React antipattern: no boolean for a child

If you pass a boolean prop to a child this might be a red flag that something is about to go wrong.

const Parent = () => {
  ...
  const candies = buyCandies(money);
  ...
  return <Child 
      food={candies} 
      canOnlyHaveIceCream={consultTheOtherParentAboutIceCream()} 
    />
}


const Child = ({food, canOnlyHaveIceCream}) => {
  if (canOnlyHaveIceCream) {
      return <Eat…