Handling Halloween

[velvetpage]

How does your family handle Halloween?

Specifically - what do you do about the candy? Do you pool it for family use? Dole it out a few pieces at a time? Let kids keep it in their rooms, to be eaten at their discretion? Let kids decide when to eat it, and accept the consequences themselves, or let them decide with some limits - for instance, no candy before lunchtime? Do you allow kids to have separate stashes of candy that their siblings aren't allowed to have, and if so, how do you handle accusations of theft?

This isn't a big issue for us yet - we're still at the dole-it-out stage, and she doesn't notice if I eat some of her candy. :) But it will start to become an issue, and I want to be prepared when it does.

Comments

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I just don't want them developing my unhealthy relationship with sweets, which was fostered by the hoarding my parents allowed at Halloween.

[anenomemama.livejournal.com]

I remember kids when I was growing up who were allowed to keep their candy indefinitely (and who were allowed to accumulate much, much more than we ever were!) It always struck me as strange, even then. I applaud your efforts in thinking this through!!