I am a stick-in-the-mud. I stashed my
kids candy after Halloween and only
allowed her to have a couple of pieces
each day. I am doing the same thing at
Christmas, too. I just don't think its
good for kids to have all that sugar. In
addition to the "Hyperactivity myth" I
think it's really hard for your body to
keep processing such peaks and valleys in
glucose. It puts a lot of strain on your
pancreas and liver, so i don't do a lot of
holiday candy and sweets (I often take
their candy to parties and I used to put
it in the candy basket at work). I do let
them have home baked stuff, but I still
limit this to one or two treats per day at
the holidays. My friend told me the other
day that I was denying my kids one of the
fundamental pleasures of christmas. She
told me it was mean for me to do this to
my kids. I don't ever hear them
complaining, but what do you guys think?
Should it just be a free for all at the
holidays, or should you stretch it out
over time? Or would it be even better to
toss it all in the trash? A penny for
your thoughts.
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Katrinadoodle
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 1231
Posted: 01-20-08 06:20am
I'll be doing what my mom did - little
kids (like up to maybe 12) get a limit of
two.... older than that can eat what they
want.
