Parents Given ‘Five a Day’ List

British parents are to be given a ‘five-a-day’ checklist to help them interact with their children a new government proposal suggests.

The checklist would give parents advice on how to play, read, talk, praise and feed their children every day and is to be fronted by television campaigns and posters in nurseries and on buses.

The potentially controversial campaign is modelled on the success of the dietary ‘five-a-day’ checklist which encouraged people to eat more healthily. It is hoped this new strategy will stress the importance of children’s development in the early years of their lives and their interaction with people.

MPs have already criticised the ‘ridiculous’ scheme with many branding the checklist merely ‘common sense’.

The scheme’s checklist includes;
1. Read to your child for at least 15 minutes a day.
2. Play with your child on the floor for ten minutes a day.
3. Talk to your child for 20 minutes with the TV off.
4. Adopt positive attitudes towards your child and praise them frequently.
5. Ensure your child has a nutritious daily diet to aid their development.

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