Better handling of dates when registering children

application/classes/Model/Child.php

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Model_Child extends ORM {
 
 	public function filters() {
 		return Arr::merge(parent::filters(),array(
-			'dob'=>array(array('strtotime', array(':value'))),
+			'dob'=>array(array(array($this,'date'), array(':value'))),
 		));
 	}
 
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class Model_Child extends ORM {
 		return $format == '%w' ? sprintf('%02dw',$dob->diff($today)->days/7) : $dob->diff($today)->format($format);
 	}
 
+	public function date($value) {
+		return is_numeric($value) ? $value : strtotime($value); 
+	}
+
 	public function date_enrol_min() {
 		$dob = $this->_dob();
 		$dob->add(new DateInterval('P'.$this->_start));