DS is 14 months old. We do activities each week and most of the other mothers appear to need to take biscuits etc along for their DCs to munch their way through during the activity. Yesterday we were at our afternoon music session; after the session (at about 4.30) there are toys for the children and tea for the parents.
I'd gone to help the teacher with the tea and when I came back I found DS with crumbs round his mouth. I said to him words to the effect of 'have you been stealing biscuits?' and another mother (who I don't know very well) said, 'oh no, he looked so longingly at the breadstick I was giving my DD that I gave him a bit, but it's ok, it's gluten and alergen free'.
I was a bit astounded at this assumption that it was ok for her to give my DS something to eat. We generally don't eat between meals and it was nearly supper time.
Now I know it was only a bit of breadstick, but the fact is DS doesn't need any extra food other than what he eats at mealtimes and I don't want him spoiling his next meal either.
And, why do parents think their DCs are going to fade away if they don't have snacks?
Sorry for the rant, I was so astounded that this woman had given my DS something that I couldn't think of anything to say to her!