Do most people really make their kids get rid of most of their Halloween candy

[Anonymous]

I’m so tired of buying bags of the “good stuff” for my very busy neighborhood just to hear that so many parents just have their kids trade it in for a toy or cash or whatever. If that’s really the norm, why don’t we all switch to stickers?? Or tokens to trade in? What a waste. And no sending it to “the troops” isn’t cost effective, the money would be better spent by the orgs buying it bulk direct and having it send from manufacturer

For the record, my kids keep the candy and pick over it for the entire year. Xmas candy, valentines candy etc all gets tossed in, and yeah they get candy if they choose that for a treat regularly

[Anonymous]

Drive me crazy too, particularly since candy is more expensive this year. If parents don't want their kids to eat candy then don't have them go door to door to collect candy. If you want them to have the experience just cut them off after 3-4 houses or whatever number of pieces you are going to allow them to have.

[Anonymous]

omg I don’t care

[Anonymous]

Haha sorry you don't get to dictate what my kids do with the candy others voluntarily give out. What a piece of work you all are!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drive me crazy too, particularly since candy is more expensive this year. If parents don't want their kids to eat candy then don't have them go door to door to collect candy. If you want them to have the experience just cut them off after 3-4 houses or whatever number of pieces you are going to allow them to have.

My kids love to show off their costumes from one end of the neighborhood to the other. If you all want to hand out something other than candy, have at it. I’m handing out pretzels that easily go into lunches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haha sorry you don't get to dictate what my kids do with the candy others voluntarily give out. What a piece of work you all are!

I’m asking if most people really do this so that if most people do, I can stop wasting $100 on candy that’s going in the trash and instead give out a sticker or something cheaper to go into the trash

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Anonymous wrote:Haha sorry you don't get to dictate what my kids do with the candy others voluntarily give out. What a piece of work you all are!

I’m asking if most people really do this so that if most people do, I can stop wasting $100 on candy that’s going in the trash and instead give out a sticker or something cheaper to go into the trash

If it helps, the parents I know who actually do this eat the candy themselves.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think “most” people do that but some people definitely do. I think it’s a control thing for some moms + a reflection of their own disordered eating habits.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haha sorry you don't get to dictate what my kids do with the candy others voluntarily give out. What a piece of work you all are!

I’m asking if most people really do this so that if most people do, I can stop wasting $100 on candy that’s going in the trash and instead give out a sticker or something cheaper to go into the trash

If it helps, the parents I know who actually do this eat the candy themselves.

Uh, no. My kids get to keep enough candy to last until Christmas and the rest is donated.

[Anonymous]

Feel free to hand out other stuff. My kids go crazy for Cheetos, fruit by the foot or pirates booty. It’s not something we let them have all the time, but it would go in their lunches. We wouldn’t send a snickers bar for lunch.

I have little kids. We slowly disappear their candy but it just means Dh and I eat it. Which is only fair because I also bought $40 worth of candy to hand out too. We let our kids eat a lot, but no way would be let them gorge themselves.

[Anonymous]

Spend as much money as you want then turn the light off when you’re out. Stop being so dramatic.

[Anonymous]

I don't make my kid get rid of their candy. It's a focus for a few days and then it's just a bowl they can pick a candy from after dinner, and eventually they forget about it in favor of other treats. DH and I will snack on it during the day.

People give away too much candy! I get it, I've been the person with a full bag or two of candy left and fewer trick or treaters than I expected, giving kids fistfuls of candy. But as a parent, my kid just gets way more candy that they can reasonably eat! So yes, of course some of it gets eaten by us, taken into work to share, offered to house guests, etc.

The goal of trick or treating is usually to dress up, meet neighbors, see other kids out and about, etc. The goal is not just candy, though that's obviously exciting/motivating for kids like mine who are somewhat limited in how many treats they get. But it's okay to just give each kid a piece or two.

I will say that if you don't want the candy to get thrown or given away, definitely don't by the bad candy. That's the stuff that gets tossed, especially when it's poorly packaged, which we run into every year.

[Anonymous]

We don’t. My kids keep all their candy and get two or three pieces a day for as long as it lasts, usually a month or so. I don’t really know what other people do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haha sorry you don't get to dictate what my kids do with the candy others voluntarily give out. What a piece of work you all are!

I’m asking if most people really do this so that if most people do, I can stop wasting $100 on candy that’s going in the trash and instead give out a sticker or something cheaper to go into the trash

If it helps, the parents I know who actually do this eat the candy themselves.

Uh, no. My kids get to keep enough candy to last until Christmas and the rest is donated.

NP here. Maybe you don’t eat the candy, but I certainly do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't make my kid get rid of their candy. It's a focus for a few days and then it's just a bowl they can pick a candy from after dinner, and eventually they forget about it in favor of other treats. DH and I will snack on it during the day.

People give away too much candy! I get it, I've been the person with a full bag or two of candy left and fewer trick or treaters than I expected, giving kids fistfuls of candy. But as a parent, my kid just gets way more candy that they can reasonably eat! So yes, of course some of it gets eaten by us, taken into work to share, offered to house guests, etc.

The goal of trick or treating is usually to dress up, meet neighbors, see other kids out and about, etc. The goal is not just candy, though that's obviously exciting/motivating for kids like mine who are somewhat limited in how many treats they get. But it's okay to just give each kid a piece or two.

I will say that if you don't want the candy to get thrown or given away, definitely don't by the bad candy. That's the stuff that gets tossed, especially when it's poorly packaged, which we run into every year.

I agree with this. Just say “take 2”. It’s more about the experience