“I love that my children have icy poles at school to celebrate their classmates birthday, said no parent ever,” the woman wrote on Facebook.
She claimed she wasn’t “trying to spoil the fun” but would prefer if the ice cold snack wasn’t given to her children at school.
“At this time of year things can go a little crazy,” she told the Northern Beaches Mums Group. “Before you know it your child has had a Zooper Dooper to celebrate two class parties, one after sports/school event, a birthday party at the weekend and an after nippers refresher at the beach! Everything in moderation…umm that’s four in one week!”
Her comments have ignited an online war with people slamming her remarks as “depressing” and “sad.”
“[I] can’t believe this is even a post! It’s not going to kill them!” “one person wrote. “This is a joke post right,” another added.
“I would rather this than a lot of other options,” someone else said. “You can also get the sugar-free ones which is a good option too.”
“It’s just a few icy poles and in the heat to come [they] might be a good thing,” another added.
While many said they celebrated the introduction of ‘icy poles’ in the classroom for children who faced dietary restrictions.
“As the mother of a coeliac and lactose intolerant child, I’m so glad they bring icy poles into school to celebrate birthdays,” one mum wrote. “They’re an inclusive birthday treat for all children to help celebrate their class friend’s birthday to account for the number of allergies that many children now have,” someone else commented.
But several parents sided with the Facebook user over the “damaging” snacks.
“If [only] the manufacturers of these ice blocks would use natural colours instead of those made using petrol, coal and other chemicals,” one person wrote. “Those colours can do so much damage to a child’s body and cause huge behavioural problems.”
“Wow some people are very quick on judging aren’t they?” another wrote. “I think she [the original poster] is just being conscious and raising the issue of sugar and health issues in our children nowadays. I agree not all parents think and raise the kids the same but let’s not jump into conclusions here and judge the woman who’s trying to help with the number one killing ingredient in the world, sugar.”
While some said the poster should just teach her children to “politely say no” rather than “ruin it for the other kids.”
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