JPW1990 wrote: » JoRocka wrote: » MKEgal wrote: » If the kid is eating the same crap (it's not food) every day, there's a problem. Unless there are obvious signs of malnutrition, though, it's not an immediate one. Maybe it's something that can be solved by educating the kid(s) as a class exercise, maybe it's something the school / district social worker should address with the parents, maybe CPS needs to be involved for more in-depth / drawn-out education of the family, plus monitoring for improvement, plus helping them connect with the resources they might need (SNAP, for example). Other than educating every kid in your class, check out the district policies about reporting child neglect. Maybe check with the school / district social worker about if this constitutes something which needs to be reported. You're a mandated reporter. Is there any way to provide a bowl of fruit in the room? Let kids have a piece when they want. Maybe there's a community group which could fund it? Probably wouldn't take much, I'd guess less than $20/month. Or see if the cafeteria (or school budget) could help. how are doritos "crap"???- the two main ingredients are corn and oil. and how does the home grown version of a candy bar help the situation? Why do people keep ignoring the red bull and pretend the only thing that matters are the doritos?
JoRocka wrote: » MKEgal wrote: » If the kid is eating the same crap (it's not food) every day, there's a problem. Unless there are obvious signs of malnutrition, though, it's not an immediate one. Maybe it's something that can be solved by educating the kid(s) as a class exercise, maybe it's something the school / district social worker should address with the parents, maybe CPS needs to be involved for more in-depth / drawn-out education of the family, plus monitoring for improvement, plus helping them connect with the resources they might need (SNAP, for example). Other than educating every kid in your class, check out the district policies about reporting child neglect. Maybe check with the school / district social worker about if this constitutes something which needs to be reported. You're a mandated reporter. Is there any way to provide a bowl of fruit in the room? Let kids have a piece when they want. Maybe there's a community group which could fund it? Probably wouldn't take much, I'd guess less than $20/month. Or see if the cafeteria (or school budget) could help. how are doritos "crap"???- the two main ingredients are corn and oil. and how does the home grown version of a candy bar help the situation?
MKEgal wrote: » If the kid is eating the same crap (it's not food) every day, there's a problem. Unless there are obvious signs of malnutrition, though, it's not an immediate one. Maybe it's something that can be solved by educating the kid(s) as a class exercise, maybe it's something the school / district social worker should address with the parents, maybe CPS needs to be involved for more in-depth / drawn-out education of the family, plus monitoring for improvement, plus helping them connect with the resources they might need (SNAP, for example). Other than educating every kid in your class, check out the district policies about reporting child neglect. Maybe check with the school / district social worker about if this constitutes something which needs to be reported. You're a mandated reporter. Is there any way to provide a bowl of fruit in the room? Let kids have a piece when they want. Maybe there's a community group which could fund it? Probably wouldn't take much, I'd guess less than $20/month. Or see if the cafeteria (or school budget) could help.
I am stealing this for a future situation. Love it.
elizamae wrote: This little one is getting herself out the door in the morning - her mom works nights and isn't up in the morning. She likes her breakfast the way it is and isn't on time for the school breakfast
JPW1990 wrote: » Why do people keep ignoring the red bull and pretend the only thing that matters are the doritos?
draznyth wrote: » JPW1990 wrote: » JoRocka wrote: » MKEgal wrote: » If the kid is eating the same crap (it's not food) every day, there's a problem. Unless there are obvious signs of malnutrition, though, it's not an immediate one. Maybe it's something that can be solved by educating the kid(s) as a class exercise, maybe it's something the school / district social worker should address with the parents, maybe CPS needs to be involved for more in-depth / drawn-out education of the family, plus monitoring for improvement, plus helping them connect with the resources they might need (SNAP, for example). Other than educating every kid in your class, check out the district policies about reporting child neglect. Maybe check with the school / district social worker about if this constitutes something which needs to be reported. You're a mandated reporter. Is there any way to provide a bowl of fruit in the room? Let kids have a piece when they want. Maybe there's a community group which could fund it? Probably wouldn't take much, I'd guess less than $20/month. Or see if the cafeteria (or school budget) could help. how are doritos "crap"???- the two main ingredients are corn and oil. and how does the home grown version of a candy bar help the situation? Why do people keep ignoring the red bull and pretend the only thing that matters are the doritos? Because Red Bull is awesome and it gives you wings? Or probably because most of us realize that the particular food items in this particular example are not what is of primary importance here. The issue at hand is the implied responsibility, or lack thereof, assumed by a teacher in any situation such as this.
