That’s for sure lol

The problem is that lollies these days are far worse ingredients in them than what they did in the grandparents day.

But that’s what Grandparents do – spoil grandchildren with goodies!. I think the fact here is the grandchildren are spending so much time with their grandparents that the weekly occasional treat that I used to get as a child after Sunday lunch at Granny’s is given almost daily,

I also think that grandparents are generally more indulgent with the grand-kids than we parents are. Some rules need to be put down from the beginning.

Grandparents here do not overindulge in treats.

Granparents to tend to have a treat for the little ones but they don’t mean to harm them!

My mum and my partners grandmother both give my kids lollies. I’ve had to tell them to stop it because they expect it every time they visit.

My mum gives the occasional treat to my daughter, as do i

As a nan I do not think giving my grand daughter foods that high in fat or sugar is good for her. i always try to give treats that have a hidden value in them. At the moment her favorite is cake but I give her veggie muffins and as a diabetic most of the foods I cook are good for her. My older children did get some treats from their grand parents but that was very rarely as we never really saw them.

omg both grandparents feed my kids so much crap its not funny, including soft drink and multiple treats. note both are obese too.

Give the poor grandparents a break!

I have been told I’m mean because we don’t give anybody’s kids we mind lollies or junk food. Their main treats are yoghurt and flavoured straws in milk. They have a lot less sugar in them than flavours in powders that are in tins.

I couldn’t agree more! My husband and I want to do baby led weening but my in laws just don’t get it and try giving her ‘food’ every chance they get!

This isnt true with my mum!

This is true at my mums house! She spoils the kids rotten but that’s the fun of visiting nan and pops.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 21 May 2016 , 8:57 pm

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  Some grandparents spoil more than others too.

I agree with mom169007. My brother and I used to eat lots of junk food – chips, twisties, lollies, soft drinks etc – every day, yet we were not overweight. We used to play outside for at least a couple of hours each day. Maybe that’s the difference.

My mother in law was always quick with a treat too. But she often offered healthier options like rockmelon and yoghurt and they would pick and eat blackberries and loganberries. I didn’t mind too much as the kids spent most of their time with me and I was pretty consistent with healthy food and treat limits

I think that grandparents are doing what grandparents have always done! The issue is that kids today just aren’t as active as kids were in the past. We were given buckets of treats when I was a kid, but we didn’t have computers or tablets or gaming systems. We were always outside. That’s the difference!

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  • • karina_hutchesson replied
    • 17 May 2016 , 5:21 pm

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  mom169007, you’ve hit the nail on the head! So let’s stop blaming the grandparents, but maybe let’s educate the parents who don’t have their kids doing lots of activities! Take away the electronics for an hour or two every day and kick the kids into the backyard!