...what Granny or
the Child Minder decide not to.
Out in the woods on a crisp January day, a child clamours to be allowed to cross the stream, walking on the trunk of a fallen tree.
The surface of the tree trunk glistens with frost.
(The parent thinks ‘What’s the worst that can happen?’)
“All right Jamie, be careful”.
('Good balance….. doing nicely…..')
* Splash! *
“OK Jamie, I’ve got you. Now let’s run home and put you in a hot bath.”
This small story depicts how a parent might allow certain risks for their own child.
However there are often others involved in the care of the child, and they will have to take a different stance in their considerations.
Granny might like to say yes to Jamie, but is unsure of her daughter/son-in-law’s attitude to children learning by their mistakes. The Child Minder has to be mindful of Social Services.
There is a broader message behind this story that applies as much to farming and is simply that:
However there are often others involved in the care of the child, and they will have to take a different stance in their considerations.
Granny might like to say yes to Jamie, but is unsure of her daughter/son-in-law’s attitude to children learning by their mistakes. The Child Minder has to be mindful of Social Services.
There is a broader message behind this story that applies as much to farming and is simply that:
Your attitude to risk depends on your position.
A fact of life highlighted by a group of Procam agronomists in discussions at their first visit to a SPot Farm on 8 September at James Daw's (SPot Farm West).
