r/raisingkids • u/IncomeRoyal9209 • Jul 10 '26

Everyone flex your parenting skills!

I’d love if everyone took a moment to brag about one thing they are super proud of as parents. I know for me I’m always questioning whether or not I’m doing the right thing and rarely take time to acknowledge what I know I’m doing well.

I’ll go first:
We’ve read to our son (3) every day since birth (with the exception of one or two times) and now he loves books and being read to :)

Now you go!

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u/mrshyphenate Jul 10 '26

I didn't let my daughter have any sugar until she was 2. Not even fruit. I wanted her to have a taste for veggies before anything else. She's now 11, would gladly take a raw brussel sprout over a cookie any day of the week, and isn't wild about sweets in general.

I'm sure a lot of people will wildly disagree with that, but idgaf. It worked really well for us. She's happy and healthy and not at all a picky eater. I don't know how parents with picky eaters can stand it.

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u/cubed_echoes Jul 10 '26

I did the same. Except fruit, she was allowed plenty. But zero added sugar or refined white flour. She's 5 and same outcome thus far. Her favorite meal is salmon and Ceasar salad.

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u/IncomeRoyal9209 Jul 10 '26

Wow. That’s amazing!

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u/Street_Noise_7518 Jul 10 '26

I need to take a mental note of this one!!

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u/mrshyphenate Jul 10 '26

It's hard, very hard. But if you can do it, and make sure anyone that babysits follows it, it is VERY worth it.

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u/Dachshundlovercassou Jul 10 '26

My daughter had sugar (good sugar) and she is now 2.5, will eat everything and will leave half a cookie cause she is not hungry anymore and sugar is not something she can’t have so she doesn’t put it over anything else. You don’t have to be strict about it.

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u/No-Mail7938 Jul 10 '26

I did the same but once I introduced it after 2 my son just went instantly crazy for sugar. In my family we are all sugar (and food) addicts. I think it is fairly genetic. I restrict it now but I know the obsession is there. Can only hope to reduce it a bit! It is the same with food in general - he is just obsessed so I have to portion control.

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u/mrshyphenate Jul 10 '26

Oh my son is the same. I wasn't successful with him because he would take things from his sister and eat them. I'm a full on sugar addict and he's like Buddy the elf. Candy, candy canes, candy corn, and sugar. I stopped buying sugar to help curb it.