Limiting Sweets & Sugar: Preschooler
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Kids and Sweets- Healthy Mom Wants to Know If Its Realistic to Hold off on Sugar
Asked by H.H. from Los Angeles
on July 29, 2008
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When I pictured being a mom, I pictured being one of those mom's who kept all sugar and junk food out of the diet until they were three of four. Possibly going vegeta...
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- I completely understand your dilemma. While I am only about to have my first child myself, I have several nieces and nephews, and am constantly trying to keep them awa...
- Hi, I wanted the same thing for my son. Not the whole vegetarian thing but I wanted him to stay away from sweets, sodas, and read meat. For a while I was able to do ...
- I would change your unrealistic goals now. Since there is sugar in almost everything (even fruit), you can't go without sugar completely. You can always buy sugar fr...
4 Year Old Too Focused on Sweets???
Asked by E.D. from Boston
on December 7, 2010
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Maybe a silly question, but how focused are your kids on getting desserts?? My daughter loves, loves them (who doesn't really) but I am not sure if it is problematic o...
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- I thought that was normal? As long as you are maintaining control of her diet I would not worry.
- My kids were like that, too. EVERYTHING was about getting to dessert. Any outing with the family centered around "what treats are we going to get?", etc. So I remov...
- I've worried about that too with my oldest. Since my youngest isn't as focused and they're close in age, obviously raised the same etc, I now figure it's just how peo...
Issues with Sweets- 4 Year Old
Asked by C.G. from Fort Collins
on September 9, 2009
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Hello~
I have a 4 year old who loves sweets. We allow a dessert after dinner or lunch. My son will ask me how much of his dinner he needs to eat before dessert. I...
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- how about making the size of the dessert proportional to the size of the meal eaten? if a child eats one chicken nugget, and one baby carrot, then a mini-oreo cookie ...
- It seems to me that by saying to a child that he has to eat dinner to get dessert, the value of dinner is minimized and his negative attitude about it is reinforced. ....
- My family has dessert daily, but nothing big (maybe 2 cookies or a piece of Halloween candy). I figure it's better not to ban it entirely. I also make much of it hom...
How to Teach Sweets in Moderation
Asked by S.D. from Austin
on September 3, 2010
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My almost 3 year old daughter is a great eater for the most part - loves her veggies, fruits, and even a plain rice cake. I want to teach her sweets in moderation and...
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- Sweets were not off limits to me growing up. I think that is why I never did the freshmand 15 and in general have been able to control my weight. With that said, I...
- Well, you could be describing my kids! They eat great food, and genuinely enjoy veggies, but let me tell you my oldest loves her sweets. Honestly, the fact that ton...
- my parents were the opposite, we could eat whatever sweets we wanted. When I went to college, I craved veggies and had a salad every night! :-) We are candy lovers...
Halloween Candy
Asked by D.P. from Los Angeles
on November 1, 2011
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How do you limit the candy your kids eat from Halloween? I have a 7 and 8 year old. We used to let them pick 10 each (to eat one a day till gone) and we would give th...
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- It's not my son that's the problem, it's me! I can't stop eating his candy, ughhh....
- I throw away whatever hasn't been eaten around mid-November (if there is any). Usually it's a bag full of empty wrappers, Dots, Tootsie Rolls & lollipop sticks, lol!
- We buy the candy from our kids then donate it to a local charity. They have a choice to keep it or buy it, but they generally prefer the money. We let them pick 5 piec...
Cutting Out Sugar?
Asked by A.R. from Peoria
on April 27, 2010
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I have a very active 3 year old boy. We have been having problems lately with hitting, kicking, and generally not listening. I take my kids each morning to the YMCA ch...
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- We learned that my son's problem was not sugar but food coloring and red 40 was the biggest trigger. Red 40 is in everything including things you would not think of li...
- I never believed that sugar truely affected behavior until I saw it in my niece. I don't think sugar effects most kids that way, but with her, it does make her very ag...
- Sugar definitely does crazy things to my kids! I would try cutting it out and feeding him a healthy diet with lots of fiber and protein rather than carbs and sugar. Do...
Sugar at School
Asked by K.G. from San Francisco
on January 19, 2010
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Hi Moms, I have 3 &5 year old daughters, who attend preschool and pre-k. Our preschool has a no sugar for treats (bdays, christmas, etc.) policy, but the pre-k does no...
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- A private school can do whatever it wants, I think..so if you don't like their attitude, you can change schools. As an aide in a public elementary school for sev...
- Most centers I've worked in allow treats for birthday celebrations and such, but avoid sugary treats being provided by the school or teachers. If these are being prov...
- I too didn't want my kids eating badly at preschool. I talked alot to my kids so they new what I didn't want them eating and why, so they could help make better choic...
Sugar Issue
Asked by S.M. from Spokane
on February 15, 2011
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I am having a really difficult time with this because I am overweight and have sugar issues myself - so I panic when dealing with this with my kids, because #1. I wan...
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- I don't keep tons in the house, but I don't go crazy restricting outside. We have some snack foods that are carbs, but candy/soda, etc. are not regulars in the house. ...
- I have a huge sweet tooth and moderation issues and am worried about my son having the same issues, so I know where you're coming from. My eldest is only three years ...
- We have almost no rules about sugar/junk HOWEVER... we're super active people, kiddo especially. When someone is spending 6-10 hours swimming or 6-8 hours snowboarding...
Cutting Sugar Out of 4 Year Old's Diet
Asked by M.H. from Dallas
on March 18, 2011
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My daughter has been having some issues with getting cavities and everytime I take her to the dentist, he tells me it's because of sugar getting in between her teeth (...
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- Try cutting down on her juice, the sugars in fruit juices are terrible on little teeth. Or water it down so it isnt so strong
- Maybe instead of cutting everything with sugar out of her diet you could brush her teeth after every meal instead. Does she brush her own teeth or do you brush them f...
- Cutting down on surgar is just a healthy thing in general. I've also cut down on sugar with my kids because I just want them to live a long, healthy life and, also, b...
MIL A Candy Pusher
Asked by S.C. from Phoenix
on December 30, 2010
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Let me start by saying that my MIL and I generally get along very well. There were a few hick-ups when the kids were younger and we were all adjusting to our new roles...
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- My MIL does the same type of thing. Our kids are little, so it's difficult to explain anything to them. Here's what we do. We thank her for the goody bags home, let...
- your smart for picking your battles wisely.have hubby lose the candy after he drops off fil and before he gets home the trash would be a perfect place for it in my opi...
- Actually I think the best angle would be to explain it to your kids and get them on board with you. Show them some pictures of decayed teeth due to eating too much su...
