Making the most of a bad situation

@JudyEv We will be out of school eight to ten weeks. Some parents will do as suggested and have enriched time with their kids. Others will not. In spite of the suggested travel ban, our grand kids are here visiting. I had thought about cooking things here as a new experience that they will remember.

In some ways, the enforced layoff should be regarded as a sudden, unexpected 'holiday' - two weeks or whatever to spend how you wish. Worrying isn't going to help so might as well make the most of it. That's great that you're using the time creatively. I guess your pool has been closed?

Not says all of schools. Some schools really working hard to give healthy education. Some are only focus on their ranks only.

You have lucky children that you take such an interest in their 'education' outside of school subjects. Some parents don't seem, or can't be, bothered.

@JudyEv some, sadly, are not able while others may have a skill but not the ability to teach. While I can do many things, I've never been able to teach my children to ride a bike or tie shoe laces. I can do those things but couldn't teach them in a way that suited my children. Fortunately, my husband and I can do many things and have the ability to teach most of them. I've seen some very capable people whose children didn't learn from them. Maybe because they were too busy for their children, maybe because they had the skills but didn't think to pass them on.

@pumpkinjam There are all sorts of reasons why people may not be able to pass on skills. And that's okay. But if you are able to, then it's a nice thing to do.

@JudyEv It's too bad we can't force people to take a "parenting test" before they can have kids! I think many of them would fail! Kids here were told to stay home after all the schools were closed but the parents think it is okay for their kids to still roam the city and stores like normal. We had problems with one group of teens who thought it was funny to walk up to older adults and cough as loudly as they could behind them so they could see the people jump and try to move away from the them. One of the assistant managers told the kids it wasn't funny and they should leave the store... Of course the kids didn't leave. Instead they followed the same older people to bedding and then coughed into the bedding the couple were looking to buy... The couple hurried out of the store and the assistant manager escorted the group of teens out with instructions not to return unless a parent was with them... The mother of the boy causing the problems went on Fb and said her kid would never do something like that and she planned on going to Walmart and chewing the assistant manager a new bunghole... (I really hope she tries! Management has said they plan to show her the video and then post it on Fb to prove what kind of child she actually has and what kind of parent she must be!)

@DaddyEvil Some parents won't believe anything bad of their kids. I do hope she gets shown the video although it doesn't sound as though she'd take a lot of notice of it.

I do think some parents here will be keen to do the best they can although there are always some who can't be bothered. I don't know why some parents even have kids.

@JudyEv Anymore everyone just calls someone.I never had a phone with me until a few years ago. Needed to know how to do more. I have met people that think meat is produced in a factory. I have been asked why I want to raise and kill an animal when I can just buy it after it is made at the store. There is a lot lacking in education anymore all the way around.

@wolfgirl569 It is amazing how ignorant some people are, meaning only that they seem to know so little.

It is stuff they really need to know before they move out of home. Sometimes kids on acreages or farms learn these sorts of things at a very young age.

@arunima25 TV and gadgets are a much easier option. Actually interacting and connecting take a certain amount of work.

That's a very good idea. I hope people take notice of your advice.

@JudyEv I hope too. It's been only a week and parents seem to be fed up of kids and leaving them to the care of TV and gadgets.

We all need life skills but not all of us have parents that bother to teach them to us.

@JudyEv So true. Lucky that my parents were able to teach us some:)

@bbghitte Growing up on a farm I learnt a lot of practical skills too.

@JudyEv And it is practical, too. You don't know if you will have where to buy food, for example.

Such times could easily come back - and it is very much cheaper if you can do as much as possible for yourself.

That is so very true @JudyEv I only know a few young people to begin with and of those only a few are proficient at cooking so they probably would be learning along with their kids.

They will be doing their kids a favour if they can teach a few of these things. And it's so much cheaper if you can cook at least some of your own meals.

@rebelann It's possible some very good stuff could come out of this calamity.

@JudyEv Yes there is and on the street too.

Maybe it's time parents learnt a few too. There is plenty of advice on YouTube.

And hopefully they will learn skills that will help them when they move out of the family home.

@JudyEv I hope they will.

Thanks. It would fill in some time in a productive manner.

@JudyEv You are welcome.

That's a good idea. The children will need to be kept occupied.

@JudyEv yes and it helps us to keep them occupied too

That's a very good thing. It's all about attitude really, isn't it?

@JudyEv Yes it is.

That's for sure - and for some families, such an idea just isn't going to work.

@Nevena83 Oh, that is a shame but I guess at his age he won't want to listen to you.

@JudyEv I live in the countryside and we have a huge yard, we have beautiful warm weather these days and I cannot convince my son to go outside.

Everyone needs a few basic skills.

@JudyEv parents definitely need some bonding time with their kids.

Thanks. I thought it was a very good idea.

Someone said that but I don't know who. I'm sure you and Horse Jr will have some fun times over the next few weeks.

Kids needs life skills when they branch out on their own and now seems like a good time to teach them some of these.

@JudyEv That's what I thought.

Hopefully it might help some people to spend the time productively.

This seems a good time to introduce some lessons.