Lollipops

SLO2005

Have you given one to your child?  If so what age?

hersheykiss

Nope

SaranJonathan

Yes. Mostly at doctors appointments. Poor thing always getting stuck with needles, I dont see the harm in it. They are the small ones like dum dums. She had them starting around 10 months

hokies94

DS has had them.  He's 21 months and I think we started giving them to him a month or two ago. 

He's a third child and he only gets them when our older kids get them.  The temper tantrum he throws if we don't give it to him is not worth it.  A little sugar isn't going to kill him.  We generally give him Dum Dums, occasionally a tootsie pop.  I take it away when he gets to the tootsie pop part.

Our oldest didn't get them until she was at least 3.  

vmm0016

We have not given her any candy.  Maybe by next Halloween, I will let her indulge in some.

ryry1977

Yes, Cedric has had 2 or 3 of them.  His first was last halloween, he wa 13.5 months old.

slmcronelaw

Yes, she had one a couple months ago and I was surprised at how well she did with it.  She licked it until it was completely gone and didn't even try to lay it down anywhere..I was shocked.  but, she hasn't had one since

DEBBIE33CASEY

DD has had two so far and didn't get her first until a few weeks ago. Both times she's gotten them  from the checkout clerk at the grocery store. I take it away from her when we get to the car and then give it back when we're home.  I closely supervised both times b/c she likes to bite them and then I don't like the sticky mess. While I don't want her to get a lot of candy, I don't see the harm in getting it on occasion. Both times it has been the little dum dums.

Mrs.0428

Yup- we started giving them to him around 15 months during haircuts, worked wonders for getting him to sit still.  He also gets them when flying during take off and landing.

shoeboxx

larkin220:

No. No need. But we have given her ice cream.

This!  We haven't given him any candy, but he has had some frozen yogurt AND icecream.  He only takes a few licks, then he's done.

 

Mereou12

Nope. Not necessarily because I think they're bad, but because I just haven't ever thought about it. I figure he doesn't know what he's missing...

Kelli2507

yes, L gets them from time to time (dum dums usually)  we strap her in her booster seat. She perfers popsicles though.

Kelli2507

And she was about a year when I gave her one after a dr's appt.

Soon2BMrsN

Nope.

Blackvelvet

Our ped gave him on at the 9 month appointment and he loved them at halloween it was the only things in his treatbag I let him have.  We also gave him some on a trip last weekend he was really fussy in the car and he is good with them so I wasn't worried about it.  He has a whole bag at home that DH got him over a month ago that we have not opened they are still a treat.

jaemiller

No lollipops yet but he loves chocolate chip cookies and a bite or two of mommy's icecream sandwich;)  Maybe I'll do a lollipop this summer some time (17/18 months old).

Baby0322

larkin220:

No. No need. But we have given her ice cream.

THIS

NewFamily09

Not yet.  Our doctor's office gives out dum dums, but they've never offered DS one and I wouldn't let him have it anyway.  That particular brand comes off the stick really easily for some reason, so I'd be afraid of him choking on it.  If it were a different brand, I'd probably let him take a few licks.

SeaStar430

Just be aware that they can be extremely dangerous for toddlers.  A coworker's baby almost died when he swallowed a lollipop and got it lodged in his throat.  They had to puncture a hole in his throat to help him breathe.