10/28/2024
The concept of “Sugarproof” is based on strategies to protect kids from our high sugar food environment and the high sugar environment around Halloween is a good example where kids need to be protected while still enjoying the fun celebration. One analogy is things you might do to “sunproof” your kids at the beach. We know too much sun can cause skin cancer but we wouldn’t want to deprive kids of a fun day at the beach as a method for preventing skin cancer. Instead we have them apply sun lotion. So for Halloween we are all for letting kids be kids and enjoy the fun, but we do have a couple of strategies to suggest that might help reduce the candy load to keep kids safe and healthy.
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In Sugarproof, we talk about how families can set healthy limits with sugar and teach kids how to self-regulate based on internal motivations. Holidays like Halloween are a great time to put these tools into action!
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For example, in Sugarproof, we talk about the option of inviting the SWITCH WITCH to come on Halloween night to exchange excess candy for a small gift, kind of like the TOOTH FAIRY for Halloween. The reward doesn’t need to be monetary — it could even be a simple family outing like a bike ride, or anything your child would look forward to.
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