How much chocolate do you let your toddler have?

Some days none, but some days he'll have like the equivalent of 4 hershey's kisses. Sometimes he begs for it nonstop and I can't get away from him til I finally give it to him.

Answers:
It is not a good idea to deprive kids of certain foods because when they get older and are in school they will find ways to sneak it behind your back...kind of like telling a teenager that they can't date a certain person...it almost always backfires! I give my 2 year-old chocolate once in a while. He gets about 3 squares from a chocolate bar or about 1/4 of the normal sized bags of M&Ms. Not a lot, but just a special treat. He knows when I say "All Gone" that he is done.

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You are the parent! YOU set the rules. The more you give your child "junk" food the more he'll crave it. Candy should be for special occasions, NOT everyday. Again....YOU control it!

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