Tired of junk food in schools rant

BmoreBubby ↓

Mon, Jun 10 2024, 9:04 pm

amother Maple wrote:

Yes to all of the above, though OP goes a drop overboard blaming attention disorders on the schools' distribution of junk. Children of sugar-free vegans also experience such problems.

True but perhaps loading a child with sugar can exacerbate the symptoms for some?

↑ BmoreBubby

Mon, Jun 10 2024, 9:09 pm

amother OP wrote:

I am SO tired of the mainstream frum schools giving our little children junk food and candy at every opportunity . I am a health conscious mom and it's painful and extremely infuriating.
Shabbos party, abc party, this siyum and that siyum, this yom tov and that one. At one point I sent a healthier nosh bag to school for the teacher to give my daughter that wasn't as bad as their junk but of course there is only so much I can do. It's frustrating because my daughter wants to be like everyone else but their standards are not acceptable and then they wonder why all the children are adhd and have trouble focusing and need Ritalin! For this alone I would love to pull my daughter out and work on a homeschool coop with like minded parents. But that is something I would need a community for and I don't think there is one in the chassidish world...

FYI, I heard of a school in LA where they don't do this. I heard this from one of the mothers. How they accomplished this change was a group of parents from the school all got together and insisted that they (a) stop using food as a reward except on exceptional occasions, (b) hold a "health week" once a year where healthy eating and other topics are taught to the children.