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[quote=Anonymous]The other mom might be a lunatic (I take your word for it), but she has just as much right to advocate for healthy treats at class parties as you have to advocate for juice and cupcakes. Why not try to harness her enthusiasm and energy and ask her to consider compromise treats?

In our experience (mine and the moms of kids in my child's class), we resort to those stale grocery store cupcakes because they're easy and we are too lazy to think up something else.  If we put effort into it, we usually try to pick something healthier for class parties.  The kids seem to have fun whether it's cupcakes or those little packs of apple slices.  They're just glad to have a party.

So OP - I say you craft an email that thanks her for undertaking the task of evaluating the party foods, notes that a drastic change might be hard to push through and get the kids to buy into, and asks whether she has some thoughts for tasty but slightly healthier options.

I think you'll have more luck limiting the fallout from her efforts if you try to steer her off-course than if you try to stand in front of her like a roadblock.[/quote]

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