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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG, people still do this? Land the helicopter, mom.[/quote]

Please, treats and the like are a normal part of elementary school. We did it when I was a kid so I am not surprised that people are doing it today.

My son was excited to bring treats for his birthday in Kindergarten. He has a summer birthday and was bummed he wouldn't be able to do something. His teacher sent out an email saying that she would assign summer birthdays a day if they wanted and he was thrilled. He loved the treat and being the center of attention, like pretty much all kids do.

His first and second grade teachers have changed the game by not allowing treats and asking that parents send in a book for the classroom. The kid still gets a silly hat and a birthday treat, a pencil or something. The other kids sing happy birthday but there is no extra treat. I am pretty sure it is because the Teachers find it disruptive to the class routine and not because of a worry about obesity. I also wonder if it is because not every kids family can afford to bring in a treat for 30 kids.

I don't have a problem with the rule change, DS is less excited about bringing a book and didn't ask last year. His classmates seemed to not care that there were no treats. If his third grade teacher allows treats, we'll bring in donuts for DS like we did in Preschool.

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