[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-22445847

A "rising number" of children are starting school still wearing nappies, say health experts in Kent.

Of 18 schools investigated, 24 children did not know how to use a toilet and still wore nappies.

Kent Community Health NHS Trust said some children did not drink enough water and did not recognise the feelings of a full bladder.

Teachers said they were spending more time dealing with children who were "having accidents".

A scheme to tackle the issue has been started in Dover and Deal.

The scheme will see school nurses and health visitors identify children who need help at nursery before they start school.

School nurse practice teacher Chris Beer said: "Last year we had lots of contact from schools saying they were seeing a rising number of children starting school who were still wearing nappies and children who were not staying clean and dry during the day.

"Teachers were concerned they were spending less time teaching and more time helping the children who were having accidents.

"One school told us that due to the problem, they had to replace the carpets in two classrooms."

What sort of parents have these children got - ignorant, lazy and rich?

[Niamh.]

What? What age kids are we talking about here?

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What? What age kids are we talking about here?

If it's school age, isn't that 4/5?

[Niamh.]

That's crazy, complete lazy parenting

[Lee.]

Lol, that's terrible. Mind you, if I'd let my son away with it, he'd probably be happy still wearing nappies too. He was a nightmare to toilet train and unbelievably lazy. He was still in nappies at 3!
My daughter was the complete opposite, she was no bother at all.

Age 5 is taking the piss though. I'd be mortified if I was one of those parents

[GiRTh]

Terrible parenting. I feel sorry or those kids.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Lee.

Lol, that's terrible. Mind you, if I'd let my son away with it, he'd probably be happy still wearing nappies too. He was a nightmare to toilet train and unbelievably lazy. He was still in nappies at 3!
My daughter was the complete opposite, she was no bother at all.

Age 5 is taking the piss though. I'd be mortified if I was one of those parents

haha, same with my two, lazy men

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

haha, same with my two, lazy men

Lol, Samuel didn't walk, crawl, talk, do anything really until he started nursery. I remember speaking to my health visitor about it as I was worried he was never going to talk, and she assured me it was because his sister was talking for him and I was doing everything for him. He used to just sit and point at things and we'd get them for him. He's still super lazy and laid back though

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Lee.

Lol, Samuel didn't walk, crawl, talk, do anything really until he started nursery. I remember speaking to my health visitor about it as I was worried he was never going to talk, and she assured me it was because his sister was talking for him and I was doing everything for him. He used to just sit and point at things and we'd get them for him. He's still super lazy and laid back though

Luke did walk and talk early enough, his speech was actually very good at an early age...........probably so he was sure we could understand all his instructions

[Suze]

What next, bottles and rusks in the lunch boxes.

[Shaun]

hey, rusks are bloody moreish.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Shaun

hey, rusks are bloody moreish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusk

Farley's Rusks

In the United Kingdom, Farley's Rusks are a dry biscuit dating from the 1880s, but manufactured by Heinz since 1994. They are usually given to infants, soaked in milk and mashed up. They have a cult following among university students.

Why's that then .....

[Shaun]

I've never bought them I swear. Or had one at uni. I just remember when my younger brother was a baby I would occasionally help myself.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I've never bought them I swear. Or had one at uni. I just remember when my younger brother was a baby I would occasionally help myself.

So, you would have it hard .....

[Niamh.]

Rusks are delicious, so is Liga yum

[Omah]

What is Liga yum?

That's probably pronounced steak to those crazy Oirish folks.

Rusks are great. They used to serve them as a desert with custard in my junior school.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Omah

So, you would have it hard .....

Shaun doesn't like it any other way

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Lee.

Shaun doesn't like it any other way

[Ammi]

..I'm not sure but the 'rising number' might be to do with the fact that children start full time education much younger than they did before...and 4yrs is still quite late for a child to not underdstand when they need to go to the toilet, but there could be many reasons for that..and it's also true that when children are busy and active, they don't always 'listen' to what their bodies are telling them, until perhaps it's too late....

[HD]

Hmmm, well it is Kent after alll....

[Omah]

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...e-1678535.html

Some baby foods contain "staggering" amounts of sugar and fat that make them worse than junk food, according to a survey published today.

Farley's Original Rusks contain more sugar than McVities Chocolate Digestives, and Heinz Toddler Mini Cheese Biscuits have proportionately more saturated fat than a McDonald's quarter pounder with cheese. Cow & Gate's Baby Balance Bear Biscuits meanwhile contain harmful trans fats that were improperly labelled, according to the Children's Food Campaign.

Its researchers examined the nutritional content of 107 foods marketed for babies and young children in UK supermarkets in March. Only half of the products were low in saturated fat, salt and sugar. Among Heinz products, the figure was just one in four.

In the case of Cow & Gate, one in nine products was high in sugars, with more than 15g of sugar per 100g.

"The results of this survey are staggering," said Children's Food Campaign joint co-ordinator Christine Haigh. "Many foods marketed for babies and young children are often advertised as 'healthy'. In reality, in terms of sugar and saturated fat, some are worse than junk food."

Heinz said it sells reduced sugar rusks with 30 per cent less sugar than Farley's Original Rusks which, it said, have been enjoyed by "generations of babies".

"No wonder I lost all of my baby teeth before I was 2" - Gummy, Dorset.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Omah

What is Liga yum?

Liga is similar to rusks, don't you have that over there?

[Vanessa]

My nephew is almost three and is going to kindergarden in september. My sister is confident she can get him out of nappies by then.

[Vicky.]

My niece just turned 2 and is already toilet trained. 5 years old is taking the piss.

As for rusks..I have never tried them yet. We have a box in the kitchen for Skye..gavin likes them..it was him who insisted we get 'her' some rusks rather than just the baby rice that we had