Reflections on a Treat-Free Month

Simple Families

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Kids & Family, Parenting, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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I am wrapping up a treat-free month with my kids. Back in December, the cookies, candy, and treats got more than a little out of hand. This month has been a learning process for my kids, but more importantly for me. I’ve been able to let go of some of my longtime beliefs about the role that sugar needs to play in childhood. Have you ever tried to go treat-free with your kids? Show Notes/Links Babies Eat Real Food Workshop Clara Davis Study The post Reflections on a Treat-Free Month appeared first on Simple Families.

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0:00.0	Hi it's episode 192 and today we're talking about sugar.
0:03.7	Hi this is Deney I'm the founder of Simple Families.
0:07.6	Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler
0:12.1	more intentional life.
0:14.5	In this show we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing
0:21.0	the mental load.
0:26.0	My perspectives are based in my first-hand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development.
0:30.0	So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life.
0:35.0	Thanks for joining us.
0:37.0	Hi and welcome to episode 191. Today we're talking a little bit about sugar or maybe
0:46.2	a lot bit about sugar. So in December my kids were inundated with sugar. I don't
0:52.1	know if anyone else feels like this but every year
0:54.7	around the holidays sugar becomes so widespread. So after the holiday season
1:00.0	this year I decided to go treat free for a month with my kids. So by that I mean for a month
1:05.5	we're not having cookies, candies, cakes. Pretty sure that my kids had enough of all that stuff
1:10.9	around the holidays to last them the rest of 2020, but we're just trying it out for a month.
1:15.2	My intent in doing this was experimental. I wanted to see what my kids reaction would be.
1:20.8	I wanted to see if I could uncover some of the underlying
1:23.7	beliefs that they have around sugar because I know I have some of my own and I will say
1:28.4	that the results have been surprising and I'll be sharing more about that today
1:31.8	before we get into today's episode, I'm going to share a quick one minute word from the sponsor.
1:36.0	The sponsor for today's episode is Derma E.
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