Loading ...
I recently addressed my daughter’s class regarding Diabetes, type 1 and 2, and discussed what each were and how this affects my daughter. The class already knew about her disease because she discusses it openly herself. Since giving this talk to the class, my daughter has not been invited to any birthday parties. She feels snubbed and thinks the parents are worried about handling the sugar issue at the party. How can I find out if this is the case and do something to help the situation? I feel like I made it worse having given this open talk to the class?
One thing to keep in mind is to make sure that this is the reason your daughter is not being invited is due to this situation instead of other reasons, i.e. not being close to the birthday child or the other families limiting the number of kids being invited.
If you think, however, this is directly related to your daughter’s diabetes it may be a good idea to either call these parents and discuss the situation so that they understand how to handle the sugar issue at the party, or even send out a letter outlining the pertinent points. This type of proactive response will help you feel that you have done everything you can for your daughter to be invited to these parties, and that you are also educating them on the disease, so if this issue arises with other schoolmates, they will know how to handle.
