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[quote=Anonymous]Our ES recommends that the Ks bring lunch for the first 2 weeks. Also don’t stress about the not eating lunch thing for a while. There are many new things to absorb for these littles and they get easily distracted. School personnel don't have much tolerance for stragglers once lunch period ends so the kids will quickly adjust to the need to eat rather efficiently. You can also help them and the cafeteria volunteers by teaching your kid how to open the various containers in their lunch. As a parent volunteer I was always amazed at the number of kids who just didn’t know how to do any of this basic stuff. Like at all. I guess parents always did it for them. They need to have some independence and they also won’t have to wait until a volunteer comes and opens the thing for them.

Finally, a word to the wise from a parent of high schoolers. Pick your battles/issues with the school carefully and try not to helicopter parent. This one doesn’t rise to the level of a special phone call. You have a long road ahead of you and the sooner you learn to let go a bit, the less stress both you and your kiddo will have. [/quote]

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