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Would you let your children miss school for a vacation!

Do you suppose it is a fine thought for children to be taken out of school for a vacation? Would you allow your kids to miss their school just because you would want them to come along with you for a vacation? Would you hamper their education and falling back in class during school time, or would you wait for them to have holidays. Would you leave them with their grandparents or their nanny? My opinion is that I would not take them unless they have holidays. I would not want them to miss out on anything being taught in class. Frankly it also depends on the class they are in. I guess age matters. What do guys think?

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ASHESH PANDIA | Oct 22 2011

Well, in a way, you have answered your own question partly by saying that age matters in such decisions. If your kid is young and in lower grade, there is no harm in taking a week off and getting refreshed. However, if he / she is in a higher grade then you need to be calculative enough to ensure that your kid will be able to catch up with what he / she has missed out on.

Planning your vacation in a manner that it coincides with the vacation time of your kid would surely be an ideal situation. But if, for some reason, if it is not possible for you to pull off the ideal, then there are certain criteria that you must consider before asking your kid to bunk school for a holiday.

First and the foremost is the timing. Exactly which time of the year you wish to go on a vacation? What I mean by this is that it would be wrong if you choose to vacation when exams are round the corner. You will agree that your kid needs to focus on the exam more than anything else. Again, check whether your chosen dates are clashing with any program or event in your kid's school, which you believe is important for your kid to attend. Weigh the pros and cons and take a decision accordingly of whether to go ahead with your plan or postpone it.

Of course, there is this option of leaving them behind with his or her grandparents, but ask yourself to what extent would that be wise ? Because no kid would like to see his or her parents go away on a vacation dumping him or her at home. This could have psychological ramification. Well, if your kid is understanding enough, then nothing like it !

So, it really depends on what the scenario is at the time you decide to go on vacation. It'snot a question of being right or wrong. It's just the matter of how things stand at that moment of time and how you look at the future in the light of your decision.