Children also need the skills to stay safe and the knowledge to deal with risk to prevent accidental injury. But with only a very small number of schools taking the safety component of the National Healthy School Standard, how can this be achieved?
Schools have a very important role to play here, but I think that parents must take the lead in bringing up their children, from their earliest years, to be healthy and safe. And as children get older, they will need the skills, experience and knowledge to make their own decisions, not only about diet and health but also about risk, how to assess it and deal with it appropriately.
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