to wish children at school didn't bring sweets in for the whole class on the birthday

[brt100]

Dn seams to always be coming home with sweets, I just think it should be up to the parents to decide on these things, I would be livid. Should the school ban this?

If you really don't believe in eating sugar, it is possible to avoid it without being joyless. It takes a lot of effort and dedication, and you have to be a very creative and adventuresome cook, with a sense of fun and the desire to make lots of healthy treats using rice syrup or similar.

It helps to have enough money to shop at high quality health food stores. You have to really believe in what you are doing, but have a sense of humour about it.

I know a family who have raised their children not to crave junk food or sugar. They are happy and they eat a very varied and delicious diet. The two grown up kids are both excellent cooks themselves. The parents would have had a few healthy treats (such as lollies sweetened with rice syrup) to substitute for any sweets the kids acquired at school.

That may be correct, Goblin, but you went a lot further than saying that, didn't you?

brt100 I like this 'custom' of giving sweets away for b'days. At a time when dc2 wouldn't hardly speak to anyone in his class, it meant that he was at least once in the year, going to speak each child in his class. It was also meant he was receiving a smile from each child, again something that weren't happening that often due to his communication difficulties. And it was the other turns, then again, he had to go and see them, say thank you or ask for a preferred sweet. It helped with his socializing and I am grateful his school allowed it.

As an aside, I do have the same issue than other posters re the E numbers so we never buy sweets at home. B'day parties and school are the only time when my dcs are eating any. So few times in the year, hardly enough to cause a huge problem, even for the very health concious I am.

I'm going to melt down the remaining easter eggs today and make rice crispy cakes to take to school tomorrow.

And it's not even a birthday evil laugh

thats really odd, i am very cool about sweets and stuff but dont see the need at school at all.
In fact I think our place has a no sweets on birthday policy

So the people that think a teeny bag of sweets on a child's birthday is awful, how do they get on at a child's birthday party? There may be all sorts of awfulness like chocolate teacakes and party rings.

i think that it is the school thing,
Its just not necessary to do it, asp as sugar is No 1 evil atm

eat sweets wherever you like but don't present them at school imo
Like smoking in the playground, I think..?

A few people on this thread have mentioned that they don't see the need.

Surely it's not about need...it's about enjoyment.

If you look at it like that, there's no need to celebrate a birthday at all.

After all, it's only the anniversary of the day you left your Mother's womb.

I might even sprinkle them with dolly mixtures for extra evilness.

I cannot equate a teeny bag of Haribo to smoking.

In any case the sweets in my experience were found in the bookbag when we got home so no consuming poisonous substances on the school grounds at all.

I suppose so.
I think tis a bit like how we used to regard smoking on a train as normal, its attitudes, isnt it?

Troy, posting on Mumsnet is not necessary either

Yet here we are all doing it, because it's something we enjoy.

So change the school policy and face the storm of anger from parents that think it's a fun and acceptable thing to do on an infrequent basis.
Unlike banning smoking on school grounds, which is a rather different scenario.

obviously i wasnt saying a sweet is like a fag sparkers you delicious old nobbo

I am so glad my children aren't in primary any more. It sounds like it has gone all bonkers since DS2 left.

yes. its hard to explain, I just would not have it if I were Head.
But as I am 7 weeks away from the end of 14 years of primary schools, I dont think I give that much of a fuck

Like smoking in the playground? I think I've heard it all now.

I think there is a danger in making sweets into some sort of 'enemy'.

In my family, sweets and junk food are perfectly normal things.

They're eaten occasionally, as part of a healthy diet and always have been.

Blanket banning things is a lazy and dangerous way to go, as it teaches nothing about self discipline and moderation.

fgs
No, its like how attitudes change

head hits desk

No, actually YES EATING A HARIBO IS LIKE MAINLINING SMACK
there - is that better?

yanbu

when my sons were at school it seemed like every week they were coming out with packs of haribo or lollipops.It did annoy me a bit but i think livid is an overreaction.

Secondary is much better. You don't even set foot in the school or even see another parent. Blissfully unaware of any sweets consumed.

the other school even sells slushies and bloody chocolate at break
so different

I dont get red bull. It tastes so vile