I didn't do a Halloween post this year; in the past I've written about the Switch Witch, Deliciously Ella, and uhhh, there's that one reel I made three years ago. There are only so many ways that I can say 'micromanaging your kids sweets will backfire'. Plus there were countless social media posts from the anti-diet contingent saying just that. I guess I take it for granted that we all already know that when you put sweets on a pedestal and turn them into a BFD, it creates a forbidden fruit effect that makes kids want them more.

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And then I went trick-or-treating with my 5 year old...

a red bowl filled with lots of candy
Photo by Douglas Clark / Unsplash

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