Happy Halloween!
Tonight marks the kick off of this holiday season…with BAGS of sweet treats.
Listen as Nicki and I talk about how we handle this tricky tradition:
Of course, this stuff is a temptation for everyone…including the adults! You don’t want your kiddos feeling left out when the rest of their friends and classmates are scarfing down Kit Kats and Skittles.
So where do you draw the line? It’s a sticky situation…literally.
Watch the video above to hear our thoughts on this holiday.
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Thank you for the fantastic middle ground message. My “kids” are just a bit older at 14 and 19 and we have been doing a close version of what you and Nikki are doing. And yes, it certainly changes as time passes. And yes, we have endured plenty of judgement from others especially those who think that we are depriving and damaging our kids by not allowing them complete free reign over their intake of addictive junk. The swapping and trading for treats with less crap in them has always been incredibly successful. Keep up the awesome message!
Good stuff….I like it so much because it mirrors my philosophy. And affirms.
Thanks for idea: substitute justin’s …
A big ball of wrappers….hahahahhaha!
Happy Halloween!
Love this video guys!! This makes me feel so much better. I do the same, weed thru the bag and take out the colored candy and let them do a few days of the chocolate and do a switch witch were they give us the candy and we give them a toy. They love it. Thanks for doing this.
The disappearing bag trick can last longer than you think. My daughter was never that engaged with her Halloween candy, and never ate as much candy as I did when I was a kid. You guys sound on good balance — keep it up!
Love and appreciate the realness!
Hi there! Just wanted to chip in something fun that we’ve been doing for years with our kids! We have them pick out 5-10 treats from their haul, and then leave the rest out in their buckets for The Great Pumpkin, who takes (aka trashes) the rest of the candy and leaves them a non-food present in exchange. Also, we often serve dessert WITH dinner, so that the kids get a sense of all food being equal, and not elevating sugary foods to this place of reward or specialness. They often will eat the (small) treat first, but then they eat dinner and that’s it for the day, you know? I was raised glorifying sugar, so I think this is a good way to mitigate that. You guys are amazing!!!!