homework

Did ya'll know Kindergartners get homework now? Oh, and that their teachers give out sugar laden candy the first time they've met the kids, with out checking w/their folks if they can't have it for whatever reason???

I have my entire family on a pre-diabetic diet, because of general health reasons. I believe the overload of candy that a lot of parents give their kids every day is part of the child obesity problem plaguing our society at this point in time. Plus, all that candy and juice gives cavities.

My son avoids brushing his teeth like it will kill him. It is insane trying to get him to do this simple thing. I've tried every trick in the book to get him to comply. He's really getting too big to hold down to do it, considering he's almost my height now. (He's only like a foot shorter than I am, at this point.)

Is it just me, or is it simple common sense to find out if a child can have candy before just handing it out to a class room full of five year olds? And why didn't they make it a healthy snack instead? There are plenty of healthy snacks out there that kids adore. At least mine adore them. Now, don't get me wrong, my son will grab at any processed sugars he can get his grubby little hands on. But, he does love things like fruits, and veggies.

Isn't one of the things they're supposed to teach is proper eating habits? And isn't processed sugars a big No-No in that area? It just seems to me to be sending out the wrong message.

Is it just me???