Spank to the tune of 6g's
Listening to:Shh, Frou Frou
Thinking of:
The thought of bringing up a kid is a pretty daunting task, not to mention ridiculously expensive! The fun begins when they start talking and running, essentially wrecking all sense of sanity and cohesion in the family, not to mention the parent's sex lives. (I'm quite certain all the frustration between the parents stem from the lack of "boom boom" time).
Nuture them they say, teach them and show them who's boss! But here's a reminder about who's gonna have to pay their university fees. On top of the bill kids cost their parents (after all, isn't love unconditional?) a badly behaved child can cost up to 6 grand a year extra. First, their trips to casualty, then comes extra classes to sort them out and possibly trips to the therapist!But by far the heaviest part of the burden is shouldered by the parents. Repairing damage to the home, taking extra days off work and ensuring that the tearaways are constantly supervised costs £4,637 a year. Oh those little bundles of joy!
In numbers:
Two fifths of children in a study have been admitted to hospital in the previous year, for an average of eight days.
This was usually after reckless demeanor leading to injuries such as scalds, burns, car accidents or concussion. A further quarter had been taken to casualty in the previous year — most of them more than once — after having accidents.
Two thirds of parents have made extra use of supervision provision and a third of the children required the assistnace of an educational psychologist. A fifth had needed intervention by social services.
An estimated extra eight hours a week is spent on further household tasks as a result of delinquant behaviour. Some parents were forced to take days off work when the child was sent home from school.
A value was set on these extra hours of work. If mothers were unemployed, their hours was assessed at £5.57 (the cost of a child carer). If they worked, the figure used was their hourly rate in employment. The average was £4,526 a year.
-times online and british journal of psychiatry-
However, the paper concluded was almost certainly wrong to blame the environment, saying there was a strong genetic component in antisocial behaviour. At this point, I highly recommend them to roll it up and stuff it up their sizeable behinds.
Anyway, how I came to this topic was that I found my beloved stolen bicycle under a huge townie arsehole in tatters and I couldn't do a single thing about it. Please feel free to contribute to "Kelvin's bicycle fund." I accept cash, cheques and all major credit cards.
Thinking of:
The thought of bringing up a kid is a pretty daunting task, not to mention ridiculously expensive! The fun begins when they start talking and running, essentially wrecking all sense of sanity and cohesion in the family, not to mention the parent's sex lives. (I'm quite certain all the frustration between the parents stem from the lack of "boom boom" time).
Nuture them they say, teach them and show them who's boss! But here's a reminder about who's gonna have to pay their university fees. On top of the bill kids cost their parents (after all, isn't love unconditional?) a badly behaved child can cost up to 6 grand a year extra. First, their trips to casualty, then comes extra classes to sort them out and possibly trips to the therapist!But by far the heaviest part of the burden is shouldered by the parents. Repairing damage to the home, taking extra days off work and ensuring that the tearaways are constantly supervised costs £4,637 a year. Oh those little bundles of joy!
In numbers:
Two fifths of children in a study have been admitted to hospital in the previous year, for an average of eight days.
This was usually after reckless demeanor leading to injuries such as scalds, burns, car accidents or concussion. A further quarter had been taken to casualty in the previous year — most of them more than once — after having accidents.
Two thirds of parents have made extra use of supervision provision and a third of the children required the assistnace of an educational psychologist. A fifth had needed intervention by social services.
An estimated extra eight hours a week is spent on further household tasks as a result of delinquant behaviour. Some parents were forced to take days off work when the child was sent home from school.
A value was set on these extra hours of work. If mothers were unemployed, their hours was assessed at £5.57 (the cost of a child carer). If they worked, the figure used was their hourly rate in employment. The average was £4,526 a year.
-times online and british journal of psychiatry-
However, the paper concluded was almost certainly wrong to blame the environment, saying there was a strong genetic component in antisocial behaviour. At this point, I highly recommend them to roll it up and stuff it up their sizeable behinds.
Anyway, how I came to this topic was that I found my beloved stolen bicycle under a huge townie arsehole in tatters and I couldn't do a single thing about it. Please feel free to contribute to "Kelvin's bicycle fund." I accept cash, cheques and all major credit cards.
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