I realized this past spring/summer, that if Julia had candy during the day, she is a real pistol a few hours later. I am talking bad behavior, jumping around like a crazy person, etc. Because of this, it is rare that she gets candy during the day. I never bothered telling Jerrod about this because he already thinks I deny Julia to many things because I think they are not good for her.
Well, Jerrod finally figured out why it is bad to give a toddler candy more than just for treats occasionally. He let Julia have a good bit of a chocolate bar on Sunday. By Sunday afternoon Julia's behavior was just terrible! I think she had to stand in the corner at least twice and probably should have been there a few more times. Monday morning she found the rest of the chocolate bar Jerrod had left out before I knew she was out of bed. Monday was just pretty much just as bad. Bad behavior, jumping around, accidentally breaking lots of things with her excess energy, etc.
I explained to Jerrod that this behavior was the result of too much candy. I told him I discovered this almost a year ago already. He is never home during the day, so he never realized the issue it was. He has now agreed that candy for Julia is to be giving in small amounts and as a treat, not an everyday occurrence.
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