I’m curious about how you manage the junk food situation when you are with other parents and their kids on holidays?

We just had a very pleasant couple of days away, but the junk food came thick and fast at times from the other family. My belief  is it’s probably more damaging at least psychologically, to prevent your child from having things that are not healthy when all the other children are munching away on them BUT if  it was toys, for instance and the others were being given lots of toys, I would be saying no more readily.

There  comes a point, though when I just need to say no anyway to the sweet things because they are damaging my childs body which is so precious. Bedtime is one instance where I knocked back the sweet food for Charlotte. Really, sweet junk food at bedtime? Not for my little girl.

The other Mum is pretty concious and did make comment when Charlotte was offered, nay, given a small icecream by the Dad after she’d already eaten quite a bit of  junk throughout the day. The Mum hoped it was okay that he had done that because She doesn’t like people handing out food to her kids without being consulted either. That made it okay in one sense. At least She was aware of what was taking place and hey, we’re all doing our best. (more…)