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NewJeffCT

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12. The median home value in Darien is almost $1.4 million

Wed Nov 28, 2018, 09:01 PM

Nov 2018

According to Zillow

They're known for excellent public schools, but it looks like some parents have too much time on their hands and this became a trendy thing for parents in town to do. I live in an upscale town in Connecticut and never heard of parents eating lunch with their kids unless it was a special occasion, and even with those special occasions, it's typically after lunch or after school not in the middle of the day.

Because it's so close to NYC, it's also been a popular town for celebrities and business execs to live as well.

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Connecticut schools ban lunchroom visits from parents, too many were eating lunch with kids [View all] Demovictory9 Nov 2018 OP

Helicopter parents? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #1

I ate lunch with my daughter once in the 3rd grade underpants Nov 2018 #2

That's right. Parents need to let their kids deal with the world. Enough of the silly helicoptering! LBM20 Nov 2018 #8

When my daughter was younger her school encouraged us to dine with them xmas74 Nov 2018 #29

Once a year is one thing. DAILY is another. NOT GOOD. Kids need to face life without parents. LBM20 Nov 2018 #38

Read the article. It talks about 6 or 7 parents in a lunchroom pnwmom Nov 2018 #44

Hmmmm, guess they had nothing better to do with their time? brush Nov 2018 #3

A book club? Garden club? Wine tasting? Volunteering? NurseJackie Nov 2018 #21

Yeah right? Wonder if their kids were as excited about the lunches as they were? brush Nov 2018 #24

It's a thing here in my community. MontanaMama Nov 2018 #4

Hoo boy. If my mother had tried to join me at a school lunch..... LisaM Nov 2018 #5

I ate lunch with my kids on Good Friday since I had it off exboyfil Nov 2018 #6

Good! Enough of this helicopter parenting. It is needless. Kids need to learn to deal with life! LBM20 Nov 2018 #7

In kindergarten? In first grade? In my elementary school, pnwmom Nov 2018 #45

Goodness! How are supposed to grow up? GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #9

WOW! Lunch, really? SammyWinstonJack Nov 2018 #10

Thank god! BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #11

The median home value in Darien is almost $1.4 million NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #12

The reaction of the parents is pretty telling, too.... LisaM Nov 2018 #13

I asked on my town's Facebook page NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #14

Right, so they're approximately the same age... LisaM Nov 2018 #15

I can see your concept of Sandy Hook fear. Blue_true Nov 2018 #16

Of course, I didn't mean to imply it was unique. LisaM Nov 2018 #17

as I posted above NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #28

+1, first thing I thought to myself is do these people have regular jobs uponit7771 Nov 2018 #23

Here they have one day a parent/grandparent/special person day. blueinredohio Nov 2018 #18

CUT THE DAMN UMBILLICAL CORD, ALREADY. lindysalsagal Nov 2018 #19

My home town is right next to Darien. kskiska Nov 2018 #20

I'm confused by some of your responses NickB79 Nov 2018 #22

It sounds like a good thing that started to happen too much. aikoaiko Nov 2018 #25

The same day of the month for ALL the parents. Otherwise, nothing would change Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #32

I don't get that brand of parenting at all. Codeine Nov 2018 #26

Maybe they remember, as I do, walking home for lunch every day pnwmom Nov 2018 #35

I see a significant difference Codeine Nov 2018 #47

It should be an occasional event. RhodeIslandOne Nov 2018 #27

My God! This is a disaster for these poor parents. What can DU do to help them?? Some of them Cousin Dupree Nov 2018 #30

I'm not THAT old, but teenagebambam Nov 2018 #31

Me, too -- but every day. And it stopped when we moved to another town pnwmom Nov 2018 #34

kids aren't allowed to leave school during school day Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #37

That's not the point. The point is that in many towns and cities, pnwmom Nov 2018 #40

I ate lunch at home every day in elementary. I lived 2 blocks away pnwmom Nov 2018 #33

These are the kids who grow up to be adults with no critical thinking skills RDANGELO Nov 2018 #36

When I was in elementary school, the large majority pnwmom Nov 2018 #39

What I am talking about is people who never really grow up because they are coddled. RDANGELO Nov 2018 #41

Why is having a mother or father visit them at lunch sometimes pnwmom Nov 2018 #42

Ok, maybe you have a point. RDANGELO Nov 2018 #43

This is a Worlds Collide situation. betsuni Nov 2018 #46