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[quote=Anonymous]My children are very young elementary and are very sensitive to sugar -- they get just a little bit of candy or sugar and they are bouncing off the walls, and don't want to eat anything else.  I am by no means anti-candy or anti-sugar, but DS has already had a cavity and DD is an underweight and very picky eater who would eat sugar all day every day if I let her.  The basic point is that I am trying to take good care of the children and instill healthy eating habits. I certainly give them treats but only sparingly and I don't keep a big stash in the house.  At this particular point in our lives, having a bunch of chocolate and candy stashed in the pantry just introduces whining and chaos that doesn't exist otherwise.  MIL once brought over some chocolates (totally over the top king-sized chocolate bars) and saw that the kids were over the top happy, but then of course she wasn't around for the effects of the sugar rush or the spoiled appetites when it came time for dinner. I let it slide a time or two, chalking it up to the normal indulgences that grandmothers make on their children. But then I gently and politely explained to her that I really would prefer that she not send huge chocolates, candies and sugary sweets to the kids (which she mails them in care packages, directly to them), and she continues to do it.  At first I thought she forgot, but then she laughed this bizarre laugh when I asked her about it again and now I feel like she is just doing it for sport. So unfortunately I have had to tell her that when a package from her arrives, that I am opening it first, removing the (copious amounts of) chocolates and candies, and then and only then giving the rest of what she's sent to the kids.  I'm really annoyed that she's teeing up this ridiculous battle with me, and that she's so immature that she actually thinks this is funny.  [/quote]

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