Candy Battles - Page 2

[mamazee]

First, I don't buy candy, therefore there is almost never candy in the house.

Second, at holidays, Easter baskets, Christmas stockings, whatever, are more toys than candy.

BUT any candy that belongs to my dd belongs to her, and she can do with it what she wants. She also gets an allowance and will occasionally buy candy, and again that belongs to her.

So she does sometimes have it, but it isn't very often. I don't tell her what she can or can't have as far as her belongings go. She does not have a problem with going overboard on sweets, though it seems like there was a period of time where we were worried about it. At this point, she'll eat a little Easter candy each day for a few days, and then after a few days tell me she's done and I can throw the rest out.

[mamazee]

Oh yeah, I have asked her when she is going to eat candy to please eat something with some protein too so that sugar isn't going on an empty stomach.

Honestly, I would rather she eat candy than some treats, where she can tell herself she had something healthy that is basically candy (Fruit by the Foot, for instance. That does not count as fruit.) At least when she has pure candy she emotionally knows she's had garbage. She has had extra vegetables at dinner "because I had candy earlier and I need to have healthy stuff now." I remember her turning down a popsicle from my mom for the same reason.

[pandora665]

Originally Posted by mamazee

Oh yeah, I have asked her when she is going to eat candy to please eat something with some protein too so that sugar isn't going on an empty stomach.

Honestly, I would rather she eat candy than some treats, where she can tell herself she had something healthy that is basically candy (Fruit by the Foot, for instance. That does not count as fruit.) At least when she has pure candy she emotionally knows she's had garbage. She has had extra vegetables at dinner "because I had candy earlier and I need to have healthy stuff now." I remember her turning down a popsicle from my mom for the same reason.

I completely agree - my DD (3) will tell me that she's eaten "no treats" when she's had bunny graham crackers, chocolate milk, and other such stuff all day (mostly when with grandparents). When she's had candy, she knows it was for sure a "treat" and often says... I think I'll stop, I don't wanna get sick with too much candy. Not on Easter or Halloween, but on normal days, she'll often stop herself.