Bread and circuses
First posted at 22:58GMT on 19/09/08 by Jennie Winhall
Stress is a contributing factor to poor parenting and family dysfunction. Where a family is coping with multiple problems, low income, stress and external triggers can combine to ‘tip’ things over the edge and affect children’s outcomes in a negative way. This Times article outlines the significance of holidays in the lives of low income families and some of the initiatives that help families to take a break.
Personally I find really interesting how our tourist industry benefited from the economic downturn, in terms of the increased rate of British families visiting castles, beaches B&B;’s and even the London eye as a lack and common scepticism of money.
Esteban Olmedo, 21/3/10, 23:03GMT