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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]we had this problem since grandparents are our aftercare. instead of saying no junk period we limit it to a single serving. so one ice cream sandwich not 2 with a handful of cookies. I also will tell the kids as well as my folks to hold back on a day I might want to take them out to dinner or something. my kids know our house rules. they know if they ate junk at the grandparents they wont get the special going out junk later. this compromise has helped in our house since grandparents still get to give them junk, it isn't a forbidden fruit so they don't stuff themselves, and I still get to have fun with them on occasion.[/quote]

This is a great approach.  Treats in moderation are fine.  All the French people I know do give their kids a [i]goûter[/i] after school.  My last French teacher, a middle-aged Parisian, used to tell us about putting a chocolate bar into a piece of baguette for a snack after school, and I thought, "Damn, no way would my mom have let me eat that!"

I think after school snacks are fine, but they shouldn't be so big that a kid isn't hungry for dinner.  [/quote]

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