Are we losing parenting skills?


nobody would dream that. Depends on what issues for example, but I suspect have at least 1 failing, does not make a bad parent.

teachers and school staff, often observe and soak the the info like a sponge.

you boy may not have been able to tie his laces, but was his shoes highly polished. was he in clean clothes and his homework handed in on time. Did he have breakfast before school and polite to the school staff.

I bet your boy ticked a lot of the good boxes
Yes he does thank you and I've done and continue to do my best by him 😘
 
I tried to teach my bairn but he got frustrated and refused to learn, I feel pretty shit now that that deems me to be a poor parent.
It's absolute bollocks and some right superior people on this thread as there always seems to be on anything parent / child related.

Of course there are lazy parents, maybe even more so than there used to be. But there's also a lot more homes in modern life that have both parents (or single parents) out working all day and not at home the entire time to teach them.

It takes a lot of patience, time, cleaning / washing. Of course kids should use as toilet by school but it can be tough for some people
 
No need to waste your time doing any of that. There's no way a kid will be say eighteen and still shitting itself. It'll sort itself out eventually.
Far easier to shut them up by giving them their tablet rather than play games or entertain them.

Agreed. Easier life is the way forward.

On the flip side you've got knacker parents absolutely desperate for their kids to grow up sharpish. Toilet trained when one, making the tea at three and water skiiing at five. Soooo impressive.
Because he was there and the bairns could all use the toilet presumably.
Pretty straightforward.

Wouldn't that mean he'd have had to observe each child in the toilets?
 
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Poor parenting is mostly to blame, my granddaughter tells me a kid in her class can't read at all, (7yr olds) I've seen this Kids mother going to school in her PJ's it's going to get worse when these children get older.

It's the schools job to get kids reading properly. Yes parents can reinforce the work at school but if a kid can't read at all at 7 the school have done a monumentally shit job or there's some big underlying issues that are stopping them from learning
 
It's the schools job to get kids reading properly. Yes parents can reinforce the work at school but if a kid can't read at all at 7 the school have done a monumentally shit job or there's some big underlying issues that are stopping them from learning
The best readers will have had help from home. I'd imagine the 7 year old he was on about does have some reading skills, the information come from another 7 year old.
 
The best readers will have had help from home. I'd imagine the 7 year old he was on about does have some reading skills, the information come from another 7 year old.

Of course they will Im not doubting that. Thinking back I actually can't believe he's took the word of a 7yo that another 7yo can't read and then posted it on the internet ffs :lol:
 
I tried to teach my bairn but he got frustrated and refused to learn, I feel pretty shit now that that deems me to be a poor parent.
Why?

The difference is you’ve tried to teach your lad to tie their shoelaces. The vast majority of cases we get starting secondary school is down to parents who haven’t even tried to teach their kids that skill.

That’s just one example that I used. Like also said for all the shit parents (and I deal with a load of them in my role) you don’t hear about the vast majority of good ones.
 
Society is already a mess and it's only going to get worse, a bunch of kids are growing to be adults and not being taught right and wrong.
 
Of course they will Im not doubting that. Thinking back I actually can't believe he's took the word of a 7yo that another 7yo can't read and then posted it on the internet ffs :lol:
If she can't be bothered to get dressed to take her kid to school do you really think she can be bothered to sit and read with him? they are given a book to read at home and have a quiz on the book when they finish reading them, Parents help and everyone will have 30 minutes a day where they can sit, listen and encourage.
 
If she can't be bothered to get dressed to take her kid to school do you really think she can be bothered to sit and read with him? they are given a book to read at home and have a quiz on the book when they finish reading them, Parents help and everyone will have 30 minutes a day where they can sit, listen and encourage.

You know absolutely fuck all about anyone's situation tbf. You are taking the word of a 7yo ffs. If I took the word of my 7yo about the ins and outs of what goes on at school the police would be in school every day. If an it's a monumentel if a 7yo can't read at all they are obviously some underlying issues why that may be the case. If a parent does no work with a child at home a school would still have a 7yo reading to a decent standard
 

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