The whole mum/dad thing has been blown out of proportion as usual. It’s only to prevent upsetting kids that aren’t from a traditional household and may live with grandparents/with foster carers or have parents that have died or are in prison etc.
Primaries use the term grown ups and secondaries use the term parents/carers. It’s not taking away anything from biological parents and those that suggest it is are being ridiculous.
Schools have been using these terms for YEARS but one article online and everyone loses their tit.
I’ve never heard the term grown ups being used at school, not for me, my kids who are in their 20s nor my youngest in high school.
Parents/carers it’s always been. To say grown ups is ridiculous IMO, grown ups to a child are adults. Not the adult people who care for them.
‘Can you all go home and give this letter to your grown ups please? Sounds wrong.
I know family dynamics have changed over the years, but bring an extra term in, don’t get rid of a term which is correct and makes sense!
And I don’t know if it’s been mentioned but don’t get me started on the term ‘people who menstruate’. ONLY a woman can menstruate.
Call yourself what you want, but if you have periods, you’re a woman. A man cannot menstruate
(I understand some woman don’t menstruate so don’t go there)