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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It’s also setting an example to the other children at the table, the importance of eating healthy first & desert last.[/b] Children watch and learn from each other and the teacher is considering the whole classroom is her direction.

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Except this is the exact opposite of what children should learn. It is teaching that the other food is less rewarding and delicious, and the cookie is the "reward" for getting through the bad stuff.

This is what happens when teachers don't stay in their lane. Tell her you've consulted with a dietician and you do not want her policing any amount or order in which your child eats her lunch. Less work for her, and less harmful to everyone.[/quote]

Yes this is one reason why I would address it. Teaching dessert should be last as some kind of reward  is actually the exact opposite of what evidence based research shows is best for children to develop healthy eating habits.

I disagree that it adds to the burden of the teacher - less policing = less burden.

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People eat dessert last out of custom and because dessert can be savored when most of the appetite is full from the main course.  Do you go out to a restaurant with friends and order cake before your pasta?  [/quote]

Irrelevant to this situation.   (Actually I have in the past ordered dessert and then ordered a main dish - NBD - i'm the customer and can eat how I like.  If I were a guest at someone's home,  though,  I would just eat the food as they serve.  Neither of these situations are relevant to preschool.)

the oat-banana things were part of the meal -  I bet they were less sweet than some of the dishes that get regularly served as a meal.  just explain to the teacher that NOTHING you provide should be considered dessert and everything can be eaten in whatever your daughter likes.

My kid is a big eater and she was coming home hungry and overtired  and a quick discussion with her teachers let me to include extra pouches she could eat along with the daycare snack.  Problem solved.   Most teachers don't mind working with parents on reasonable requests especially if a tiny change means fewer meltdowns and a less crabby child. [/quote]

She probably came home crabby and overtired because it was the first day of preschool.[/quote]

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