Moms Talk Q&A: Should Child Birthdays Be Celebrated with Food in School?

Once a week on Rockville Centre Patch, we're going to post Moms Q&A, an interactive feature in which village moms can discuss, debate or brainstorm parenting ideas with fellow parents. 

I have a pretty bad nut allergy, so when I was in school as a kid, I was usually excluded from student birthday party celebrations. Now, not only are allergies a source of concern for parents and their children, but childhood obesity and juvenile diabetes cases are growing at an exponential rate.

With that in mind, this week's question is: In a time when childhood obesity, food allergies and juvenile diabetes are on the rise, should birthdays and holidays be celebrated with food in school?

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