I do limit candy, but I have a kind of arbitrary limit I guess? It depends on how wild my kids are, how much other dessert they've had that day, how late it is (no chocolate right before bed!) and whether they're whining and screaming about it vs. asking nicely. Lol. In other words I guess it varies! I do allow quite a bit *more* on a holiday than I would on an ordinary day though.
I'm totally with you on this, but when I attempt it in real life, your third point doesn't apply to my kids. They will eat candy forever, and I don't blame them because I was the same way when I was a kid. But I always think of how insane I thought my parents were when they were like "if you eat too much candy you'll get sick!" because that was not true to me when I was a kid. Like yes now that I'm an adult if I eat too much candy I'll feel disgusting, but kids are bottomless sugar pits (disclaimer: my kids are not really pukers in the first place). So I don't know! I'm still torn on this, and every holiday I decide to just give them their freedom with it, and then at a random point in the day I'm like ok wait this is too much.
We don’t limit candy or treats in general, but we do require “food that helps you grow big and strong” in between. So yes you can have some Peeps but let’s also have some cheese or eggs or whatever. It’s definitely not perfect, but makes me feel better about it and avoids tummy aches.
I mostly don't limit the day-off although I will tell them to wait until after dinner if a mealtime is coming up since I want to make sure they also get real food!
After the first day or two, I typically put the candy bags up high in a cabinet and get them down at bedtime snack time. Mostly I let them have as much as they want during that designated time. Often after a few days the candy gets forgotten about since it's out of sight. (Or maybe they've eaten all the favorites and don't care about the rest.)
My main rule is any candy that gets dumped out and left out becomes incorporated into the grown-up stash :D This tends to hit the littler kids the hardest, but they also don't care as much so it works out.
“Forbidden fruits” usually end up being a problem (in my opinion). Moderation in all (most) things usually teaches valuable lifelong reasonable lessons. Learning to make choices on our own with guidance and setting good examples is key.
We don't put any limits on candies during holidays and our toddler just regulates himself. We sometimes make the trip to the fancy candy store and he makes himself a bag worth $20 of candy, and it's a fun outing that seems to meet all of his candy wants. Aside from that we only have dark chocolate, which he also has free access to and loves - and there's really no need to worry about that, but he doesn't eat much of it either.
I have to limit candy on the night of Halloween because too much sugar has led to my kid having night terrors (only ever happened on Halloween when she was little but why risk it?), but generally it is just out. She never finishes all of it, and since I don't really believe parenting has much to do with kid wins, I force myself not to act like we are winning at intuitive eating or something. Getting her to eat real food is still like pulling teeth, but she does find her own limits with sugar really well.
Yep on the day or the day after I don’t limit candy. But I do warn my kiddo to be mindful that his stomach can ache, and not ti eat it right before dinner. After that it’s for dessert until it’s gone. Halloween candy usually goes stale before we can eat it all or I’m tired or storing it so I toss it.
I do limit candy, but I have a kind of arbitrary limit I guess? It depends on how wild my kids are, how much other dessert they've had that day, how late it is (no chocolate right before bed!) and whether they're whining and screaming about it vs. asking nicely. Lol. In other words I guess it varies! I do allow quite a bit *more* on a holiday than I would on an ordinary day though.
I'm totally with you on this, but when I attempt it in real life, your third point doesn't apply to my kids. They will eat candy forever, and I don't blame them because I was the same way when I was a kid. But I always think of how insane I thought my parents were when they were like "if you eat too much candy you'll get sick!" because that was not true to me when I was a kid. Like yes now that I'm an adult if I eat too much candy I'll feel disgusting, but kids are bottomless sugar pits (disclaimer: my kids are not really pukers in the first place). So I don't know! I'm still torn on this, and every holiday I decide to just give them their freedom with it, and then at a random point in the day I'm like ok wait this is too much.
We don’t limit candy or treats in general, but we do require “food that helps you grow big and strong” in between. So yes you can have some Peeps but let’s also have some cheese or eggs or whatever. It’s definitely not perfect, but makes me feel better about it and avoids tummy aches.
I mostly don't limit the day-off although I will tell them to wait until after dinner if a mealtime is coming up since I want to make sure they also get real food!
After the first day or two, I typically put the candy bags up high in a cabinet and get them down at bedtime snack time. Mostly I let them have as much as they want during that designated time. Often after a few days the candy gets forgotten about since it's out of sight. (Or maybe they've eaten all the favorites and don't care about the rest.)
My main rule is any candy that gets dumped out and left out becomes incorporated into the grown-up stash :D This tends to hit the littler kids the hardest, but they also don't care as much so it works out.
Stealing that main rule 😅 that's a good one
“Forbidden fruits” usually end up being a problem (in my opinion). Moderation in all (most) things usually teaches valuable lifelong reasonable lessons. Learning to make choices on our own with guidance and setting good examples is key.
We don't put any limits on candies during holidays and our toddler just regulates himself. We sometimes make the trip to the fancy candy store and he makes himself a bag worth $20 of candy, and it's a fun outing that seems to meet all of his candy wants. Aside from that we only have dark chocolate, which he also has free access to and loves - and there's really no need to worry about that, but he doesn't eat much of it either.
I have to limit candy on the night of Halloween because too much sugar has led to my kid having night terrors (only ever happened on Halloween when she was little but why risk it?), but generally it is just out. She never finishes all of it, and since I don't really believe parenting has much to do with kid wins, I force myself not to act like we are winning at intuitive eating or something. Getting her to eat real food is still like pulling teeth, but she does find her own limits with sugar really well.
Yep on the day or the day after I don’t limit candy. But I do warn my kiddo to be mindful that his stomach can ache, and not ti eat it right before dinner. After that it’s for dessert until it’s gone. Halloween candy usually goes stale before we can eat it all or I’m tired or storing it so I toss it.