Do you think giving children sugary sweets and pop is a bad thing?
I buy big bottles of pop when I go shopping, mainly because I like drinking it, but I do let my children have it too. And when they ask for sweets and chocolate in the supermarket I limit them to what they can have. However, I do notice my son gets a bit hyper when he has fizzy drinks and sugary sweets. It irritares me but I know that children are just hyper all round. Is it such a bad thing and should I stop giving pop and sweets to my children?
If they are drinking it all the time then yes, you should cut back. I think one drink (12oz can, not 20oz bottle) a day wouldn’t hurt… like at lunch time. My 2 yr old gets sips off of my sodas every now in then (but I hardly drink them now, I drink sweet tea, which is still gonna make them hyper lol). I don’t give them to her to drink all herself though, because she is only 2, but a sip won’t hurt her. As for the chocolate & candy, the only thing like that my daughter eats is m&ms. She gets like 10 m&ms a day (thats just a guess, lol). I try to make a whole bag last a week and I don’t give the 10 to her all at once. I give her 1 here or 2 there, when I need to bribe her into doing something (for example: she just got her ears pierced, and she hates when I clean them, but I offer m&ms and she’s fine lol). Anyway, but like I said, as long as its like once a day or so (not eating/drinking it all day) then I think it should be ok. Hope I helped! =)
edit: oh & I don’t know how old your kids are, but whenever I’m at the supermarket in the checkout line, my daughter would be wanting all the candy and I would touch it and say "Oh it’s just for decoration… we can’t eat it… too bad" and she would forget about it, lol! She’s only 2, but it works………. for now lol! But if your kids are too old to fall for that, maybe if you have another one in the future you can use that tip on him/her… lol! =)
edit: hmm… after reading all the other answers, I think I might try a sweet night… lol!
Stop the pop, but occasional glasses are fine.
if he gets hyper then yes cut it back.
children should be allowed sweets and treats but limit them. my dentist suggests once per week. but if they made my child hyper I wouldnt give them at all, find an alternative
No.
I have shares in a sweet shop.
well i would say yes
but then ull have a tantrum on your hands everythime u go shopping
so the best thing u could do if find a happy medium
limit it to once a week
like have treat day
thats what my parents used to do
we had a bread bin with sweets like small mars bars and stuff like that
every friday evening
we got to take it down and choose something out of it we wanted
seems vry organised
but it worked
for the most
hope this helps
Refined sugar is poison for adults, not to mention kids… it is pretty easy to make the switch over to candies and drinks made with org. cane juice and fruit sweeteners.
I feel so much better whan I stay away from "white sugar" or "high fructose/corn syrup".
Don’t give them fizzy pop, a few sweets are OK as a treat.
I think it’s good to limit it. Eg, I used to have "sweetie day" every friday, and hardly any other sweets any other days. Also limit fizzy drinks and they’ll be fine. I think too many fizzy drinks and sweets is bad, as they can affect some children more than others.
Sweets and soda (sorry i’m from the east coast i can’t bring myself to say ‘pop’ lol) every once in awhile isn’t bad. But if you’re doing it EVERY time you go to the store that’s not so good. Not only does it ruin their teeth but as you said makes them hyper (makes them less likely to listen to you) and all around just isn’t healthy. It’s also teaching them that they can have what they want whenever they want. Instead limit the sweets to whenever they are extra good in the store or any other public place. Soda I’d say limit to a glass a day…probably less but I, like you, love soda lol.
Soda is very bad for children and even once in a while it is just better for your children to not drink it at all. I never let my children have it. They have probably only had it once or twice in their lifetime. I also really limit my children w/ sweets to. I only let them have desert once a week and no sugary drinks or snacks any other time of the day. For snack I give them fruits and vegetables and organic wheat crackers w/ low sodium.
Hello Charlotte,
You know the motto, Everything in moderation. My children do like to have soda pop, but it is not something I buy on a regular basis. They have it on Friday evenings when we have movies and pizza. We allow let them have it on holidays and of course at parties and so on.
The chocolate is the kicker because I love to cook and bake treats for them. Typically I let them have dessert after dinner or sometime a treat as a reward for good behavior.(By the way, I have 7 children!) That’s how I do things at my house, I hope I’ve been helpful to you!
Genesee from the-chocolate-spot.com
Ps. Remember children don’t come with a training manual! I really think your doing a great job by asking others for their suggestions! That is how we all learn and grow!
