"Parents wanted to make a ban lemonade '

All had primary Albatross tried to get down to the weight of students. But all actions such as fruit and milk in the morning break and fitness tests notwithstanding, it appeared that the goal was not achieved. ,, Our children were not fitter '' says director Mark van der Sluijs. ,, We have asked ourselves how we can make that extra step. ''

The Columbus egg came from the pen of parents. ,,, We saw parents took swimming lessons again just candy and soda. That was not the intention, '' Sylvia outlines of the Kuijp that with some other parents is in the MR (mr).

Tomatoes
Her daughter Demy (7) and son Bass (4) are in groups of 4 and 1. ,, home they can in the closet with candy, but they hardly ask for. They eat just as sweet tomatoes or cucumbers as a bag of candy. ''
She says to look very similar to the weight of her children, but that at the Albatros enough walking around that are too thick. ,, While we still want to sit in their own skin all together healthy children, 'she says.

At a brainstorming session in the Mr. came the proposal for a lemonade ban on school Wielwijk on the table. The club, which are also lecturers unanimously agreed. ,, Of course you do parents do not reprimand, but if anyone else still goes its own way, you have to do something. There will most parents who do not like this, but I'm not afraid. Any change will take time. In a few years a ban lemonade quite normal. ''

23 sugar cubes
Her colleague and gymdocent Jan Mastenbroek does not understand that parents keep children voorschotelen soda. ,, There are 23 teaspoons of sugar in a bottle of orange, 26 on a bottle of cola. And we continue to find it normal to give to our children, '' he says.

The chairman of Mr. cites the ban on sugary drinks for children from coming school a logical step. ,, We did everything. More sports, fruit and milk and so on. Yet they were not fit. So we arrived at the sweet drinks. ''

Sensitive
Director Bert van der Lee of the overarching O2A5 for public education in Alblasserwaard / Vijfheerenlanden calls the step of Albatross brave. ,, Because something is extremely sensitive. Parents sometimes think that they should have freedom to choose what they give to their children. But respect for this decision. ''

On Tumbler in Nieuw-Lekkerland is not a prohibition, but drinking water stimulated. ,, You have a school does not impose anything but encouraging. Such as eating fruit or a Water Day. They take by itself ', says director Nicolette van der Weide.

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