Popsicle every day at camp before lunch

[Anonymous]

OP here. I’m not saying anything to them. It’s been in the 60s here, there isn’t any heatwave and if anything the kids are shivering cold and wet here because they do water play before the popsicle. But anyway if DC doesn’t eat lunch then it’s cranky town all afternoon, which I don’t want to deal with as I am working from home with sitter.

As for not being able to transition them without a popsicle… ok. I’m not American but that just seems like a nice analogy for what is going on here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’m not saying anything to them. It’s been in the 60s here, there isn’t any heatwave and if anything the kids are shivering cold and wet here because they do water play before the popsicle. But anyway if DC doesn’t eat lunch then it’s cranky town all afternoon, which I don’t want to deal with as I am working from home with sitter.

As for not being able to transition them without a popsicle… ok. I’m not American but that just seems like a nice analogy for what is going on here.

Why is your kid so full from a popsicle? That seems concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As someone with an actual eating disorder, this forum makes me sad how messed up their food issues are. People dont get how it can seriously mess up their kids. I may have issues with food, but I work really hard to make sure my kid has a healthy relationship with it.

Gosh… really, there not going to have a healthy relationship with food because they had lunch at lunch time instead of sugar water?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’m not saying anything to them. It’s been in the 60s here, there isn’t any heatwave and if anything the kids are shivering cold and wet here because they do water play before the popsicle. But anyway if DC doesn’t eat lunch then it’s cranky town all afternoon, which I don’t want to deal with as I am working from home with sitter.

As for not being able to transition them without a popsicle… ok. I’m not American but that just seems like a nice analogy for what is going on here.

If your kid is full from a popsicle, you need to get him to a GI doctor.

[Anonymous]

It's concerning that half a cup of a liquid makes your kid so full they don't eat lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As someone with an actual eating disorder, this forum makes me sad how messed up their food issues are. People dont get how it can seriously mess up their kids. I may have issues with food, but I work really hard to make sure my kid has a healthy relationship with it.

Gosh… really, there not going to have a healthy relationship with food because they had lunch at lunch time instead of sugar water?

Yes. Freaking out over a popsicle a day is not normal. It's a popsicle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’m not saying anything to them. It’s been in the 60s here, there isn’t any heatwave and if anything the kids are shivering cold and wet here because they do water play before the popsicle. But anyway if DC doesn’t eat lunch then it’s cranky town all afternoon, which I don’t want to deal with as I am working from home with sitter.

As for not being able to transition them without a popsicle… ok. I’m not American but that just seems like a nice analogy for what is going on here.

Why is your kid so full from a popsicle? That seems concerning.

They are 3. Probably not full full but enough to be picky.

My kid is a big eater. One or two eggs for breakfast plus cereal or oatmeal and fruit. I think the routine of having a morning snack plus popsicle is probably fine if your kid doesn’t eat much. For our family we eat regular meals and never had an issue with pickiness or begging for snacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’m not saying anything to them. It’s been in the 60s here, there isn’t any heatwave and if anything the kids are shivering cold and wet here because they do water play before the popsicle. But anyway if DC doesn’t eat lunch then it’s cranky town all afternoon, which I don’t want to deal with as I am working from home with sitter.

As for not being able to transition them without a popsicle… ok. I’m not American but that just seems like a nice analogy for what is going on here.

If your kid is full from a popsicle, you need to get him to a GI doctor.

+1

A popsicle is fruit juice (unless they are shelling out for the all-fruit ones). Would you freak out because they gave your kid a glass of juice? Same thing. Summer in DC is hot, this is a way to keep kids hydrated, and it's summer camp, which is supposed to be fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As someone with an actual eating disorder, this forum makes me sad how messed up their food issues are. People dont get how it can seriously mess up their kids. I may have issues with food, but I work really hard to make sure my kid has a healthy relationship with it.

Gosh… really, there not going to have a healthy relationship with food because they had lunch at lunch time instead of sugar water?

Yes. Freaking out over a popsicle a day is not normal. It's a popsicle.

Was someone freaking out?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As someone with an actual eating disorder, this forum makes me sad how messed up their food issues are. People dont get how it can seriously mess up their kids. I may have issues with food, but I work really hard to make sure my kid has a healthy relationship with it.

Gosh… really, there not going to have a healthy relationship with food because they had lunch at lunch time instead of sugar water?

Yes. Freaking out over a popsicle a day is not normal. It's a popsicle.

Was someone freaking out?

Yeah OP. Posting here is a freak out. Have fun with your eating disorder. Try not to eff your kids up too much.

[Anonymous]

The last few weeks my kid has come home from daycare and gone out to ride bikes, or another similar activity, for 15 minutes with her dad while dinner is prepped. I've been letting her have a small popsicle when she gets home before she eats dinner because she's bright red from the exercise and it helps her cool down. She's then been eating dinner just fine immediately after--if anything she's eating better because she's cooled down and hungry from the exercise. I'd think it's something else with your kid that they aren't eating lunch and are cranky when they get home from camp--like maybe they need more time to transition from the camp activities before eating or they are overly tired/stimulated or something. Just let the babysitter/nanny feed them a bit later if that's what it takes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As someone with an actual eating disorder, this forum makes me sad how messed up their food issues are. People dont get how it can seriously mess up their kids. I may have issues with food, but I work really hard to make sure my kid has a healthy relationship with it.

Gosh… really, there not going to have a healthy relationship with food because they had lunch at lunch time instead of sugar water?

Yes. Freaking out over a popsicle a day is not normal. It's a popsicle.

Was someone freaking out?

OP, clearly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’m not saying anything to them. It’s been in the 60s here, there isn’t any heatwave and if anything the kids are shivering cold and wet here because they do water play before the popsicle. But anyway if DC doesn’t eat lunch then it’s cranky town all afternoon, which I don’t want to deal with as I am working from home with sitter.

As for not being able to transition them without a popsicle… ok. I’m not American but that just seems like a nice analogy for what is going on here.

If your kid is full from a popsicle, you need to get him to a GI doctor.

+1

A popsicle is fruit juice (unless they are shelling out for the all-fruit ones). Would you freak out because they gave your kid a glass of juice? Same thing. Summer in DC is hot, this is a way to keep kids hydrated, and it's summer camp, which is supposed to be fun.

Um, yeah she would. DCUM does not do juice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As someone with an actual eating disorder, this forum makes me sad how messed up their food issues are. People dont get how it can seriously mess up their kids. I may have issues with food, but I work really hard to make sure my kid has a healthy relationship with it.

Gosh… really, there not going to have a healthy relationship with food because they had lunch at lunch time instead of sugar water?

Yes. Freaking out over a popsicle a day is not normal. It's a popsicle.

Was someone freaking out?

Yeah OP. Posting here is a freak out. Have fun with your eating disorder. Try not to eff your kids up too much.

Just because you have an eating disorder doesn’t mean everyone does. My family loves food, just not in an American way. The kids eat everything and help with growing and cooking food. This is not really a habit that seems all that healthy and would never happen abroad, tbh. And since you have an eating disorder you should know that it’s the Westernization of media etc that is responsible for the rise of eating disorders in other countries.