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While a pillowcase fit to bursting with candy might be your kids’ idea of heaven, it’ll wreak havoc on their teeth and tummies. Especially candies that are mostly sugar and hard to chew! Have your kids make a list of their favorite candies, and keep a few of what they like best – maybe enough for one a day until Thanksgiving. If they like chocolate, they’re in luck, as it generally causes less tooth decay than hard sugar candies.

Once the kids have selected their favorite candies, take the remainder and offer 5 cents per surrendered candy. It helps get the stash down considerably, but also helps teach your kids about saving up for things they actually want. Just be sure you don’t eat the whole stash that’s left over. Bring it to the office, perhaps. There’s also the Halloween Candy Buyback project that allows kids to return their candy to their dentists for cash and prizes !

 

Above article referenced from BCBS of North Carolina (http://blog.bcbsnc.com/2014/10/5-healthy-halloween-hacks-kids-will-never-suspect/)

 

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