Five days a week, end of homework, social networks… Conclusion of the citizens’ convention on children’s time

Question asked by François Bayrou last spring: “ How can we better structure the different times in children’s daily lives so that they are more beneficial to their learning, development and health? » The answer was given by the 140 members of the Citizens’ Convention on Childhood, which adopted its report this Sunday, November 23, thatLa Tribune Sundayhad time to consult. After six months of work under the auspices of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Cese), the 74-page document lists 20 proposals to improve the lives of children aged 3 to 18.

Among their conclusions was the idea of ​​returning to a five-day week, while a four-day week prevails in 90% of regions. After coming to power in 2017, Emmanuel Macron proposed to the city government to choose between a four-day week (established by Nicolas Sarkozy) and a four-and-a-half day week (implemented under François Hollande’s government).