Limiting Sweets & Sugar: Preschooler

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Kids and Sweets- Healthy Mom Wants to Know If Its Realistic to Hold off on Sugar

H.H. asks from Los Angeles

When I pictured being a mom, I pictured being one of those mom's who kept all sugar and junk food out of the diet until they were three of four. Possibly going veget...

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4 Year Old Too Focused on Sweets???

E.D. asks from Boston

Maybe a silly question, but how focused are your kids on getting desserts?? My daughter loves, loves them (who doesn't really) but I am not sure if it is problematic ...

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Issues with Sweets- 4 Year Old

C.G. asks from Fort Collins

Hello~ I have a 4 year old who loves sweets. We allow a dessert after dinner or lunch. My son will ask me how much of his dinner he needs to eat before dessert. ...

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How to Teach Sweets in Moderation

S.D. asks from Austin

My almost 3 year old daughter is a great eater for the most part - loves her veggies, fruits, and even a plain rice cake. I want to teach her sweets in moderation an...

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Halloween Candy

D.P. asks from Los Angeles

How do you limit the candy your kids eat from Halloween? I have a 7 and 8 year old. We used to let them pick 10 each (to eat one a day till gone) and we would give t...

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How Often Do Your Kids Have Sweets?

T.B. asks from Los Angeles

I have four kids that are 10, 8, 3, and 3. They are all in good health. I am struggling trying to figure out how much and how often I should allow them to have a sw...

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Cutting Out Sugar?

A.R. asks from Peoria

I have a very active 3 year old boy. We have been having problems lately with hitting, kicking, and generally not listening. I take my kids each morning to the YMCA c...

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Sugar at School

K.G. asks from San Francisco

Hi Moms, I have 3 &5 year old daughters, who attend preschool and pre-k. Our preschool has a no sugar for treats (bdays, christmas, etc.) policy, but the pre-k does n...

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Sugar Issue

S.M. asks from Spokane

I am having a really difficult time with this because I am overweight and have sugar issues myself - so I panic when dealing with this with my kids, because #1. I wa...

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Reactions to Sugar

L.U. asks from Phoenix

I have never liked allowing my children candy. Not because I don't want them to have it, but the way they act after eat it. It is almost like they get a "high" after ...