Last year KG DD had lunch at 11am and got home around 4. No snack.

I think the school may have a no snack policy. 12pm lunch this year and again no snack.

This is likely a school policy and not up to the teacher to change.

Your post is equally as dramatic as Larla's mom's. Who cares this much to write a rebuttal to snack mom?

Anonymous wrote:#IstandwithLarla'smom

Let's start a gofundme for a hands across America style event to raise awareness.

Where is the opinion that snacks are good every few hours when someone posts about kids having snacks on playdates or at the park? All of a sudden then it's unnecessary.

Anyway.. I tend to agree that with an early lunch a snack would be great. Do they not have recess in the afternoon, could they have a snack then?

Anonymous wrote:You are wrong. My snowflake needs to eat some protein every 4 hours or he needs to eat some serious meds to deal with the migraines. Since lunch is at 1:30 this year, he has a snack at about 11:30.

Wow. Migraines in a child? How awful.

Is it typical of American schools to feed children at odd times or not to feed them a healthy afternoon snack? Perhaps that is why obesity is such an issue.

Wow OP, you may want to take a class on nutrition (and learn empathy).

I'm on "TEAM SNACK" and I'm getting T shirts printed up! Seriously, I'm with Larla's mom on this one - it's best to feed the kids if it's not disruptive. (I'm in my 40s and have trouble going 4 hours without eating, so I imagine it's worse for an 8 year old.)

My 1st and 4th graders are both given an opportunity for a snack during school hours. Lunch is early.

I dont know about you guys, but as an adult I like to have a small snack about every 2 hours. I never eat big meals but i like to eat frequently. I notice I just feel better eating less food more often rather than more food less often.

Anonymous wrote:You are wrong. My snowflake needs to eat some protein every 4 hours or he needs to eat some serious meds to deal with the migraines. Since lunch is at 1:30 this year, he has a snack at about 11:30.

+ 1

I'm a migraine sufferer, and so is my kid.

You are wrong. My snowflake needs to eat some protein every 4 hours or he needs to eat some serious meds to deal with the migraines. Since lunch is at 1:30 this year, he has a snack at about 11:30.

The OP can't possibly have school aged children. Her post is so out of line. Any mom with school aged kids knows how important a snack is for kids. We are living in the 21st century now, not back in the 1970's. There is nothing wrong with a kid bringing and eating a snack in school. I am sure that teachers have recognized that the kids with low blood sugar can't focus and feel sick. Why wouldn't you want the best for your children? OP, you are a loon.

Anonymous wrote:We didn't get any dam snacks when I was in school in the 60's. I am amazed i lived through that horrible experience for 13 years.

Huh. I was in school in the 70s and 80s and we had morning recess AND a snack. And milk, too, in elementary school.

I had lunch in HS at 10:37 (I blame this, to this day, as the reason I eat lunch really early) and got out of school around 2:30 with no snack. I lived. So can Snowflake.