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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of my friends’ kids whose parents are strict about their diet go completely bonkers when they see junk food. I had kids literally stuff their pocket with junk lying around our house unnoticed. The parents claims the child doesn’t like sweets only fruit, meanwhile the child is stuffing her pockets fill out airheads.

I think it’s upsetting to these people to see how much their children still want all that junk.[/quote]

Every child goes bonkers when they see junk food. It has scientifically been proven to be a drug. Sugar is a drug. Food is a drug. Lays has spent millions of dollars fabricating Doritos in a lab in such a way that your brain is triggered to keep wanting more. That multibillion dollar industry is what makes junk food so hard to put down. And that is why some parents don't want their kids to eat it - because it's so hard to stop. For many people, they cannot outsmart food manufacturers so they opt not to keep that crap in their homes. Because these companies have made it a completely unlevel playing field. So all kids love junk. They are hardwired to do so. How much you allow them to eat is up to the parent. But why are you judging other parents for trying to do their best and keep it away from their kids? You're both trying to act in their best interest so why don't you give deference to each mom in that she knows her kid and family best?[/quote]

Which is why you allow some limited consumption. So the kids don't go bonkers when they are out of sight.

OP, I would do a compromise. Your kids get to do what is normal for them, but you promise not to bring junk food inside for the trip. She goes and does something else with her kids during ipad time. [/quote]

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