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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never limited my kids. They love getting it and they each ate maybe 1-2 pieces last night but then their buckets sat ignored in the floor while they watched Hocus Pocus. I have  never ever limited or restricted any food in our house so my kids aren’t convinced this is a free for all where they might never get candy again. It’s just candy. I guarantee I will throw away 97% of this or take it to work because they just don’t care to eat it all and forget about it. [/quote]

Don't hurt your arm patting yourself on the back.  Some kids don't care about the candy, but it's not because you don't restrict it. Some kids will gorge themselves every day and not eat other food if it isn't restricted.  Some kids won't care much, whether it's restricted or not.  The same is true of adults.[/quote]

The op asked for what people do. I responded with what we do and that it works for us which is what was asked. You’re only accusing me of patting myself on the back because it’s not your situation but it’s a neutral response to a question. [/quote]
You’re responding to me here, but it was other posters below who thought the same thing I did about your self-congratulatory post.  I was annoyed by the cause and effect you are drawing with the word “so.”  You clearly think it was your superior strategy that led to this great result. I actually did not mention my situation when I responded to you. I’ve got two kids and one is pretty indifferent to sweets and the other one really loves sugar.  We raised them the same. [/quote]

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