Comments on: Rule #27: Bribe Your Children With Sugar

By: Tom Addo

Tom Addo — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:48:40 +0000

Yup, giving kids cany is a good idea, oh, we also are the fattest nation in the world, good job America.

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:45:51 +0000

Oh, please tell me these kill-joys are a setup. Do people really think you are serious? Wait till they see the chocolate covered bacon I’m inventing for pacifiers.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:32:50 +0000

@ Cora: I’m glad you don’t have childeren. You don’t seem to have much of an educatation, a firm grasp of the English language or any discernible spelling skills. So, I can only imagin what’s to blame for your lacking sense of humor. And, you can blame socialized medicine for the over 650 children waiting. Not, sugar. We also use Red Bull here in the states so that our kids rock the ADHD with pride!!!!

By: Rule #74: Tell People Your Child Has Special Powers — Bad Parenting Advice

Rule #74: Tell People Your Child Has Special Powers — Bad Parenting Advice — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:13:37 +0000

[...] Tell people your child has special powers—we’re not talking rabbit-out-of-hat magic tricks, we’re talking about things such as levitating cars, empowering the lame to tap dance and making contact with dead relatives via special sugar-induced trances. [...]

By: Silly Dad

Silly Dad — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:09:26 +0000

@Cora – “Increased sugar consumption has also led to a massive increase in the waiting list for children in need of oral surgery”

I am a father of 5 and find your comment on this article very disappointing. I have a sense of humor (at the moment) so I can only imagine what it’s like to live life without one. Going through life taking everything so seriously guarantees only one thing – that if you do have children, their lives will be consumed by an overwhelming depression brought on by a complete lack of mirth.

Not only that, but children as young as three have been know to run fleeing into the arms of the first person who offers them a lollipop – even if that person drives a windowless van – when their parents have a complete inability to enjoy life and spend all their time trolling humor websites with know-it-all “advice”.

Decreased humor and sugar consumption has also led to a massive increase in the waiting list for uptight dental nurses in need of hot sugar enemas. At least one that I know of is in great need of some serious loosening up.

By: Cora

Cora — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:01:59 +0000

“If you’re struggling to get your child’s attention, or if you need to sway him in any way, forget a firm hand—sugar as a source of bribery is like giving candy to a baby”

I am a Dental Nurse, and I find your article dissapointing. I dont have childeren (at the moment!) so I can only imagin how difficult it can be if they are uncooperative. But stuffing sugar into their mouths is only going to guarentee one thing- They will only comply if they get something out of it

Not only that, but children as young as three are being fitted for dentures, (Dentures!) and six-month-old babies’ teeth are rotting away because of diets largely comprised of soft drinks and sugary junk foods. In most cases, parents are to blame for their children’s poor diets, which lead to rotten teeth and expensive dental work, leading into the £1000′s.

Increased sugar consumption has also led to a massive increase in the waiting list for children in need of oral surgery — more than 650 kids are currently waiting for general anesthesia treatment at one hospital.
Sad.

By: Cathy DeCenzo

Cathy DeCenzo — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:23:11 +0000

I think YO was given too many vegetables as a child and his parents should have been reported to the SugarPlum Fairy Social Worker…

By: Miss C.

Miss C. — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:27:52 +0000

I think you’re a stupid idea.

By: yo

yo — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:29:46 +0000

i think that is a stupid idea

By: Father Knows Worst

Father Knows Worst — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:10:49 +0000

@Sarcastic: Self-control is difficult. But the reward is greater through bribery. @Mothershaffer: Whenever candy or crack is involved, people tend to come out of the woodwork. Just you wait and see. @Nicole: That's some bulk-sized bribery. (Sorry, could not help myself...) @Marilyn_Res: Wait, isn't that where you got yours from? Did I do something wrong??