Should children not be allowed to eat too much candy?
486936
It is a myth.  Myths become gospel to some people who don't know better.  Moderation is key.  Some candies are just plain junk and frankly there are better things you could put into their little bodies that taste sweet.  If they have good brushing habits and good eating habits, candy will not hurt them.  If they start to gain weight, cut back.  But always ask your pediatrician and never let another parent dictate what you feel is best for your child.
1116681
no, you shouldn't because the food would have incalcuable amounts of bacteria on it, and this could make the child sick.
284760
Yes it can lead into diabetes if you are not careful, if your blood suger gets low use glucose tabs, peanut butter, eggs, or juice to level it out, but never sugary candy, watch your candy intake, I too have this problem
402
It typically works really well to give them a choice about part of the afair. For example, if they need to take a gross medicine, that's not an option. But it will go down a lot better if they can choose to take it with the blue or the red spoon, or to get a kiss or a hug afterwards. I also try to leave room for "rewards". For example, at dinner, the kids can take seconds of whatever they like best after they finish eating. However, I make sure to serve them at least a little bit of everything and make them eat that first, and save some of the stuff they really like for seconds.
854464
No, but I thought about it. Wait....does stealing some of  my 4-year-old's candy while "checking for open wrappers" count? If so, then heck yeah!
911148
That is what your mother says so you won't eat too much chocolate.  Your bones will have no effect from eating chocolate.
152542
There were tests done that say it isn't healthy and can cause a multitude of problems, but everyone has to drink their diet soda to make up for that candy bar they ate earlier... not me though, purity is my stance or at least as close as possible
390686
Candy rarely contains much if any nutritive value, so that fact makes it not 'good' for any type of diet. Foods good for a diet are those that will contribute to your personal body requirements. There are lots of diets....weight loss, low cholesterol, diabetic to name a few. My guess is that you're talking about weight loss. Although candy isn't nutritionally or calorically good for you during a weight loss diet, some people find that an occasional sweet reward keeps them going. If you're doing this, though, why not choose sugar-free sweets and avoid reward that's filled with calories that will slow down your weight loss?
206729
It should be prohibited unless you eat it. penalty for picking without eating - DEATH!
107706
Try a little negative association-every time you want chocolate,dab hot sauce on your tongue,or be good 6 days a wk,indulging on the seventh day.I think there's more power in the pull of something forbidden to us,so maybe foregoing it altogether isn't an option,but a sugar free alternative may help you atleast curb it,GOOD LUCK
752605
No, why should they..\nif people cant control them selfs with what they eat, and they get fat..\nthen the fatness is there punishment!\nthere is not need to remove fast food from a school campus! =]
1039347
too much of ANYthing is bad for you
96806
I think the problem has to do with the parents not forcing the children to go outside and play.  Watching television and playing video games is not such a bad thing when done in moderation.  It becomes a bad thing when the parent allows the child to sit in front of the television as long as they would like.  I feel that a child should be made to go outside and play every day weather permitting.\n\nI am a parent of two boys and it is required that they get a certain amount of outside activity.  If the weather is bad, I insist they find other activities outside of television or video games such as coloring, writing, reading, board games, card games, etc.\n\nI also think parents have gotten away from the homecooked meal and indulge in fast foods more often.  As a working parent, I can undertand the temptation of always picking up dinner on the way home, but in the long run it is an unhealthy choice for the entire family.  We need to get back to our roots where the entire family sits down each night to enjoy a homecooked meal and only occassionally indulge in fast food.
977582
You have to keep telling yourself you can do this.  I have to get rid of the choccy biccies and stuff otherwise I do eat them all.  It's probably not a bad idea to stop the kids having them anyway.  Get something to replace them that you can have which are low in fat, not as costly as a chocolate biscuit.  Weight watchers do individually wrapped packets of choc bics and loads of other stuff.  I find that if I have to open a packet it usually stops me eating loads as there are only two in the packet.  We eat the jumbo snack-a-jacks, caramel flavour, as well.  Get a packet of tic tacs or something similar and drink loads!  I can't praise water enough or even cups of tea.  If you feel full you are less likely to go picking and of course drinks do that in a low calorie way.  I like plain fizzy water and there are times where I have removed myself to the bathroom for a long soak with just a bottle of fizzy water to stop myself eating junk.\nYou Can Do It!\nGood Luck!
237262
VERY rarely.  Like 2 times a month if that.  You dont want them to get used to sweet stuff early because they wont want to eat anything nutritious.  Not to mention, they will develop cavities at a young age.
446829
They should, but parents should take a greater role in educating their children about food and controlling what they eat.\nPeople like to blame everyone else but themselves for their faults.
192903
Are you talking about prescription drugs being improperly stored or are we talking about "recreational" drugs being used in the presence of the children? \nEither way, yes, you have every right to disallow unsupervised visits, but I'll tell you straight up that your children will hate you if you simply cut their grandparents from their life so I would arrange for a different visiting arrangement but would not deny the grandparents access to the kids altogether.