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What age did you allow DC to eat these sweets?

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Sparrowlegs248 · 03/11/2018 09:23

Haribo or similar
Flump
Skittles
Starburst
Chomp
Full sized chocolate bar
Lollies
Hard /boiled sweets

Apparently iabu to not let mine have them. I'm not changing my mind and am happy in my decision but also wondering if it's that abnormal?

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costacoffeecup · 03/11/2018 09:28

My three nearly four year old has never had most of those including lollies etc. She has had haribo a few times as children bring them into nursery on their birthday. I don't think she's ever had a full size chocolate bar but she has PLENTY of chocolate in the form of chocolate lollies/kinder eggs and she likes a bit of my partner's 90% dark chocolate too (weirdo.)

To be fair I'm not precious about it at all, we just don't really have sweets in the house as we don't really eat then and the grandparents tend to buy chocolate over sweets. I don't think I've had skittles or boiled sweets for years!

Doje · 03/11/2018 09:29

It was probably around 2 yrs for most of them. They've never had a full size chocolate bar though (now 3 and 5) and I would probably make them share one if the situation did arise.

They're not allowed the hard boiled sweets or hard boiled lollies yet either. I don't like them and think they're a choking risk.

Camomila · 03/11/2018 09:49

DS is 2.5
He doesn't like chocolate.
I wouldn't let him eat anything on that list apart from skittles as I think big marshmallows, chewy sweets and lollies are still a choking risk at his age.
He did get some heavily supervised skittles at halloween and some soft jelly type halloween sweets.

Usually he gets sweets every couple of weeks - mini 10g bag of tiny jelly beans for being good round the supermarket etc.

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Bunnyhop1502 · 03/11/2018 09:50

When we take a stroll to the corner shop my 18mo is allowed a flump and DS4 usually picks a chomp or a curly wurly. Not currently having haribo or hard sweets as they are a def choking risk. DS has had the mini ones before as they hand them out at nursery on birthdays!

treaclesoda · 03/11/2018 09:52

My 7 year old has never had a full size bar of chocolate, and I don't allow boiled sweets because I'm afraid of the choking risk. He eats Haribo occasionally, and small bits of chocolate (eg a few chocolate buttons) fairly regularly.

silkpyjamasallday · 03/11/2018 09:56

DD is two and has only had a flump from that list, she doesn't have all her teeth yet and I think it would be dangerous to give her solid/chewy things with only 4 back teeth. I wouldn't give her hard boiled or other hard sweets for a long long time, I nearly choked to death on a mini egg at about 8yo so I'm a bit paranoid perhaps.

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Sparrowlegs248 · 03/11/2018 09:57

Thanks. Ds1 is 3.5 and has had the occasional small bag of Haribo, and has had a flump once. They both (ds2 is 20 months) have chocolate buttons, or milky way stars . They've been given a selection of the sweets I've listed for Halloween and it's been saud I'm being a bit precious and ungrateful for not letting them have them. They don't know they've got them, and the ones they got when trick or treating I've swapped out for fun size chocolate bars etc.

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treaclesoda · 03/11/2018 10:00

My children are still working their way through the sweets they were given at Halloween 2017. And now we have another huge pile to add to it. It's like a mountain of sweets that they'll never get to eat.

CakeNinja · 03/11/2018 10:04

My older 2 were about 5/6 before they were having this sort of thing. The youngest was probably 3/4 because they were in the house and just ‘there’, plus I was more relaxed about occasional sugar.
My oldest dd was desperate to try coke and I said she could when she was 10 Grin she finally tried it and didn’t like it at all, her younger sister does like it but it’s still not something I buy or have in the house, she has it when we go out to eat.
Curious as to why you’ve taken your dc at 4 and under 2 trick or treating though when you have strong views on sweets - surely that’s a pretty standard thing to be given out at Halloween?!
I mean, if they really insisted they wanted to go I could understand, but I didn’t make a deal or really even acknowledge Halloween when my oldest ones were that age because I didn’t want them eating crap at such a young age!
Not judging honestly, just curious as to why they went trick or treating!!

