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BTDT Moms - Halloween Candy?
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I know some of you have said that there are things that you do to make it so your kids don't eat all the candy. I think Wash said that she brings them to her dentist office, who then sends the candy overseas. And then I just saw on Ellen that Allison Sweeny does a thing called the "Switch Witch", where she tells her kids that the Switch Witch is coming, and the kids can either eat the candy, or they can leave it for the Switch Witch and she will take the candy and bring a toy instead. I thought that was a cute idea.
I know that when the time comes, I don't want my kids to have a crap ton of candy. A little bit is okay, but when I was a kid we got SO much candy, and my parents really never told us how much we could eat. I don't want to do that to my kids, so I'd like to hear some other ideas of what you do to make sure your kids don't eat a lot of candy!
I know that when the time comes, I don't want my kids to have a crap ton of candy. A little bit is okay, but when I was a kid we got SO much candy, and my parents really never told us how much we could eat. I don't want to do that to my kids, so I'd like to hear some other ideas of what you do to make sure your kids don't eat a lot of candy!
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Re: BTDT Moms - Halloween Candy?
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Whatever is left over after tonight will be forgotten about tomorrow. If it isn't, then he'll get a piece or two the next day or I'll tell him it's all gone.
My kid doesn't really fixate on things like this, so I don't need to do anything elaborate.
I think I'll end up just keeping it on the top shelf of the pantry and rationing it out so it doesn't all get eaten at once.
I do remember having candy left past Christmas though...so it's not like we age 100 pieces a day.
Also, the 'Switch Witch' sounds like something that would have terrified me as a kid.
To a kid id say fairies are generally good and witches are bad. Also, I understood the concept of a switch when I was little. One was never actually used on me but I was sent to go pick one out on a few occasions.
I think it's a cute idea and could be done of explained right to a child...or they could be scared by the thought of a witch sneaking around at night.
When I was growing up my parents took us home when we had so much candy. I don't see the logic in trick or treating to the point my children have more candy than they want to eat over the course of the next month or so.
My kiddo is still a toddler through. So I'm still navigating this whole Halloween thing. The more I think about it...it's a challenge to "parent" this holiday. Lots of weirdness. Like, normally don't take candy from strangers! But....tonight it's ok. Too much candy is bad for you...but let's visit 200 houses collecting it.
I feel it has so many mixed messages!
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