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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids teachers put candy on their desk if they keep it clean. I know some other parents are really struggling with this because their 8 year olds already have cavities so sucking on a Starburst a few times a week can do damage. I feel for them.

Teachers, please consider that many kids don't do well with the food dyes and parents would like to be the ones to sometimes give their kids treats, but we never can if you're constantly plying them with junk.

Also, consider that candy being a reward is a bad idea in general. We try to train our kids that food is food, neither good nor bad, but it does different things in our bodies. I "treat" my kids to outings, trinkets, experiences, etc. as much as possible before making it sweets. It sets up really bad associations.[/quote]

Unclench, mama.

You don't actually believe what you say. Food is more than food, "neither good nor bad." You go to fancy restaurants sometimes, don't you? If it were neither good nor bad, you could save all that money, stay home, and eat kidney beans and spinach powder. [/quote]

What an awful, unhelpful response.

Please do raise it with your PTAs: they can speak to the principal about it, who can mention it to the teachers. It can be done and changed. You need a good PTA, though. It would also be helpful if you would suggest things that you find okay for kids to get as reward, instead of candy. [/quote]

You can also just go straight to the teacher and/or principal and express your concerns yourself. You can take it to the PTA but unless giving out candy is strictly forbidden by the school/county, they aren't able to just make it stop. These are the kinds of issues that will likely need to be voted upon (as you are going to have just as many parents who are not against it) and if you get a majority, it will have to be advocated for, rules will have to change, etc. I'm not suggesting that you shouldn't bring it up--I'm just saying that as a former PTA president, there are a lot of new parents who think the PTA can just have the rules changed and that's not true at all. PTA is still a democracy and if you want the rules to change, YOU need to be willing to put in the work to make it happen.[/quote]

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