A recent research study was a reminder of how seldom children themselvesare asked their views.
BBC News Online reported on a consultation with children aged five to 12by the Scottish Executive.
They asked the children what put them off eating healthy schoolmeals.
So the pupils told them. High on the list were noise, shouting,unappealing crockery and cutlery, long queues and the length of timeinvolved.
Which tells it like it is. There's no point replacing turkey twizzlerswith char-grilled tuna if children have to endure an environment thatthey have a total aversion to.
- The Daily Telegraph failed to enter into the spirit when reporting acouncil event celebrating teenage parents who'd persisted witheducation.
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