To have a word with the school about birthday treats?

[BananaPie]

Ds is in reception. On their birthday, kids are allowed to bring in treats to dish out to classmates at the end of the day. The other day, ds came out with a piece of cake, a chocolate biscuit and a lolly.

Now, I'm more than happy for ds to have the odd treat, but I do like to choose what and when he has them. That said, it does seem pretty churlish to whip them away when all his classmates are tucking in, and I couldn't quite face the resulting tantrum on the way home. Ds ate them all, but was on a sugar high for the rest of the evening which made bedtime a bit of a nightmare.

Would it be unreasonable to talk to the school about types / amounts of treats allowed? Some people just bring in a box of celebrations or similar and each child takes one, which I have no problem with. Or should I just confiscate as much as possible from him in the playground and deal with the tantrum?

Yanbu my youngest DD broke her teeth at school when some bright spark brought 30 sticks of rock into reception class!

I broke my front teeth at school doing gymnastics.

I wonder if some of the other mums were thinking the same thing but were too afraid to say anything...cos of the whole 'don't stop 29 other children just because you don't want your child to have so much'. I say if it worries you, bring it up...you might be surprised to learn that some of the other mums feel the same. School should have a guideline. What your child was given sounds a lot. In my DS's school, they're only allowed to bring in one small treat i.e. lolly, mini packet of choc buttons etc. I guess parents in our school already raised this issue.