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Forbidden by me in my classroom! It's not only rude, it's disruptive, and even messy. To say that food is "not encouraged during class" is just too nice a way for me to say it. Food is not allowed during my class, thank you very much. Guess I'm a "hard case."

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My kids (the ones in my class) are generally well behaved.
If they do bring any food with them or anything that is going to be distractive I ask them to put it under their chair until class is done. I am guilty of giving them snacks when the class is done if they have been reverent. I dont do it always and
I don't do it especially if its Fast Sunday .

Edited: LdsCyn on 17th Sep, 2007 - 7:19pm

Primary Children Eating In Class Studies Doctrine Mormon

Here is an instruction from the LORD concerning eating in Primary.

Food in Primary

* What is the policy for food in Primary?

from NV >> Food includes Candy. And it should "only be provided when it is included as part of a lesson".
Now if you have one of the few lessons in the primary manual that suggest the use of food, how should you handle it?

https://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,7701-1,00.html

from NV>> I've read the Church instruction regarding food in primary and it specifies to use "Healthy Snacks" when using it in harmony with the lesson.

What's the harm in disregarding the LORD'S instruction in this? I have 5 children with differing food allergies. I have spent 15 years pleading with Primary leaders and teachers to stop feeding my children against Church doctrine.

My children are sickened nearly every time they are fed on Sunday. Some years it happens most Sundays. That would be the years when my Primary leaders are echos of the previous posts, in this thread.

Ignoring the LORD'S instruction in this results in...
my children crying for hours from the pain in their gut,
headaches, insomnia, diarrhea,
radical mood swings that render them a hazard to teachers on the following days,
hours of personal time having to reclaim lost grades,
profound negative impact in the spirituality in my home for days including Family Home Evening,
ME, struggling to love the people who think it's cute to poison my kids over and over again, while they insist it's our problem.

For those Primary teachers who are reading and rereading the Church policy on Food in Primary looking for a loophole, I have a loophole in the Word of Wisdom that will allow me to give your kids caffeinated sodas during Sunday School.

Could we please just be obedient, instead?

NV

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Very good points, however, have you called a meeting with the Primary Presidency and all the Teachers involved to share with them the seriousness of it?

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I think that regardless of Church police or even illnesses, if a parent pleads with the Primary leaders NOT to feed their children, it should be respected period.

I have a very hyperactive son which many times is fed CHOCOLATE at that hour of the morning! For me is insane but it seems like eating habits come from home. I see kids snacking sweets and corn chips with a soft drink! (as young as 4) during Church meetings. It's crazy.

Primary Children Eating In Class

I have met with every Primary presidency. I have met with every teacher. I brief the subs when I know they are there.

The response is sometimes positive. Sometimes it's lip service with my kids getting candy next Sunday, sometimes THAT Sunday. Sometimes it's refusal (a variation of "Well, I don't think we can help you.").

What's maddening is when the teachers eyes show profound confusion or just glaze over when I give the simple instruction - They don't eat anything unless I provide it, and it's inappropriate to provide food in Primary. They'll nod their head and then do whatever they were going to do anyway.

My Bishops are always sympathetic. Sometimes they have an effect, for a while. But I have to fight this over and over again. We have a better Primary presidency now. I only have to deal with it one Sunday out of 2 or 3.

It's awful when the leaders or teachers make me out to be some sort of restrictive freak, by trying to make it sound as if the Lord wants them to have candy and they'll feel left out when all the other kids get it. Or make me out to be the bad guy because the entire primary will now have to do without because of my selfish demands.

It's no better when I have adults hand it out to them in the hall, no matter what I say. However, after years of 'educating', most have stopped. On balance, it is better now, in my ward, than it has ever been.

It would be so much easier if most were willing to follow the Lords outline in this.

NV

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You may have to do what I did... my special son was not getting his needs met in Primary so I asked for a release from my previous calling so that I could actually sit in Primary with him. This way I control everything that he is offered, taught or subjected to be it positive or negative.

I am not saying that you should do that, but if you are concerned about the health of your children you may wish to attend Primary with them. This may also show those who do give out snacks that you aren't joking.

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Noah, I can feel your frustration. I usually do not offer ANY type of food to other kids, if I am eating something and they come around, I always ask the parents FIRST. I never hand out anything unless the parents gave me the OK. I wish Primary leaders could do the same thing!

In your case, it's a serious health issue that needs to be taken seriously one way or another.