Playground eating rules
Posted by: Sil sil
29th Apr 2014 04:14pm
Hi there, anyone else have eating rules for your kids when you go to the park? Both my kids know that we sit to eat & only after we are finished & hands cleans & rubbish away we can play. The amount of times i have seen kids been given food while they are playing is crazy. I dont allow this eating & walking around behaviour at home. Ive had buttered cucumber (off a sandwich) stuck on my daughters pants when she's come down a slide, ive had chocolate muffin in the snadpit & i've had sticky fingers from a swing once the child previously got off because of the lollypop in their mouth. I think its grubby & its also a health hazard for choking. I find parks & equipment are getting a little grubby. Any thoughts? Am i overreacting?
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mrsmerlot
AGREE. I have strict boudries with my kids and the big one in this area is "sitting down while you are eating." I witnessed a parent in McD's about 6 months ago, feed her daughter pieces of hash brown, while going from the playground into the restaurant. I thought "what are you teaching your child?" It was like a dog. Go play, come back when you are hungry. I'm sorry I do not agree. You have to teach your kids boundries and what is appropriate and where. 1. Eat = sit down, with me. 2. Wash your hands = no spread of germs or disease. 3. When I say time to go = time to go. No other option. I keep myself disaplined to this, I expect my kids to do this too. After all, our job is to rear them into adulthood. What better way than to give them boundries in behaviour and skills, to succeed. I back you 100%.
Andy
No definitely NOT overreacting! This is what is known as common manners, to sit & eat first, wipe/wash hands, put any rubbish in bins or in your own bag to take home with you if there is no bin around. You will always come up against the let your child be free/hippy/stop being a fusspot mother parents, but they'll be the ones later in life who have uncontrollable kids with no manners/respect for others & can't look after themselves. Keep doing things your way, there are enough ratbags (young & old) in this society that think that they are better than you & don't care less. Keep up the good work, parenting is hard :)
kuda
No I do not think that you are overreacting, I do the same with my 3 year old. I would not like to have my child play in a dirty park and why should the Council workers have to clean up mess made by children using the park. Like you say you don't allow your children to walk and eat at home so why should it be allowed in a public place
KC1991
I dont think your over reacting I dont like going to a dirty park and parents do let there kids run wild at home my 3 year old walks around with food its quite annoying and frustrating he will not sit and eat but I can clean my house at the park he eats or doesnt play simple.