https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k Practise starting your persuasive writing in different ways... "Parents today are over protective. Children should be allowed to take part in risky experiences to prepare them for later life." Write an article for a newspaper in which you argue for or against this statement. en-us 2018-02-20 11:18:12 UTC 2019-05-04 16:07:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/238729546 Hands clasped tightly as their knuckles whiten with every moment that elapses. Their frantic wide eyes greet me at every turn searching high and low. A beat resonating through the park as their rapid breathing collects as one overprotective chorus.]]> 2018-03-06 16:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/238729546 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239043294 "Thank God for the children's safety harnesses, that luckily today you can find in every color, size and for any use," said their father. ]]> 2018-03-07 09:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239043294 a_pemberton1 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239383870 My brother huffs and puffs as he pushes me up the steep hill in my wheelchair. When we reach the top he gives one final, enormous push and lets go, our friend proceeds to chase me, to see if he is fast enough to catch up. If our mothers knew they would have a fit. And, we'd all be grounded for a week. At least.

]]> 2018-03-07 20:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239383870 31sam https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239394651 ''But why?'
It is an exchange of words common between parent and child 'but why' is it that parents are so overprotective when it comes to their children?

]]> 2018-03-07 20:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239394651 31sam https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239395729 As a child I often returned home carried by my elder brother; crying because of the latest injury I had suffered after climbing on or jumping over anything I thought I shouldn't. I would often be in trouble for getting myself into the mess I was in, however freedom and experience can be the best teacher.]]> 2018-03-07 20:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239395729 31sam https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239397142 A bright smiling face came flying towards me, wind blowing through his hair and sheer delight in his eyes. The tiny balance bike hurtled down the large slope of the dirt track, kicking up dust behind it and gradually getting faster. As it reached the bottom my 2 year old stuck his foot out and flicked the back wheel round in style 'Can I do it again?' he asked excitedly]]> 2018-03-07 20:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/239397142 cherice https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/240228866 “Hell no! Joshua you get back here right now!” her tone echoes down our street.
“What did I tell you about running off? You could have been hit by a car or worse killed!” Screeches his Mum.
Everyday parents voices cry out trying to restrict their curious children on their inquisitive journeys to school.]]> 2018-03-09 16:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/240228866 matthewpjoseph23 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/240587132 Do we have the right to mould and protect our children the way we see fit? If so, how far can we go to ensure their safety? ]]> 2018-03-11 16:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/240587132 cmd2011 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/240767799 2018-03-12 10:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/240767799 cherice https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/241331837 Shockingly half of the 700 parents surveyed about parental protection would rather a child stayed home playing computer games instead of playing outside due to the potential dangers they might incur.]]> 2018-03-13 12:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/241331837 cherice https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/241338343
Numerous times during my childhood I arrived home covered in mud, sweaty with scraped limbs, exhausted and exhilarated with a day full of adventures whirling inside my mind, whereas today our streets remain sparse and silent.]]> 2018-03-13 13:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/241338343 cherice https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/241352715 Do you want your child to be a constant failure during their adult life?]]> 2018-03-13 13:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/241352715 joturner1975 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354681993 My sister and I spent many weekends hurtling down the hill on our roller skates trying to catch the bumper of the car in front. I couldn't think of anything more dangerous now and would never tell the kids of this experience; shame as holds wonderful memories of fun times.]]> 2019-04-27 15:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354681993 joturner1975 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354682094 2019-04-27 15:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354682094 joturner1975 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354682306 It seems to be that everything we do these days is a risk; is there anything that's not?]]> 2019-04-27 15:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354682306 joturner1975 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354682667 Amazingly a survey of 500 people, only 10% of them would let there children do what we now call 'dangerous activities' such as climbing trees and swimming in the local lake.]]> 2019-04-27 15:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354682667 joturner1975 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354683298 Screeching with joy as I hurtled down the hill on my bike. My friends cheering at the bottom to go faster, I peddled and peddled, but then I came to an abrupt stop!  My tyres had skidded on the stones and I was a heap on the floor with blood pouring from my mouth.  "Was I going to die?" I asked my mum as she scooped me off the floor.]]> 2019-04-27 15:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354683298 joturner1975 https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354684316 "Safety helmets, elbow and knee pads all for an afternoon of skating, gone are the days of just grab your skates and go" said Ruby's mum.  " It's a joke, the world has gone mad over health safety. Time the kids put it all on they would have forgotten about the skating" said Charlies mum.   They both nodded in agreement and started to laugh.]]> 2019-04-27 15:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/354684316 jcoverall https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/356838872 As an adult and someone who cares for the environment, it makes me cringe to think of my much younger self carelessly throwing an unwanted milkshake into the air. Its descent, however makes me smile as it landed on my cousin's head. He was understandably upset. We were friends at the time but fell out some years later over money. Some memories are consolation and meant to be treasured!]]> 2019-05-04 15:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/356838872 jcoverall https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/356839839 The near-empty McDonald's milkshake was hurled into the air. The remaining liquid was weight enough to carry the cup on its intended arc, over a barbed wire fence and into a railway siding. A whipping cross-wind caught it mid-flight and its trajectory changed, looping back and down onto the unsuspecting head of a soon-to-be-annoyed teenager.]]> 2019-05-04 16:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/356839839 jcoverall https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/356840530 Why do young people think that carrying a knife is okay?]]> 2019-05-04 16:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/webb_jackie/yx2r6qnsrj8k/wish/356840530