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

[Anonymous]

We buy extra candy and buy back the candy from DD that she's allergic to - we swap out the candy that she can't have for candy that she can have.

DS and DD get to keep their candy and eat it, and DS usually eats it all in a day or two. DD takes longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

I don't get rid of any of my kid's candy but limiting how much sweets your kid eats is not "disordered" eating. It's a normal parenting thing. Letting your kids eat as much candy and junk food as they want, letting them keep candy in their rooms to snack on whenever they want, is arguably more disordered than simply having some rules around how much candy gets eaten each day.

[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!

You’re wasteful and selfish. What a piece of work you are!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1,000,000. This is exactly what it is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

I don't get rid of any of my kid's candy but limiting how much sweets your kid eats is not "disordered" eating. It's a normal parenting thing. Letting your kids eat as much candy and junk food as they want, letting them keep candy in their rooms to snack on whenever they want, is arguably more disordered than simply having some rules around how much candy gets eaten each day.

Please point out where anyone said any of these things. Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

+1,000,000. This is exactly what it is.

No way. Who lets their kids gorge on 30 pieces a day? That’s disordered. My kids are wired after 2 pieces.

I let my kids eat their favorites and it dwindles down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1,000,000. This is exactly what it is.

No way. Who lets their kids gorge on 30 pieces a day? That’s disordered. My kids are wired after 2 pieces.

I let my kids eat their favorites and it dwindles down.

Ok great, that’s not at all the same as “letting them have a few pieces and giving the rest away.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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

If by “get rid of it” you mean there’s a steep parental tax, then yes, yes this is a real thing. *brrrrap*

[Anonymous]

I don’t care what happens to the candy after it leaves my hand - Halloween is fun, I just enjoy the festivities, play my part and call it a day

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

I don't get rid of any of my kid's candy but limiting how much sweets your kid eats is not "disordered" eating. It's a normal parenting thing. Letting your kids eat as much candy and junk food as they want, letting them keep candy in their rooms to snack on whenever they want, is arguably more disordered than simply having some rules around how much candy gets eaten each day.

Exactly. My kids are athletes and its important for them to understand the kinds of food that are good "fuel" for their bodies. At the same time, balance is important and denying any desserts/candy is very harmful. Teaching kids healthy balanced eating is a life lesson. Enjoying a few pieces of candy each day post Halloween is fine, but if you don't teach a kid why you don't eat unlimited candy (impacts of sugar), you are doing them a disservice. In fact allowing your kids to gorge on candy is an unhealthy habit.

[Anonymous]

This is why we buy bite size stuff and give each kid one. None of that holding out the bowl and letting kids take a handful.

[Anonymous]

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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.

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!

+1!

[Anonymous]

We do a switch, mostly due to allergies. If people offer a choice between a sticker/toy or candy then we’re grateful for the other option. Unfortunately very few people offer that.

[Anonymous]

We keep all the candy. The bad candy gets tossed because no one likes it, so I think that’s a real waste. The good stuff at least gets eaten by someone.

[Anonymous]

One thing I never do is eat my kids candy. My mom used to eat all my Halloween candy every year— literally gorge herself after I went to bed on Halloween night, and I would wake up to see nothing but bad candy left. It was so traumatizing.