I NEED Sugar

When Carter was a baby, we promised ourselves that Carter wouldn't have sugar for many years to come. However, through the miscellaneous innocent samplings of ice cream (Grammie!) and the "right of passage" gifts of lollipops (Papa!), Carter has became all too aware of sugar.

I try very hard to educate him about the negative health effects of sugar and how there are many other, better, options out there for snacks and meals. I taught him that "sugar" here in the south means hugs and kisses. So, lately when the word sugar comes up in our house I shower him with hugs and kisses. Being a smart two year old, he has picked up on this quickly. Now, when he says he "needs" sugar, he says, "I need sugar...I need to eat it Mommy. I want to put it in my mouth". I guess it would be really hard to teach him to eat hugs and kisses. Sigh, I digress.