It's nobody's business what a parent feeds their child.
When my son was in third grade, he came home to tell me that one of the lunch aides at his school had complained that he only had “snacks” in his lunch box. She suggested he should have come to school with healthier options.
Maybe it was the strong smells, the crowds, the fact that 200 loud AF kids were packed into a small space? Whatever it was, at the time, the only things I could get him to eat were snacks. You know, pretzels, rice cakes, granola bars, an occasional cheese stick. Nothing too horrible, but certainly nothing resembling a meal.
The whole thing left me wondering why people have the audacity to voice their opinions about this kind of thing. First of all, you are looking at one meal this kid is eating. You have no idea why the meal looks the way it does, what else the kid eats, and the particular circumstances of that kid’s life.
Case in point: In 2017, blogger and activist Melinda Tankard Reist posted a note from her friend’s child’s teacher, essentially shaming the child for bring chocolate cake into school. The post was shared on Reist’s Facebook page, where it quickly went viral.In the post, Reist shares a picture of the note her friend’s child received after bringing a piece of chocolate cake into school that day.
Kids remember these sorts of humiliating situations. Think back on your days as a school kid. It is probably the littlest embarrassing or scary situations that you remember most—and that left a lasting impression on you.“I understand that harried teachers are most likely trying to carry out school policy while not being trained dietitians. But my biggest concern is where shaming around food takes us. When children see food as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ it can set them up for eating disorders.
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