My nephews preschool said that he will only eat peanut butter and jelly for lunch. Apparently they give that when the child won't eat whatever is on the menu. He has figured out that he can get pb and j every day if he refuses the regular lunch. He's lost considerable weight and developed severe constipation since he started.there.
He is not a good eater, but when he lived with my mom, she eliminated all junk from his diet and served healthy things she knew he'd eat. Not that I expect the school to cater to his pickiness or beg him to eat, to me tossing him a pb and j every day "just so he eats" is not the answer.
At both centers I've worked, we give each child the whole lunch and they eat what they wanted. Sometimes the picky ones ate all of it, sometimes not. But they did not get a chance to depend on an alternate meal.
My FDH said what I described above is akin to starving the kids, I feel like its keeping them from developing unhealthy eating habits.
What do you ladies think?
He is not a good eater, but when he lived with my mom, she eliminated all junk from his diet and served healthy things she knew he'd eat. Not that I expect the school to cater to his pickiness or beg him to eat, to me tossing him a pb and j every day "just so he eats" is not the answer.
At both centers I've worked, we give each child the whole lunch and they eat what they wanted. Sometimes the picky ones ate all of it, sometimes not. But they did not get a chance to depend on an alternate meal.
My FDH said what I described above is akin to starving the kids, I feel like its keeping them from developing unhealthy eating habits.
What do you ladies think?
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