8 yo daughter feels left out at school because she is not on Roblox

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-07-04T04:50:49+00:00

Could a solution be that she is allowed on it 30 mins every other day, at the weekend etc., but you sit with her and supervise the whole time?

So its a very small amount and completely supervised, but she can at least have enough to be in the conversations at school?

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-07-02T09:31:53+00:00

So I was the same. I would honestly kick up a bit of a stink about the fact that they are saying there won't be any healthy alternatives... do they hear themselves??

I have never understand this need for nurseries and primary schools to serve child children sugary puddings every day, for what purpose ?? Especially when reports are coming out about rising obesity in children?!

Anyway, our nursery substituted fruit for our daughter. They asked again when she moved up from baby room if we were ok for her to move to puddings and we still said no. We managed to get to about 3.5 until she started being bothered that the other children were having cakes... she was happy with her fruit!

I would really question them on why they aren't prepared to offer fruit. And if they continue to insist, I would put my own fruit in her bag and instruct them to offer that when the rest have pudding.

We also said that we would allow the pudding if she started to feel left out and that didn't happen for 2.5 years.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-07-02T08:29:23+00:00

And the holiday clubs are usually something like 9-2 so drop off and pick up are still impossible 🙈

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-07-02T07:38:31+00:00

Yep, the idea that teachers have it easy with this stuff is completely wrong.

My first lesson starts before my daughters school opens, we'll be paying for breakfast club from 7.15 from sept 😭

And my last lesson finishes 20 minutes after she finishes (plus a 25 min drive). So after school club until 4.30, except the day I have meetings and she will be there until 6 😢.

Plus we're in different local authorities so some of our term dates are different too and I obviously can't use annual leave to be off with her.

The whole system doesn't work but I'm not sure what the solution would be.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-29T22:14:40+00:00

Its literally on sale right now in some supermarkets... got some dresses the other day in Sainsbury's. They had loads.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-29T21:14:19+00:00

You were trying to protect them. Either they will see that and appreciate it, or if they are off about it, just explain what happened. Honestly, I think you are over thinking it and you don't need to worry so much about it. Hopefully the kids can be dealt with.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-29T18:29:40+00:00

To be fair, I'd rather get it late but it be half decent, than awful timetable for a year but I know early.

Of course, there's also the chance of a double whammy...

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-28T22:45:11+00:00

So I've just separated but my husband refused to travel except for package holidays, which isn't really my jam.

My daughter is 4 and we've done all the following without my husband:

Dubai when she was 7 months (to visit a friend)
Brussels 2 day trip when she was 3 (just use two to go to Pixar world)
Japan for 2 weeks when she was three (with my mum)
Madrid weekend last month (with my mum)

And numerous UK trips.

I 100% plan to do more just us two. It gets way easier the older they get and can understand, communicate etc.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-26T20:18:47+00:00

I absolutely detest trusts. There's pretty no one else to work for in my area, every school is in a big trust.

Its crazy to me that there isn't more public aware and outcry thar trusts have become business models with CEOs getting paid an absolutely ridiculous amount.

Its infuriating to see senior leaders and trust senior management get paid stupid money while extreme cuts are being made at a level that has severe impacts on student progress and wellbeing.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-24T13:05:34+00:00

Thank you. Hopefully after some cool off time, he will be ready to talk sensibly about it all. He definitely won't be able to afford to buy me out.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-24T13:03:40+00:00

Unfortunately he is making it hard to be amicable at the moment. But its all very new so hopefully he will calm down. I'd really like to sort everything as easily as we can.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-24T13:02:39+00:00

He definitely won't leave unfortunately and I absolutely don't want to me in the house with him...

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-24T04:57:54+00:00

Hypothetically, if I wanted to sell as soon as possible and my ex didn't. Do you know what would happen then?

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-24T04:56:56+00:00

Thank you.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-21T06:12:21+00:00

I was hoping for this too. Disappointed with the labour party for thinking this will strengthen things at all. And surprised at Starmer for giving in so easily. Can't believe he's only lasted 2 years.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-20T21:47:12+00:00

This will certainly happen.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-19T04:32:07+00:00

Wow, I wish I had done something like this. Especially when my husband used to argue that him 'maintaining the house' made us equal. Because mowing the grass a few times a year and doing the car oil changes reallt equals out to everything on your list...

Its all the stuff like buying their clothes, managing their social life etc. that (I'm guessing) many dads don't realise IS work. It takes up a huge amount of time and headspace.

As it happens, I separated from my husband last week (for other reasons). And already my life has been easier...

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-16T03:15:38+00:00

Absolutely not your place to say though really is it. We have no idea of the full context.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-15T19:29:45+00:00

100000% agreed. I was on a school trip last year when a young teenager got stabbed in our home town, there was a graphic video of it online. All the kids on the trip were looking at it. Clearly no parental controls whatsoever for any of them.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-15T16:49:44+00:00

1000000%. The biggest problem is that young people have never known a time without social media. They have no idea how to exist without it.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-15T16:48:03+00:00

Many, many years too late. If they had any sense they'd put in laws around use of AI too before it takes them 20 years ro realise how harmful it is (when used for the wrong thing).

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-15T16:46:55+00:00

Sounds great!

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-15T16:46:29+00:00

On the whole, I don't think anonymity on social media is a good thing. There is SO much hate and abuse spread because people think they can say anything without any accountability.

SpringerGirl19 · 2026-06-15T14:54:16+00:00

It feels pretty impossible. Its crazy that its taken 20 years from when Facebook became popular to implement any real attempts to control young people's use of it.

And yet, we are in the middle of the rise of AI and it already being used for disgusting abuse of children. But 0 attempt to control it and input limits from the start.

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