Don’t let them eat cake: mother slaps sweet birthday treats ban on child, sparking Hong Kong online debate over eating disorders
- Social media opinion split as mum forbids her child from eating birthday cake at school
- Some netizens predict ban will lead to eating disorders in later life while experts call for measured approach to the diet of children
A cake is usually the centrepiece of a child’s birthday. But like much of the food served at parties, it has a high sugar content.
And in today’s increasingly health-conscious world, that can be problematic.
Earlier this month a mother set social media abuzz when she uploaded a video in which she said that she and her husband had forbidden their 11-year-old son from eating birthday cake during celebrations at school.
In the video she explained that she doesn’t want her child to associate junk food with celebrations. His teachers have been told to give him fruit instead.
Opinion was divided among parents online, with some supporting the couple’s stance. “Her child, her right to parent the way she sees fit. Not for us to criticise,” wrote one netizen.
