Halloween, Official SUGAR day! Be Careful!

Dee here again…and yes, I know the last post might have seemed a little depressing, but it’s the truth, and the “Truth shall set you free,” (and that is true as well)!

Now, knowing today is the “official sugar day” here in our country, I thought I’d provide you with more information about the dangers of sugar and why you should limit your and your kids consumption of it!

Click here to read “The Dangers of Sugar”

Here are some ideas to prevent mass quantities from being consumed!
1. I “made a deal” with my kids. We asked if they wanted three pcs of candy or “give up” their candy for a new toy. They chose the new toy!
2. Tell them right now, and a few more times today how it’s going to work tonight. Example- “kids, now I know it’s fun to get a lot of candy, but when you get home you only get two or three pcs, one tomorrow and one the next day. The rest is going to get thrown away…ok?”
3. Explain to the older ones the article, or better yet, let them read it to understand your decision about the candy.
4. Scare them with the truth! Tell them how bad sugar and candy is for them! Use the ol’ “your teeth will fall out; you can get real sick” etc.
5. Lay down the law…period. In our house, our kids (who are 3 and 5) know that they are not allowed to eat a lot of sugar…they just do. So be the parent and lay it down!

So try these tecniques, read the article and have fun tonight without all the junk!