Day after Halloween.....

[Blackcat31]

Any of you have issues or rules about the day after Halloween? Do your kids come back overloaded on sugar? I've had kids come sick to their stomaches from too much candy and parents who say, "They just ate too much candy." which means I am not going to come get them because they aren't "sick". Plus the overload of sugar sends them all into overdrive so they are climbing the walls...EEK! (Not to mention some of the younger ones who end up with diarhea!) I am actually thinking of telling parents ahead of time that if their child comes and is too much of a handful due to sugar overload, they'll have to come get them. I have had all my kids since they were born, so I know them well enough to know if their behavior is normal or not. Plus, I know my parents well enough to know most will just let their kids eat til they are sick!! Uhggg!

[missnikki]

Maybe send out a reminder newsletter saying, "Please remember to limit the amount of Halloween candy to avoid any tummyaches or sugar crashes on Monday. Parents will be notified to pick up their child if he/she is not fit to participate in the day's activities." Or something to that effect.

[safechner]

Any of you have issues or rules about the day after Halloween? Do your kids come back overloaded on sugar? I've had kids come sick to their stomaches from too much candy and parents who say, "They just ate too much candy." which means I am not going to come get them because they aren't "sick". Plus the overload of sugar sends them all into overdrive so they are climbing the walls...EEK! (Not to mention some of the younger ones who end up with diarhea!) I am actually thinking of telling parents ahead of time that if their child comes and is too much of a handful due to sugar overload, they'll have to come get them. I have had all my kids since they were born, so I know them well enough to know if their behavior is normal or not. Plus, I know my parents well enough to know most will just let their kids eat til they are sick!! Uhggg!

I know how that feels. When I was 9 years old and my parents are allowed me to eat too much candy on Halloween day and the next day I got sick real bad with ache stomach. I never, never forget what happened to me and I never do it again. Now I have kids and I won't let them to eat too much. They are allowed to eat maybe 2 or 3 candy, that would be it. They don't complained about it.