Comments on: When can kids miss school? http://jozikids.co.za/blog/2009/11/09/whens-it-ok-for-kids-to-miss-school/ Parents sharing ideas, stories, anything of interest. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Barb http://jozikids.co.za/blog/2009/11/09/whens-it-ok-for-kids-to-miss-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 Barb Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:25:16 +0000 http://jozikids.co.za/blog/?p=757#comment-1241 Karen I am not sure, I suppose go with your gut? A little panado will take away a headache so that is not reason to stay home from school. When genuinely sick there are always more indications than just them saying kwim. My kids stay home sick if I can see physically they are sick - fever, not eating, in pain, that puffy eyed look, breathing is strained, groggy anything that indicates not the norm. Mine are still too small to be avoiding activities they dont like so not sure what I will do when we get to that stage. Hopefully we will be able to talk about it and sometimes they will go and 'endure' and I am sure sometimes I will be a little compassionate if it is honestly required and let them have a duvet day. Karen I am not sure, I suppose go with your gut? A little panado will take away a headache so that is not reason to stay home from school. When genuinely sick there are always more indications than just them saying kwim.
My kids stay home sick if I can see physically they are sick – fever, not eating, in pain, that puffy eyed look, breathing is strained, groggy anything that indicates not the norm.

Mine are still too small to be avoiding activities they dont like so not sure what I will do when we get to that stage. Hopefully we will be able to talk about it and sometimes they will go and ‘endure’ and I am sure sometimes I will be a little compassionate if it is honestly required and let them have a duvet day.

]]> By: Karen van der Walr http://jozikids.co.za/blog/2009/11/09/whens-it-ok-for-kids-to-miss-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Karen van der Walr Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:56:21 +0000 http://jozikids.co.za/blog/?p=757#comment-1215 When my daughter says she has a headache and feels sick, there is usually something happening at school (like a fight with her friends or an activity that she does not want to participate in). Howeevr, I am sure that there are times when she is genuinely sick - how do I know when to believe her ?? When my daughter says she has a headache and feels sick, there is usually something happening at school (like a fight with her friends or an activity that she does not want to participate in). Howeevr, I am sure that there are times when she is genuinely sick – how do I know when to believe her ??

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]]> By: Barrie Bramley http://jozikids.co.za/blog/2009/11/09/whens-it-ok-for-kids-to-miss-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Barrie Bramley Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:12:40 +0000 http://jozikids.co.za/blog/?p=757#comment-1204 I'm all for kids missing school if it doesn't 'hurt' them. I also believe there are things (fun and educational and social) that schools can't offer. When I can, I go all out to make it happen. School or no school. We do happen to have two girls. One who won't miss school no matter what I throw at her. The other who'll miss school to visit a sanitation plant : ) I’m all for kids missing school if it doesn’t ‘hurt’ them.

I also believe there are things (fun and educational and social) that schools can’t offer. When I can, I go all out to make it happen. School or no school.

We do happen to have two girls. One who won’t miss school no matter what I throw at her. The other who’ll miss school to visit a sanitation plant : )

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