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At what age is a boiled sweet lolly pop ok?

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Weegle · 12/12/2008 19:04

DS is 2.5 - I just told his Granny he couldn't have a lollipop as I was worried about him choking (I also wouldn't allow him to have a boiled sweet) - concerned it might come off the stick exactly as he is sucking. Am I being precious? What age do you allow lollipops?

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ramonaquimby · 12/12/2008 19:05

I still don't like my 7 year old or 4 year old having them - usually chuck them out when they come home in party bags. less to do with the choking factor than hating them

VivaLaPotPourri · 12/12/2008 19:06

Alot older than 2.5 - DS is 2.8 and I fished them out at halloween etc.

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Weegle · 12/12/2008 19:07

ok this is reassuring as I was made to feel ultra silly

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thisisyesterday · 12/12/2008 19:08

ds1 had his first one when he was about 2yrs 9 months. because I think he had it when we went to get ds2's tongue tie snipped.
he hated it though, he totally didn't get the whole licking/sucking thing, he wanted to chew it. so he gave it to me and has only recently (is now nearly 4) liking them.

I had avoided them for the same reasons as you, plus the mess and because I knew he would just want to bite it

Seona1973 · 12/12/2008 19:52

my 2 year old has had them - he crunches them up after having a few sucks at them - he has never choked.

TheFalconInThePearTree · 12/12/2008 20:06

Personally I wouldn't allow them at all, except perhaps on special occasions. They are so bad for the teeth. I'm not against kids having sweets but I'd rather give them chocolate or even gums.

MerlinsBeard · 12/12/2008 20:07

my 2 are still not allowed them and they are 5 and 3

Gemzooks · 12/12/2008 20:52

not a good sweet as they stay in the mouth for so long = more tooth decay. Better a quick bit of chocolate or jelly baby which is gone fast. Our parents'/gp generation sucked on boiled sweets all the time and most had pretty awful teeth..

basementbear · 12/12/2008 21:01

Mine are 5 and 6.5 and I don't let them have them. DS1 was given one by a shop keeper when he was about 2.5, the whole thing came off in his mouth and got stuck in his throat. Thank goodness DH was there as I wouldn't have known what to do - he was literally unable to speak or breathe, choking on it. DH held him practically upside down and whacked him hard between the shoulder blades - the ball shot across the room like a rocket!! It makes me feel ill just thinking about it still. I even cut grapes in half !! I know I am probably over-reacting now they are older, but it still frightens me and I don't like to think about what it does to their teeth either.

DECKmuppetWITHBOUGHSOFHOLLY · 12/12/2008 21:01

my 4.8 ds 1 only gets them when we go to get his hair cut or he has one in a party bag so they are the coolest sweets ever!

He doesn't have boiled sweets at all.

MrsFogi · 12/12/2008 21:02

Never - lollies bathe their teeth in sugar for ages

KatieDD · 13/12/2008 14:28

Totally agree with MrsFogi, anything that stay's in the mouth and disolves is a very bad idea, mine have chocolate or jelly baby type swwets that get chewed and straight down the hatch.

leoleomakingalist · 13/12/2008 14:35

My ds nearly chocked this year on a lolly pop and it was a flat 'coin' size one.
Most scary thing I have ever dealt with so far. Poor ds was so scared as was I.

LynetteScavo · 13/12/2008 14:38

Never.

They are bad.

On so many levels

Lotster · 13/12/2008 15:56

Isn't is aggravating when older generations are dismissive and make you feel precious and paranoid! When in actual fact you've got the most up to date info and advice as a mother. My mum is the same, but then she has false teeth in her sixties and have a few crowns myself thanks to her methods so I feel quite confident fending off the Haribo...

If they must give them a lolly, a chocolate one is best as it rinses off the teeth quicker that boiled sweet type sugar. Also won't hurt teeth to bite in.

LynetteScavo · 13/12/2008 16:06

It's agrevating when other parents give them to thier child to hand out to the class.

Myrrhcy · 13/12/2008 16:12

I think dd was about 5 or 6 when she had her first lollipop; ds was considerably younger!

They only have them once in a while so it doesn't bother me tbh.

MilaMae · 13/12/2008 19:52

Mine are 5,5 and 4 and only now are they allowed them under supervision. Never when running and they're only allowed to lick not suck them.

Sad I know but I know somebody whose 7 year old ds had one in the back of the car, they didn't know he was choking on it until they heard sounds, they fortunately managed to pull over and get it out in time.

They terrify me but choking is the one thing I worry about -we're all allowed something

Smithagain · 13/12/2008 22:39

Blimey. Mine have had them from time to time since they were about 2.5 - not running around, not in the back of the car and not messing about in the garden. But as an occasional treat/freebie from a kind shopkeeper - yeah. So shoot me

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