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I'm interested, got no racquet. Can they be hired?

don't think so - 1 n, 2 ts

P-A-N-E-T-T-O-N-E. Don't like it myself.

so what started out as a 'concern for kids welfare' thread has once again descended into a 'what little bastards they all are they should be not seen and not heard' thread.

sweeping statements

the population of london has increased massively in the last 10 years; about 1.5 million more people cramming onto fewer trains.

Perhaps the Quiet room has reached maximum capacity

Well you, but I think you were not alone, I couldn't be biffed going back a page to check so I made a sweeping statement.

Well, there you go DM. That's my point. In your original post you didn't mention the kids were British therefore everyone jumped on the 'oh my, European kids are so much better' wagon whereas it is all a matter of perception and attitude.

I don't think it is true at all Sean, is it not true that we all spend most of our time here in the British Isles? I expect that if one spent most of ones time in say, Italy; then just as many badly behaved children would be seen. I don't see that many badly behaved children personally. I see over-excited, over-tired children sometimes. I do however agree that the continent has a much more relaxed and tolerant attitude towards children and perhaps that has something to do with it. Children are generally badly behaved when they don't get enough of the right sort of attention. I don;t think we can generalise and look at French children through rose-tinted spectacles. I would imagine that a fair amount of the children at Disneyland actually were British.

My father's wife, who is French, tells me that the French consider British children to be well behaved, so there you go. The grass is always greener non?

tantrums at the age of around 2 - 4 are a developmental process where children are unable to moderate their emotions and scare themselves, a proper tantrum is very scary for a child of that age. children of all races and cultures have them, some more intense, some more often etc etc. It is to do with the non-maturity of the forebrain and is nothing to do with parenting. A child throwing a strop because it's not getting what it wants is not necessarily having a tantrum.

Exactly mightyroar. How about all the stories where Social workers get it wrong the other way round and end up taking children away from families where they are not in any danger. There was an article I read just recently about that very thing happening. By the time Social services admitted the mistakes the children had been adopted and it was too late to get them back.

no, cause I never use the back button on this site.

I like the ED garden centre too, it is a nicer space than yet another block of crappy flats. There is a library right across the road already.

Yes, overdose. I fancied him - good actor too.

can you tell me why sometimes the 'new' is in red and sometimes in blue?

not denying it

Only travelcards on network rail services, not prepay oyster. I think there is a deal going through whereby we will be able to use prepay on overground but not rolling it out for a while yet.

What a bunch of freaks! Available light only next time please.

I'm not drinking wine monday - thursday (I have a small bottle of beer to kill the craving). I've stuck to it so far this year and find I'm sleeping better. I'm not an alcoholic - just a dipsomaniac.

Jeez, don't joke about calling in the social services. It can be distressing listening to children crying, especially if you don't know the reason. Maybe it would be worth keeping a diary for a week. Are you out all day at work? If you are, you can't say they scream all the time as you are not there all the time. If after a week of diary keeping you feel there is real cause for concern, then approach the parents first. My friend had social services called on her when she was doing 'controlled crying' to get her young child to sleep at night and it is not a pleasant experience.

Doesn't surprise me.