Comments on: Picky Eating in the School Cafeteria http://www.drgreene.com/perspectives/picky-eating-in-the-school-cafeteria/ putting the care into children's health Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 By: Melanie Potock http://www.drgreene.com/perspectives/picky-eating-in-the-school-cafeteria/#comment-110 Melanie Potock Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.drgreene.com/?p=42105#comment-110 Hi Celine! I do too! Sometimes I notice that smaller kids need smaller spoons/forks, but they are easy to stow in the classroom or their cubbies. I love eating in the classroom. My own daughter could not tolerate the noise in the cafeteria in first grade and her sweet teacher started eating with her in the classroom (with a small group of friends) then slowly transitioned her to the bigger cafeteria with all the hustle and the bustle. But, I wish all kids could eat in the smaller environment. I’d rather do that – more peaceful!

]]> By: Celine http://www.drgreene.com/perspectives/picky-eating-in-the-school-cafeteria/#comment-107 Celine Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:18:00 +0000 http://www.drgreene.com/?p=42105#comment-107 My children’s school does not even have a cafeteria. All the children eat in their classrooms. Hot lunch is brought by cart to the classrooms. I don’t know what all the teachers do but my child’s teacher spreads the kids out through out the room, one to two kids per table (they do not use desks) which are for the most part proper size. This allows for overly chatty kids to be separated. Lunches from home are also placed in a refrigerator in the classroom. Some rooms even have a microwave so I am sure that for certain situations food could be heated, though they will not do this for all the kids. They also serve hot lunch on glass plates or bowls with metal utensils and glass cups. They have enough tableware for all the kids in the class.

I think all those things are big positives for all kids.

]]> By: Melanie Potock http://www.drgreene.com/perspectives/picky-eating-in-the-school-cafeteria/#comment-106 Melanie Potock Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.drgreene.com/?p=42105#comment-106 Thanks Jennifer! The table is also in the corner so that she can focus on her two friends and her food. There are a lot of big kids in the cafeteria at the same time and it can be distracting. Great school – great mom who advocated for her child and great kid!

]]> By: Jennifer Hatfield http://www.drgreene.com/perspectives/picky-eating-in-the-school-cafeteria/#comment-105 Jennifer Hatfield Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:42:00 +0000 http://www.drgreene.com/?p=42105#comment-105 Great tips Melanie! Love the picture of the little friend enjoying her lunch at a table that suits her. :)

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