I think its important to teach moderation.
I remember when my kids were little and we were at a friends house. She was having a gathering of many Mums and their children. One of the Mums suddenly asked where he child was. All the kids were outside playing in the yard except for her child. She was horrified when she found her child sitting alone in the hallway with a bowl of lollies. She had never had a lolly before and had suddenly consumed goodness knows how many. She left soon after and a rather annoyed mood that her child had been exposed to the lollies. We all found it very interesting that all the other kids had gone to the bowl and taken one or two lollies and then gone to play but the one child who was not allowed lollies sat alone and stuffed her face like crazy with the lollies.

If her child is brought up without eating sugar then the cravings won’t happen in adulthood. This young person will live a very great life.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 14 Jul 2019 , 5:03 am

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  I agree

I agree that sugar is unhealthy and addictive. I also agree that moderation is the key and you can always opt for healthier sugars at home. Outside our home we can’t keep our kids on the line as little doggies, they will go crazy when let loose.

This child is going to seriously over indulge as an adult

I bet her kids sneak lollies from their friends while their mum isn’t looking

Give them sugar in moderation and don’t overdo it. Like anything they will try it eventually. I couldn’t deprive my kids from trying birthday cake. That would make them more interested and cause more problems.

Wow, that’s a tough stance. Her choice but… I imagine it isolates her child in certain situations where they just want to fit in. A little bit, or in moderation, or on special occasions… !!!

Come on no birthday cake that’s very extreme

A bit over the top, sure it’s bad and addictive but it is a treat and controlling how much you and your kid do consume is the main factor but don’t take that away all together. Not fair

That sugar is addictive, I think is clear. But from this to forbid the kids to have any sugar at all, it sound a little exaggerated to me.

I think this is a little crazy. I’m all for reducing obesity, and I don’t overload my kids with unhealthy food. But I do like them to have to occasional treat. One day her kids will grow up and taste sugar for the first time and have a huge binge and may end up obese anyway.

This lady seems well intentioned but I think she is being too extreme. Her children might crave sugar all the more if it is denied them. I agree with comments here that moderation is the answer.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 27 Jun 2018 , 7:10 am

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  Exactly! Forbidden foods sometimes become sought after foods!

Uh huh. I guess the glucose her kid needs for brain function is the devil too? Afterall, it is a sugar.

Agree with MoM- everything in moderation!

I agree with mom everything in moderation.

Moderation in all things is ok including the consumption of sugar. Seems rather sad to me not to have a birthday cake! 🙁 Sometimes when children do not get certain foods they over compensate in the teen/early adult years.

If you keep it to treats I think you’ll be fine. They can want to eat sugar all day, you’re the parent. Just say no.

Sugar like a lot of things has its place. In our house it is a special occasion food and the younger ones do not mind. The older ones we can not control it but they are old enough to know what they want in their bodies.

As soon as they are old enough to get out of their parent’s reach they will binge on all the things they were not allowed, better to give it to them in moderation

Sugar is addictive and some even state that it affects the brain the same way cocaine and I think that is the point this mum is trying to make. We have issues with sugar in our house, so it is limited. I bake with minimal sugar, if a recipe asks for 1cup of sugar I will only add a quarter of a cup.

I agree with it being addictive, but I haven’t cut it out completely with our Punks. I’ve always struggled with my weight and that stemmed from not learning enough about moderation when I was younger — my Mum, sister and one of my brothers are blessed with super fast metabolisms and have never had any weight concerns so it wasn’t something that was thought of — and I want to make sure that the Punks had a better start than me! I was quite strict with them not having any processed sugar or fats when they were babies, as I figured they have their whole lives to choose to eat that sort of stuff but I could hopefully play a part in them not having a taste for it. They’re 5 now, and they have 2 bites of a sweet and put it down, and opt for fruit and veggies over fatty foods. I’m a little relieved about it, to be honest!