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KidTOPICS - Holiday Tips/Easter
For Christians, Easter is a very special time of the year. For
our children, it is an enchanted time of energy, family tradition and excitement. |
 From a
health standpoint, the biggest challenge parents have is dealing with the over-abundance
of chocolates and candies made available to children on Easter morning. Candies at this
time are generally of no significant health concern, but overindulgence can cause acute
stomach symptoms and occasionally behavior changes. Much like our Halloween tips for "trading-in" candy for
other joyful items (books, toys, etc.), you can be very creative in setting up a similar
program to limit the amount of candy and still allow "treats" with other simple
gifts.
From our Halloween tip section - the
"GREAT PUMPKIN" concept can be translated to the "GREAT
BUNNY" concept:
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A real neat way to limit the HUGE pile of
sweets most children bring home is to institute a "Great Bunny
Trade-in Policy." This gives your child the important ability to
choose and makes them feel empowered in giving up their candy! Simply
allow them to give up a small number of pieces of candy for a very
small gift or toy from the "GREAT BUNNY." Offer them a
more substantial toy for even more candy. Finally, if they are willing
to give up all but a few pieces of their candy, give them a
"significant" gift or toy in return. This allows them to
choose their sacrifice and subsequent gift, as well as limiting
excessive unhealthy sweets (hopefully they will take the bait)! |
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