Tummywhining · 03/11/2018 10:07

What's wrong with a chomp? Your list is oddly specific. Can't you just break the chocolate bar in half if you think it's too big?
Tbh, I don't know why you'd take them trick or treating if you don't allow sweets.

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Sparrowlegs248 · 03/11/2018 10:10

Re trick or treat, I always had the intention of swapping what they got with more age appropriate things. We went because i thought they,d enjoy taking part, and planned to go to a few local houses that we know. I am more concerned with the choking aspect, although I wouldn't want them to have tonnes of sugar either.

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Orlande · 03/11/2018 10:11

I'd let a 3.5 year old have all of those except boiled sweets and a 20 month old have chocolate, haribo and flumps.

Believeitornot · 03/11/2018 10:13

The age is relevant OP!

Mine are 9&6 so most of those are fine for mine although I baulk at a whole chocolate bar and anything hard boiled.

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Sparrowlegs248 · 03/11/2018 10:14

The chomp.is one of the things they were given.

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GiveMeAllTheGin8 · 03/11/2018 10:17

Dd was three when she first had her taste of things off your list. She is nearly 6 and allowed them all except the boiled sweets.
What's the problem with the full size bar? What do you do with selection boxes at Christmas?!!

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Sparrowlegs248 · 03/11/2018 10:19

I just think a full size bar is far too much for their age. They haven't had a selection box at Christmas.

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Orlande · 03/11/2018 10:26

Only give them a bit of the chocolate then Confused

Sounds like they are too young for trick or treating if you don't want them to have sweets!

WhereIsBlueRabbit · 03/11/2018 10:36

Mine is 3. Of the stuff on your list, he's had Haribo from party bags, lollies from the barber, and I would let him have a flump. I don't give him chewy sweets because I understand they're more damaging to teeth, and I wouldn't give him boiled sweets either because of the choking factor.

We aren't precious about sugar - I give him chocolate occasionally but quote randomly so he doesn't think to ask for it. Otherwise it's just from party bags.

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Sparrowlegs248 · 03/11/2018 10:38

Orlande most of the things I've listed were given to them separately from trick or treating. I'm not asking for advice on what to let them have, I'm perfectly happy with them having the things I give them. I am wondering what other people do and if my stance is as abnormal as it's been made out to be by others.

I do find it odd to give these things as gifts to small children.

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PiggeryPorcombe · 03/11/2018 10:54

I still get twitchy about the choking thing with boiled sweets and ds is nearly 12 Blush

Camomila · 03/11/2018 11:09

We went trick or treating and a few of the houses were giving out different things to the big kids and to the toddlers - DM was giving out dried fruit things and another lady mini packs of bubbles. Quite a few steered the little ones towards the mini haribo or chocolates rather than the lollies.

Vanillaradio · 03/11/2018 11:10

Ds is almost 5. He had Haribo probably at 2 as other kids started bringing into nursery for birthdays etc. Skittles he had first time last week! Starburst and lollies in the last year at some point. I am not sure what a Chomp or Flump is sorry! If Flump is marshmallows, then again he had them in the last year He has not yet had boiled sweets or full sized chocolate bar, he'll share a chocolate bar with me or dh.

LoisLittsLover · 03/11/2018 11:12

Dd (4) hasn't had any of those. She does like chocolate and marshamallows in moderation so i have a deal hat sweets from parties etc get swapped for a smal amount of chocolate that she likes or perhaps a kinder egg or aimullar

ItWasntMeItWasIm · 03/11/2018 11:12

Win win situation as they don't eat so much junk and you get the nice stuff 😆

Mind are older now but certainly had similar rules when they were younger.

Otterseatpuffinsdontthey · 03/11/2018 11:34

My daughter isn't on MN - but I can say, for definite, my nearly 2 year old Granddaughter doesn't get anything from that list. She has a daily treat - something like chocolate buttons, milky bar etc. (followed by a drink of water).
Her treat on Wednesday evening was a small Halloween cake (think French Fancy/orange icing). It was "exceedingly good" - however, let's just say she didn't sleep very well that night.
Regarding choking, including all the usual suspects, virtually anything can be a choking hazard.