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[quote=Anonymous]How often do your kids spend time with their grandparents? If it’s every few weeks or months, I would let it go. If they are local, it is more of an issue.  We had this issue. Grandparents would bring lots of sweets, bake cakes, etc. They are local so it’s an ongoing issue.  What has helped is we are really up front with them. If they bring cake, we all have a piece, enjoy, and then send it back with them and let them know that it will go to waste if they leave it. With candy, we just throw it out. When they ask, we let them know that. They have reduced what they give the kids by a lot because they see that it’s getting thrown out.

I know this sounds rude. But this is after trying other gentler methods for a long time. We otherwise have a good relationship with the grandparents. We do allow them to give some treats because they do view their grandparent role as being fun and not parenting the kids. It is what it is and the kids do value their relationship so much. [/quote]

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