs]

genuinely curious, what career limits you to term time only holidays?

My hairdresser closes the salon and has a holiday in January. He's busy over the summer as people want their hair done for holidays, weddings etc. Everyone wants their hair done for Christmas, so by January the salon is dead and it makes sense closing for a holiday when he doesn't have many customers.

 

[CatRyan]

Luckily I can take time off when I want (been off since Easter ) but many people are restricted to holidays that may be on a first come first served basis or denied them at times of high workload. Combine this when both parents are in this situation and it's inevitable that many people can't get away outside of term time.


You're being very judgemental and condescending even though you have no practical experience of going on holiday as a complete family unit, or having kids and being in a position where you have to weigh up the pros and cons.

You can all spend time together as a family without leaving the country you know.
There were 6 kids 2 parents and 2 dogs. Foreign holidays all together weren't really feasible.

My hairdresser closes the salon and has a holiday in January. He's busy over the summer as people want their hair done for holidays, weddings etc. Everyone wants their hair done for Christmas, so by January the salon is dead and it makes sense closing for a holiday when he doesn't have many customers.

August is pretty dead for them too though and most people with kids like to stay home for Christmas especially as it is so far to get anywhere hot.

The fishing industry used to mean I couldn’t go on holiday during summer months when the salmon fishing window was open - I was forever getting random calls to go see the head as my mam had rang and we were going on holiday the next day and needed to go home , they were the days of teletext last minute deals

Remember them.

 

[Le Chuck]

genuinely curious, what career limits you to term time only holidays?

Can imagine any industry thats dependant on tourism, school hols will be busiest period & getting time off will be difficult.

Many people also work for small companies where they cant have lots off at the same time, and is a bit of a fight to get in first. You could do what Cat suggested & leave one parent at home, but i mean, ha'way

You can all spend time together as a family without leaving the country you know.
There were 6 kids 2 parents and 2 dogs. Foreign holidays all together weren't really feasible.



August is pretty dead for them too though and most people with kids like to stay home for Christmas especially as it is so far to get anywhere hot.



Remember them.

You've been given real life examples where its not just about foreign holidays. UK holidays also cost more & not everyone can get school hols off together. Yet you're still maintaining its about foreign trips, and you're calling others stupid?

 

[AndrewP]

There were 6 kids 2 parents and 2 dogs. Foreign holidays all together weren't really feasible.

Maybe they should have thought about that before "breeding" so often. You seem to think my family is oversized, even though it's half the size of yours.

You say you don't have kids, so based on that you have no idea what it's like to be a parent, or what it's like to take your kids on holiday, or probably how much more it costs during the school holidays. Basically you know nowt.

 

[Billy2Sheds]

I will take them out if term time is the only viable option.

As i told you before, my trip next year would be a fantastic experience, but if i had kids i wouldnt be able to go. Not because of price, but because simply it wouldnt exist. A primary school kid will get far far more out of a family holiday in term time (towards the end of the term when school is winding down & do hardly any work) than staying at school & not having a holiday.

And easier said than done with gambling. It can become an addiction that destroys lives.

Just playing devils advocate but rather than pulling your kids out of school could you not ring in sick? It amounts to the same thing but is arguably less selfish as you’re taking the flack for the cheaper holiday rather than potentially impacting your kids education?