My eldest child LOVES sugar. He has literally said to me: “I love sugar so much I wish I could eat it all day long every day.”
I can lead by example. I can say that sugar makes your teeth grow in crooked or rot and fall out. I can say that sugar makes you sick, irritable, and angry. This kid isn’t fazed. That’s why I was jazzed when I saw one of the articles in the most recent Wise Traditions journal was called “Growing Wise Kids: Zapping Sugar Cravings” by Jen Allbritton.
I was also very impressed by the second step she suggests we take to help our kids nix the sugar habit: eating more fermented foods!