AIBU - No sweets or squash

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AIBU to not serve squash or give out sweets at a children's party?

Just wondering what parents would think of going to a children's party where there was only water to drink and just birthday cake to take home. For us that would be normal and I wouldn't think anything of it but just wondering if parents would be surprised at not seeing squash or sweets?

I'd be HAPPY to see no sweets or squash tbh so yanbu. Yes its a party but you can have 'treats' that don't contain carcinogenic sweeteners or a ton of sugar. Offer fresh juice not from concentrate for the kids that 'don't drink water'

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they won't be laughing when the ryvitas and yoga mats come out at their next party

I trained some dentists recentlyYummyTummy and sent them off to the canteen at breaktime. They came back with an assortment of chocolates and squash/fizzy pop, and when they saw my hoiking they laughed

Perhaps you is a better class of dentist than the miscreants I had through my door that day

my child doesn't drink water What, not even with their head shoved down the toilet?

Is that you Gwyneth?

I think water only is a bit odd; to me it is a bit like only serving black tea to adults instead of tea or coffee with/without milk; no sweets is fine but would expect either dessert or biscuits or cake after your BBQ not just to take home

yummYtummy I am a dentist too and unfortunately my 3 year old DD despite my best efforts will not normally drink water she would rather dehydrate, I have tried and tried, she just does not like it; she will drink milk and fruit juice

personally I do not eat or drink things I really dislike and I do not make her anymore she eats healthily generally and is not fussy generally

as we know it is not the occasional sweet. drink of juice that causes decay but the children that are drinking 500+ml of fizzy juice a day 2 chocolate bars and whole bags of sweets, every single day. I work in greater glasgow which unfortunately has almost worst teeth in UK

no sweets, fine. seveal prties hve given out book/bubbles or soomething not including sweets at the end.

serving some lovely fruit and perhaps a few bisuits fine.

not poviding an lterntive to water/milk not fine. lots of children do not like them, and you will need to give something to them when they turn puce nd get a bit overheated. watered down fruit juice could be an option if you do not want to serve squash and not too expensive if you get the value stuff.

start with half cups though. some drink gallons, other touch hardly anything.

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phwoar was at the clown
jewcy
shackling sounds fun
make sure it's wholemeal for a healthy diet

Surely there's a middle ground between squash and water? What's wrong with diluted fruit juice? Or even milk? Water alone does seem a trifle puritanical. My dd loves it but a lot of kids won't touch it.

My DDs only had water, I don't like giving squash to children as I think it's full of shit.

At parties I'd always get fruit juice in because I knew some of their friends said they didn't like water. If they are running about etc, they need a drink.

I never had sweets at parties I don't think. Lots of biscuits and little cakes though.

Don't care about sweets, but DS will not drink water.

Sourdough to match their mums' faces?

Whoever asked about adult guests, if we have 2/4 adults over then of course we would ask preferences. If we have a party with 25 then no I don't.

Surely there's a middle ground between squash and water?

Yes, it's called urine.

"...well, what we've done in the past...veg sticks...Ocado....blah, blah...pin-the-tail-on-the-handreared-Aberdeen-Angus..." Stop it. Please. We're not interested.

My Dc's first birthday party I went totally anal - homemade carrotcake with creamcheese icing, carrot/cucumbercelery sticks, homemade dips and quiche - nothing not 100% natural would pass their lips.

I soon got over it.

Seriously, though, there is a middle ground. You don't have to serve lashings of aspartame-laden drinks and force-feed them sherbet. There are plenty of lovely, tasty and reasonably healthy alternatives you can supply. And the odd treat never hurt anyone.

Dahlan
Seriously, though, there is a middle ground

That has to be the best advice so far.....

Only water to drink is a bit boring and mean. Get some sugar free squash or juice, it's a party FFS.

Just having cake and no sweets would be ok as long as there is some other food to eat. And nice, normal, safe child friendly food not some strange paleao-vegan-frutarian bull shit meal.

I actually know someone who served a sugar-free cake at their child's party. Glad we weren't invited!

Oh, god, sugar-free cake... DD bought some home from the CM's the other week, I'll eat anything cake-related but I couldn't even swallow a bite

If my child was invited to that kind of party I would send as a gift a 2-litre bottle of fizzy Vimto and a pound of cola cubes. Because twattish behaviour deserves a twattish response