What Are These 'so called' Parents Doing!!

shartran

Check out the morning snacks and lunches that are sent with some of my grade one students. This is not just one either...this happens everyday.
There should be a test before one can have children...Sorry if you are one of those parents reading this!

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aquarabbit

My husband and I joke about that. We say we'd never pass the test because we're immature. Our kid would be the one pointing at a dog going "that's a stapler." Just out of curiosity, does the PTA ever bring up nutrition at your school? My aunt said that this happened at my old school (my cousins' current one) and they set up a little school day where they all made healthy snacks. Some of those aren't so bad though. I love Goldfishes!

rayfu75

I allow my kids to take a snack or two for lunch including other foods. Fruits, salads, etc. There is nothing wrong to have a few processed foods in my opinion however yes you can over do it. If all your eating is 100% processed it may be a factor in other areas. Children emulate what they see. If parents are making specific choices in their menus the children will have no choice but to learn these habits. It is something my wife and I try our best to be aware of and have an assortment of different foods (whole, and processed).

spade117

Oh noes!!!!!

jfauci

I agree with rayfu75 that processed foods every once in a while is fine. Of course you want to encourage healthy choices, but you also don't want to forbid foods. Maybe you would call me a bad parent, but my kids eat goldfish and some of those 100 calorie packs of cookies. They also eat fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy every day.

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WalkingAlong

I'm guessing you're not a parent. It's always the non-parents that seem to know how to do it all right and feel quite free letting the world know exactly which way that is.

I don't see candy. I see cookies, crackers and fruit. It's a snack, not a nutrition exam.

QuincyChick

What kind of reaction, exactly, were you expecting from a post like this?

- A fellow elementary school teacher

spennato

Our schools have a list of approved snacks. So even if my child traded a snack , it would hopefully be a healthier snack!

DeltaZero

Oh, how easy it is to call down from the plateau of perfection..

Tell us more, on how to raise our children, my "so called" prophet!

KnM0107

It is getting more common for teachers to feel that they have a right to judge students and their parents. This is one reason my husband and I will home school our kids.

grdaze

so you are taking pictures - surreptitiously, I assume? - to mock them and post them on a website where any parent could see? And then you casually throw out "sorry if you are one of those parents?"

As I see it, you aren't sorry. What you are is a bully and shame on you. You don't know these parents circumstances. You don't know how hard it is to pack a lunch for a kid who may have food challenges. You don't know these families' circumstances. It's so easy to judge from your high horse, isn't it? How is the view up there, looking down on the peons?

OllyReeves

My solution to this problem will ease your worries significantly:

Mind your own business....and you're a teacher; learn your grammar.

hookilau

They're raising their kids, what are you doing?
Ohhhh that's right judging them.

DawnieB1977

Is each photo just from one lunch box, or is it from a selection?

In England most schools have a 'healthy schools' policy and you wouldn't be allowed to send your child in with loads of junk.

My 4 year old in in reception class at primary school (kids start school at 4 here) and he takes a tuna or ham sandwich and a yogurt for lunch (Greek yogurt, not those crappy sugar filled yogurts aimed at kids) and sometimes a kids' cereal bar from the Organix range. He doesn't usually finish his lunch. Kids in reception class get given a piece of fruit at break. He has a healthy breakfast of either porridge, or eggs. No need for any junk, although he does get the occasional treat like one of those mini Kinder bars.

michelegurr

Sorry to double whammy you on the English lesson! didn't see the first post. And at least they didn't bring a bunch of Snickers and soda pop!

amyrob56

Ok I'm a bad grandma... my grandson (3) his parents, their friends and their two kids 4 & 2 are coming today to overnight at our cabin. My shopping list: soy milk boxes, juice boxes, fruit, the dreaded FUDGE goldfish IF Walmart is not SOLD OUT of them, and terrible grandpa is going to make WAFFLES for Sunday breakfast..... please do not report us to child services.... it is just one weekend.

hookilau

hookilau

Just curious OP, what does the '15 weeks after treatment' mean?

Rockstar_JILL

I have shared custody of my son and when I have him I send him to school with cheese and crackers, yogurt, granola bars, and sometimes fresh strawberries. Depends on what I have in the cupboards and fridge. I also send a bottle of water. For the most part he gets a healthy lunch.

keeptehpeace

wait, did you take photos of their lunch and snacks just to shame them on the internet?

JilloftheDead

My oldest is in pre-K and only goes half days so we just pack him an afternoon snack.. always a fruit or veg, a bottle of water, a cheese string and a snack of his choice (often times cookies, yogurt or fruit snacks).. but he's MY kid and those are things I'd like him to eat. It's not my job to worry about what other children eat.

Mia_RagazzaTosta

Oh. My. Gahhhhhhd. Someone call child protective services right now. This is a travesty.

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4homer

Immature moment here but am I the only person to notice op name is shart....snorts

ktsimons

When my daughter was in grade school and day care, it was very difficult to send snacks that she would eat that didn't need refrigeration...I have a decent knowledge of nutrition and I was stumped most days. At least, now they have apple slices, and no sugar added fruits and stuff that are grab and go. Still, what protein can you send with a kid that won't spoil??

DeltaZero

Just curious OP, what does the '15 weeks after treatment' mean?

Hey now, no trying to judge her on the internet, she's already perfect, clearly.

tigersword

This is the kind of post that gives teachers a bad name. Where do you teach? I'd love to have a chat with your principal, and maybe your school board, I'm sure taking pictures in your classroom and posting them publicly on the internet is something they would love to know about, as well as your horrible attitude (and poor grammar, especially as a teacher who is supposed to be teaching first graders how to spell and proper grammar.)

Really pathetic.

ExtremePhobia

So in other words, you're saying that the parents are packing calorie rich foods for small people looking to make massive gains in body size over the next several years?

Don't get me wrong, setting good habits young is important BUT so is eating junk food. Most of us here are trying to lose weight but most kids should be gaining weight and any of us can attest to the effectiveness of junk food in that department. The simple fact is that if children ate nothing but healthy foods all day then they wouldn't bring in enough calories to maximize their growth.

Perhaps that is their one snack a day because they are at school. Do you know if it is or not? Because if you don't then what you are saying is kind of moot.

hookilau

Immature moment here but am I the only person to notice op name is shart....snorts

nope. I saw that too and thought it unfortunate...now I'm starting to think 'under a bridge'....

Nouurann

I somewhat agree. My parents used to send me to school with the same kind of snacks, and when they stopped packing my lunch, I packed exactly what they used to pack me. It became a habit, and led me to be a chubby kid. Granted, other skinny kids had the same snacks. But they were probably more active or ate better meals at home. So without knowing the activity levels of these kids and their other eating patterns, I wouldn't really jump to a conclusion,

leesyc81

So quick to judge. My 10 year old is about a stone underweight due to his fathers genes I assume, so I do give him healthy along with 'bad' foods in his packed lunch as he needs the extra calories. If however I had an overweight child then things would be different. I believe if u ban all junk foods from children then they might in adulthood binge on everything they were deprived of as a child...that's what I did! When my 10 year old comes home from school he has a home cooked meal and for extra calories toast with lashings of peanut butter, again to up his calorie intake. Some kids refuse to eat fruit, my 4 year old refuses but my other 2 love the stuff, I put fruit in my 4 yr old's packed lunch so teachers won't complain or judge, I know he won't eat it though! Moral of the story-don't judge :-)