Roasting a chicken, Facebook privacy settings, Doomsday prep: life skills all school kids should learn

Experts say children need to be taught more about breastfeeding – but are there other real-world lessons they should be getting too?

The presidents of five royal colleges and expert organisations have called for a sea change in British attitudes towards breastfeeding. This would mean that we stop starving our children of the magical elixir and creating generations of shrivel-brained and bloaty-bodied citizens. It would also prevent us showing up so dismally in the world breastfeeding rankings. As part of the need to break down the “multiple barriers” between mothers and the successful wielding of their mammarian equipment, the experts suggest teaching schoolchildren about the practise and its benefits.

It’s an admirable intention, undoubtedly, but if we are going to heap another item on to the already overfull plate of the average school curriculum, there are many more life skills that could go into the mix as well. For example:

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