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Parental Bargaining on Halloween

“Mmmm… Mommy!” Chomp. Chomp. “Mmmm… mmm… ” Chomp. “Yum!” “Mommy, this… ” Swallow. “This is better than chocolate!” –My 4-year-old daughter after eating her first Fig Newton. Now you see why I warmly embrace the whole non-edible goodie giveaway on Halloween night. My daughter is by no means a candyaholic and would happily choose a bowl of fresh fruit or a Fig Newton over a chocolate peanut butter cup or lollipop any day. (I consider this due reward for having birthed a child who didn’t sleep through the night until she was almost 3.) On Halloween my daughter would rather … Continue reading →

Parents and Halloween: Scary Stuff!

What’s the Halloween game plan at your house? The holiday yields a litany of opportunities to exercise parental control beginning with the type of costume your child wears down to the type of candy you hand out to other people’s children. Then, there’s the decision between parents as to who stays behind to dole out candy and who shepards the mini ghouls and goblins around the neighborhood. And, perhaps, the toughest call to make as parent on Halloween: How much candy to allow your kids to eat on the big day before gathering up the sugary haul and locking it … Continue reading →