Spent my morning working at the Montessori School my 4 yr old Sage goes to. There was a Pizza Party today and ice cream cake was following.( we left before the cake was served).
I have to say that at times I am really discouraged, but then I think, hey if it wasn't a challenge to help the school make a transition to whole healthy foods then it would not be nearly as fun...Well fun aside, a Montessori School stands for something more than what typical day cares are doing. Its a School were the child explores their environment and directs themselves with the joy of learning and exploring, structured only enough so that the child can make many of their own choices.
This morning there were so many of the kids with thick walls of green snot flowing outta their noses...and a lot of the kids start out their day eating junk food for breakfast. How can parents not know that what their child eats directly effects their ability to focus and concentrate? Of course it affects their health too, but for heavens sake the ability to learn is greatly impaired by sugar, salt and chemicals coursing through those small bodies....ARGHHH...OK thanks for letting me vent, I really needed to get that all out. Please ask the Universe to help me so that I can help this school. I know it can be done, we just need to take those first few steps, no matter how shaky, they must be taken, because Children deserve the very best start in life! We must set the example if we want them to make good choices for themselves ! Do you know most people baulk at eating healthy because they assume it is expensive. Food Quality is far more essential than food quantity. Food that nourishes a child is what will keep the child from needing to constantly eat. Any thought on this subject is very welcome :)
Margo
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