I am shocked by how often my son is offered candy by someone who is not related to him. I feel like I am constantly fending off well-meaning efforts to hand him treats. I hate it. In this ‘age of obesity’ I really wonder why this is so prevalent.
I expect to deal with this issue at birthday parties, but I really hate dealing with it elsewhere. To the people at the bank, hair dresser, restaurants, and on and on…. Please, I beg of you, stop making me the bad guy. You don’t have to deal with the aftermath of that artificial dye laden sugar stick. I am the one who will watch my typically sweet boy turn into a surly mess for at least a day, and I’ll get to field the comments from caregivers and strangers alike. To my son, that dye is like giving him speed. Please don’t!!!!
Lollipops - the NOT evil variety!
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I can totally appreciate your concern! When my daughter was little I just hated seeing her run around with candy in her mouth!
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Haha – I just realized that our school just had a carnival and what was one of the prizes – a sucker!!
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I know exactly how you feel! I used to carry around the Yummy Earth lollipops every time we went to the hairdresser. We have gradually weaned those and luckily they don’t offer it to older kids who can sit still. And I was a little surprised when the ballet teacher chose to give our candied bracelets as gifts! I told JC they were only bracelets and her friend showed her how to eat it! Luckily, she wasn’t allergic to them but if they were, it could have been fatal. I don’t think people understand how sensitive some kids are to certain food dyes or food allergies like nuts!
I know what you mean. I remember a thread a while back about this same issue on Mothering.com. I feel like I have to say no to my kids too much as it is, don’t really need more “opportunities” from strangers.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! I totally get what you are saying. My child is also very sensitive to colors (red 40) and a meltdown is imminent if he so much as looks at candy and suckers! I wish I was joking. He had red icing on a birthday cake recently and that night he was crying about ceiling fans.
When we first realized he was super-sensitive and linked the artificial colors, I was militant about it. I think that got through to Quint. Now, at the “mature” age of 7, when he is offered candy he immediately goes into a speech about how the colors are bad for him and that he is “allergic” to them.
Now, I need to teach him tact.
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Red 40 is absolutely the worst! Every time that I give in to anything with artificial dye I end up regretting it. I’m pretty militant about it overall. I hate that the darn stuff is in everything – especially things like medicines and toothpaste. It’s so frustrating.
Tornado Boy needs to work on presentation as well. He’s really good about checking if it’s okay to eat something, but he can definitely go overboard with the explanation.
I’m lucky to have no food allergies, just the general kid hyperness. But, I do suffer from the sugar overload and the kids not understanding we don’t do sugar all the time. I know last year we ended up throwing out a good portion of the halloween candy because there was just so much.
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I agree and I also wish that other parents inform me immediately about their children’ sensitivities when they come over for playdates. Since Anna is not allergic to anything, her sweets (which she eats every day but in limited quantities) are not hypoallergenic. What is harmless to her can be dangerous (or at least unpleasant) to someone else.
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aaahhh…loved this post! In total agreement:) Can you please tell me where to find those lollipops? We tried to avoid the dyes and artificial stuff with my son and it really helps
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Jodi – I got a huge container of them from Amazon when they were on special one day. I know that they also sell them at Whole Foods in a small package as well. They’re really yummy! They have a fun video on their website that shows how they make them.