Pop and Sweets are bad for children, they are sensitive to the artificial flavors and the large amounts of sugar. When you feed them sugar like that, they do get hyper, its not just their nature. My mother raised me as a vegan for the first four years of my life and we were very organic and i wasnt allowed to have pop or candy regularly, i had it about maybe a few times a year, i had organic cookies (they didnt have artificial colors and a minimal amount of sugar) and juice for treats. I wasnt a very hyper child and i got sick for the first time when i was about 4 and a half. And then my step brother wasnt raised by my mother, and he had sugar on a daily basis he was a very hyper child and he was actually kind of violent. He didnt concentrate in school, and then my mom got concerned and started monitoring the amount of sugar that he got, after he started eating like us, he could concentrate more and he was calmer and quieter. Dont get me wrong, sugar is nice for a treat but not every day, it should be a reward, not something that your children take for granted.
There is a saying that you should never have to have a filling before you’re old enough to vote; if you have had to have one, then your parents let you have too much sweet stuff as a child. My brother is 32 and has just had his first filling, we had our fair share of sweet stuff but not too much and we cleaned our teeth regularly. It all helps.
only occasionally not all the time
yes it’s bad, the amount of sugar will make them hyper and then crash in an exhausted state. it rots their teeth, and teaches poor eating habits. the thing is they’re learning from you, so unless you change your dietary habits they will not know right from wrong.
sugary snacks are very unhealthy for kids and adults and so is the soda.Try no sugar added apple juice,there are plenty of sugar free and low sugar drinks for kids. You are helping them to form bad unhealthy habits that will have negative effects on them health wise
Its not just the sugar in the pop and sweets that is bad, it is all the additives such as colours, flavourings and preservatives. I never let my daughter have fizzy drinks, but occasionally has fruit juice. I know this contains sugars still, but it is natural. I do let her have sweets sometimes, but usually chocolate or homemade sweets so I can control what additives she has. I don’t think you can stop children eating sweets etc completely or as soon as they are old enough to make there own minds up they will go daft for them. But I think things like that should be given maybe once or twice a week as a treat, rather than routine.
Incidently it is better to let children have their sweets for the day in one go rather than 1 or 2 at a time over the day as that just prolongs the amount of time their teeth are in contact with the sugar. Then their teeth can be cleaned after the sugary snack.
If your son is hyper is could be a combination of the sugar and the colours in the fizzy drinks and sweets. I would cut them out if he has a problem and find an alternative, or at least cut them down.
You also need to be careful when replacing sugary drinks and snack with sugar free ones. These contain sweeteners that also shouldn’t be given to children. In the UK is is a little known fact that food and drinks specifically aimed at children under 3 is not allowed to contain sweeteners. That is why drinks like Fruit shoot say they are not suitable for children under 3. They make out is is because the bottle is unsuitable, but really it’s because of the sweeteners. You are better off using natural fruit juice and encouraging your children to snack on fresh or dried fruit.
Just limit the amount you give them.It is no good denying children these things.I have known parents who would never give them chocolate,fizzy drinks,or any other kind of sweets and once they were old enought to go to the shops themselves they gorged themselves on all the forbidden things.So, carry on as you are,with your own good sense.
The best move would be to simple not buy the sugary pop or candy. If your children see you drinking or eating these things naturally they want them. If their not in the house they won t see them and won t crave them. The bad effects of sugar go beyond just hyper children. They include a lowered immune system(more sick days) and cavities. Not to mention that if your children have a tendency towards being heavy this could make the difference between being heavy or normal. The thing I think of when I am tempted to let my 2 children have some sugar laden dessert just to be like other children is that I am building their food likes and dislikes now that will last a life time. If I feed them fruits and avoid these things they will like to eat healthy things and become healthier adults.
as a professional in the social care sector , I see the outcomes of too much sugar , hyperactivity and levels of agression which are out of this world , I suggest to you that you offer your children a small bowl each of fresh fruit salad with very sweet fresh fruit
pineapple
strawberries
melon / watermelon
once a week is ok but for the health of your children and your sanity offer healther alternatives cereal bars , raisins , smoothies.as for pop well theres 5 tablespoons of sugar in an average bottle. try them on flavoured water or if they scream and stomp at first allow them to have 1 glass / beaker a week of low sugar tasting pop. I know its’s tough but be strong
Are you people who agree with giving children soda pop daily or even in moderation nuts! Soda pop contains manufactured sugar or aspartame, caffeine, additives and other things that no one should drink…ever!
Children become hyper, aggressive, disobedient and dilinquent. It affects their health in a very negitive way. It can lead to early diabetes, hypertension, anxiety and stomach ulsers later in life.