JPW1990 wrote: » draznyth wrote: » JPW1990 wrote: » JoRocka wrote: » MKEgal wrote: » If the kid is eating the same crap (it's not food) every day, there's a problem. Unless there are obvious signs of malnutrition, though, it's not an immediate one. Maybe it's something that can be solved by educating the kid(s) as a class exercise, maybe it's something the school / district social worker should address with the parents, maybe CPS needs to be involved for more in-depth / drawn-out education of the family, plus monitoring for improvement, plus helping them connect with the resources they might need (SNAP, for example). Other than educating every kid in your class, check out the district policies about reporting child neglect. Maybe check with the school / district social worker about if this constitutes something which needs to be reported. You're a mandated reporter. Is there any way to provide a bowl of fruit in the room? Let kids have a piece when they want. Maybe there's a community group which could fund it? Probably wouldn't take much, I'd guess less than $20/month. Or see if the cafeteria (or school budget) could help. how are doritos "crap"???- the two main ingredients are corn and oil. and how does the home grown version of a candy bar help the situation? Why do people keep ignoring the red bull and pretend the only thing that matters are the doritos? Because Red Bull is awesome and it gives you wings? Or probably because most of us realize that the particular food items in this particular example are not what is of primary importance here. The issue at hand is the implied responsibility, or lack thereof, assumed by a teacher in any situation such as this. You feel the item that could put the child into cardiac arrest on the playground is of less importance?
JPW1990 wrote: » You feel the item that could put the child into cardiac arrest on the playground is of less importance?
DanniB423 wrote: » As a teacher I would not be asking a forum of people who mostly are not teachers for advice about one of my students. It would strike me as odd if my daughter's teacher used this as a source for decision making about my child. Especially considering the morons saying Doritos warrant a call to CPS. We don't know what else is going on the house because they have Doritos? seriously? Save CPS for the real abused and neglected children of the world. What a waste of time.
Mr_Knight wrote: » JPW1990 wrote: » You feel the item that could put the child into cardiac arrest on the playground is of less importance? The odds of a kid going into cardiac arrest from a car accident on the way to school are higher than from drinking a Red Bull.
BinkyBonk wrote: » DanniB423 wrote: » As a teacher I would not be asking a forum of people who mostly are not teachers for advice about one of my students. It would strike me as odd if my daughter's teacher used this as a source for decision making about my child. Especially considering the morons saying Doritos warrant a call to CPS. We don't know what else is going on the house because they have Doritos? seriously? Save CPS for the real abused and neglected children of the world. What a waste of time. To the defense of OP, she wasn't seeking advice here for the purpose of employing said advice, rather OP was interested in opinions.
Mr_Knight wrote: » The odds of a kid going into cardiac arrest from a car accident on the way to school are higher than from drinking a Red Bull.
kamakazeekim wrote: » I would talk to the whole class about healthy eating and physical activity and send a note home to all parents expressing that your class is focusing on healthy living habits and that you encourage children to bring a well balanced meal/snack to school.
randomtai wrote: This is why I want to home school my children. Too many busy body (sic) people.
flora wrote: I fantasized about being rescued by friends and teachers and the like. I never thought of it when I was eating a whole bag of doritoes or drinking pop like water. I was just thinking that of money
draznyth wrote: Apparently Doritos = throwing your kid down a flight of stairs
supreme wrote: I don't have enough control over her diet (since I only see her a couple of days per week anyway) to try and force that to change. You control what you both eat in your house, right? So you can set a good example there. . jo wrote: you can tell an entire child's diet from ONE bag of doritos and ONE can of red bull OP specified that this is the child's breakfast every morning. . fanny wrote: My daughter wouldn't drink the plain milk that I gave her for lunch. So I gave her chocolate milk which had less sugar and more protein than juice Try flavored liquid stevia. 1 - 2 drops per ounce and you have chocolate-tasting milk (or orange, or toffee, or hwatever you want) with no sugar. Bonus: it looks like normal plain milk, so the teacher can't throw a hissy fit. . jo wrote: how does the home grown version of a candy bar help You did not just equate a banana or apple to a snickers bar, did you? Do you honestly have no concept of how different they are?
You control what you both eat in your house, right? So you can set a good example there. . jo wrote: you can tell an entire child's diet from ONE bag of doritos and ONE can of red bull OP specified that this is the child's breakfast every morning. . fanny wrote: My daughter wouldn't drink the plain milk that I gave her for lunch. So I gave her chocolate milk which had less sugar and more protein than juice Try flavored liquid stevia. 1 - 2 drops per ounce and you have chocolate-tasting milk (or orange, or toffee, or hwatever you want) with no sugar. Bonus: it looks like normal plain milk, so the teacher can't throw a hissy fit. . jo wrote: how does the home grown version of a candy bar help You did not just equate a banana or apple to a snickers bar, did you? Do you honestly have no concept of how different they are?
jo wrote: you can tell an entire child's diet from ONE bag of doritos and ONE can of red bull
fanny wrote: My daughter wouldn't drink the plain milk that I gave her for lunch. So I gave her chocolate milk which had less sugar and more protein than juice
jo wrote: how does the home grown version of a candy bar help
MKEgal wrote: » randomtai wrote: This is why I want to home school my children. Too many busy body (sic) people. You mean, people who are concerned that a child doesn't have adequate supervision & education, is consistently eating junk instead of a nutritious breakfast, and is having a drink which could cause serious health problems? That's not being a busybody, that's showing concern for the child. More people need to do it.
