I still water down their juice if they get it, and I don't really care for junk food myself. I prefer real food to eat so I don't keep it in the house. Their favourite food is cottage cheese. Seriously. Lol give your lo some of that with fruit, my kids go through a 3lb container in a week. They eat it for breakfast, I like it better for them than cereal.

Be strict as long as you can! As soon as they start having junk they'll want it all the time. My 3 year old wants treats daily. It makes it easier to cave and give him a donut hole when he just had a bunch of celery sticks. I don't think he'd eat as much fruit and veggies if I caved earlier and have him lots of treats as a 1/2yo. It's ok to be strict. I just stopped watering down his juice recently. I should probably still do it.

My three-year-old probably gets a treat most days, but it's always high-quality treats in small quantities, and we make sure she enjoys it rather than eating mindlessly.

I grew up shoveling junk in front of the TV all day, so I was really determined not to raise my kids that way. Luckily my husband is great with incorporating treats into a healthy diet. He's French, and while I think some people really over-emphasize the "superior" nature of French parenting, he does have a very healthy relationship with food. I'm happy that our daughter seems to be developing one too!

Mine are four and two, and we don't eat junk often but I don't forbid it. I believe in moderation it's ok. As long as it's not all day everyday. Like a pp said if it's forbidden its more likely they'll binge when they get it.

Our two year old does not get a lot of treats. Maybe some of my ice cream on special occasion if we go out for some. She still hasn't had any juice, since there's no nutritional value to it. She loves homemade air popped popcorn, but it only has light salt on it- so I let her have as much as she wants.

I don't buy cheezits or potato chips (I'll eat them all) but I'll let her have Tortola chips and homemade guacamole.

She's good about fruits/veggies, meats. So we've been lucky.

I think it's up to the parent and whatever makes them comfortable. My daughter (1.5 years old) never drinks juice. She actually makes the decision herself to drink water only. I do give her a couple bites of ice cream if we're eating it but I don't just serve her sweets. I have a friend who's son is almost 2 and she's been giving him candy for a while now. It makes me cringe every time I see her do it. She hands him lollipops and whole pieces of candy and she asks me why I don't give my dd candy. I just don't want to make it a habit this early in her life. She loves her fruits and veggies and I want to keep it that way :)

When she's with her dad, he fills her to the brim with garbage. He buys her pez in bulk. He has returned her sick from having too much candy and a mouth jammed packed with m+m's.

When she 's with me, we have treats for dessert a few times/week but it's always home made. She only gets milk and water to drink. We focus on healthy, nutrient dense food during the week to make up for crappy weekends that I can't do anything about.

My 4 year old, probably once a week, that being some organic healthier treats we bake together.

Sometimes her dad gives her some gross junk food...that I can't help ;(

I give my kids a treat once a day during snack time. Sometimes it's healthier, like sliced fruit with cheese but I do give store bought snacks. I see nothing wrong with indulging occasionally. I've never given juice though, unless it's from the juicer. I don't drink it, so I don't buy it.

We hardly ever give our son, 22 months, junk food. We will give him a bite of mama or dada's treat, but that's about it. First time he had sweets was his first birthday, and he didn't even like it lol

They have plenty of time to eat sweets when they get older, no need to rush the process.

When I eat sweets (which isnt often). Usually 2 times a week.

My son thinks junk food is grapes, peaches, watermelon and apples. Lol

Maybe I'll lighten up when he's a bit older.

Also by junk I mean pizza. Chips, crackers, candy, cake. Sugar.. Really anything but fruit/veggies and protien.

My son is two. He eats junk way more than I'd like. Not every day but a few times a week.

He loves chocolate milk so I usually give him a tiny bit in a mug when I'm drinking coffee. If I'm eating something yummy I share. He's had ice cream twice. And cake like three times at birthdays. We don't eat a ton of sweets but lately I've been making pumpkin baked oatmeal for bfast and I throw some chocolate chips in. So he eats that.

My plan was to be very strict about sweets but I've loosened up as time has gone on. He had no sweets until cake o his first birthday and he wouldn't even eat any. He just cried cause the frosting got everywhere ?

He eats a lot healthier than most toddlers I know but he started loosing weight because of refusal to eat so now I bribe him sometimes to make him eat.. Idk.

I don't think it makes u mean to not give your child sweets but I don't think you're a bad parent if you do. We all kind of do the best we can.

My DD doesn't eat junk. Today I gave her snappeas... They are green bean chips. Lmao. To her they might as well be cake!

I'm not super stingy with my 3 year old ss or my almost 11 month old ds. I let them try whatever foods they want, but not to excess. They still eat primarily healthy food, but I don't prohibit anything sweet or "junk food" like. I've always felt if it becomes a forbidden item someone is more likely to binge, where if it's not a huge deal then it isn't seen as that important.

twice a week. I give her very little. I try to give my dd healthy snacks.

Do what makes you comfortable. My brothers kids eat everything they want all the time. My sister gives my daughter junk maybe once or twice a week and my sil gives my niece some juice or junk food every day. I will probably not give juice often, just because me and my husband don't drink it. And we will try to minimize junk to a few times a week for a snack if we're on the go (cheese-its, cookies, and so on)

My daughter is 7months and people were making fun of me because I wouldn't let her eat the icing or the chocolate at a birthday party yesterday ?