https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:06:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526857 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 19:43:23 +0000 jmarionsmith 2526857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only because I'm not trying to share my chocolate (or any other sweets)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526856 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 19:41:40 +0000 magnolia 2526856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Coming from a family of alcoholic and drug abusers I make it a point to never be intoxicated around my son. Where. He gets older I will have to help him navigate our genetics and how to be responsible. Not looking forward to that... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526808 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:22:34 +0000 tofuwad 2526808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm definitely a stress eater and I don't want to be modeling mindless snacking and stress eating. Everyone over 40 in my family is obese so I'm trying to be healthy for my kids and model appropriate responses to stress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526796 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:31:26 +0000 808love 2526796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Selfish comments. The other day we were in an elevator on a very high floor and it stopped to let other people on. Right before the door opened DH said, Oh great now we have to stop and let people on. People entered and then, sure enough, as it slowed to the next stop, LO announces loudly with exasperation, Oh great! NOw we have to stop and let more people on!! (Believe me, it was not cute!) :silly:<br /> I also made a similar comment for another situation (my selective memory forgets) that she repeated so it is not just DH working on this one.<br /> Note to self: selfish, rude comments must be sanitized in public or said in your head! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526753 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 13:38:32 +0000 Tanjowen 2526753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only one that occurred to us to cut back on was all the bad words. My little tape recorder cheerfully repeats them over and over to all who will listen :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526618 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 08:17:28 +0000 Mrs. Twine 2526618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Which is why the girls will question if we go anywhere in the morning and I haven't had any coffee :silly: .</p> <p>I feel it's sort of like talking to them about sex: if I'm silent about it or secretive, they're going to figure some stuff out anyway, but I'll lose the opportunity to give them my perspective and have an open discussion about it. If there's a habit I'm trying to change I'll usually talk pretty openly about it. Like cutting back on soda. I'm not really a drinker, but I'll have a beer or glass of wine on rare occasions. The coffee stays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526602 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 07:26:01 +0000 Foodnerd81 2526602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm more likely to hide things from her so she won't ask for them. So I drink coffee and wine or beer in front of her and she knows that's only for grown ups. Probably if I had a soda in front of her I would call it wine so she wouldn't ask (awesome parenting right there, right?). Candy I don't eat in front of her unless I want her to have some too. Basically unless it's completely off limits, I can only eat it in front of her if I want to share. So I eat dessert after bedtime. </p> <p>I am happy for her to see us having a glass of wine or beer responsibly though. And when she is much older I'd let her have a few sips so it's not taboo. We just aren't big soda drinkers anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526523 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:20:43 +0000 coopsmama 2526523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd rather illustrate moderation than hide it from my kids. I rarely drink (not now while pregnant) and seldom have soda but if I feel like getting a Coke while we're out at dinner with the kids - I'm getting one! I feel the same way about all junk food. Moderation! We eat veggies and good foods at every meal so the vast majority of what I model to them is healthy eating. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526518 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:13:34 +0000 autumnlove 2526518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we don't have a problem with drinking an occasional soda/beer/wine in front of our kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526486 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:26:41 +0000 Mama Bird 2526486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, we cut down on candy for a long time until DS was mature enough to just have a little (and not stay up for hours from the sugar rush). We hardly ever had any at dinner till he was three or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526469 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:53:29 +0000 Charm54 2526469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try and model healthy habits - so I always have water at dinner even if I would love to crack open a coke.</p> <p>But I have no issues with having coke, wine, whatever around her during special occasions - out at a restaurant, on vacation, hanging by the beach, etc. I want to teach her everything in moderation </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526468 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:48:01 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2526468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nah, if i feel like i need to hide something I would probably lean toward changing the behavior all together. I have a pretty bad diet soda habit and i definitely should cut back, but it never occured to me to hide it from the kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526467 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:47:38 +0000 MoonMoon 2526467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetCaroline: I actually agree that I'd rather drink wine in front of my son than soda! For two reasons, to model responsible drinking, and also because he can't have any, so there would be no question of him asking for it.</p> <p>I don't drink soda in front of my kid, junk food is almost strictly for after his bedtime, and my husband has stopped having his nightly beers because we don't want LO growing up assuming any of those things are necessary on a day to day basis.</p> <p>We do have them at special occasions so he's not missing out on treats, but occasional instead of everyday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526421 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:42:37 +0000 SweetCaroline 2526421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thus is probably super weird, but I am more likely to cut back on pop rather than wine in front of my kids. My kids will probably see me drink wine a few nights a week (1 glass/night, not with dinner). I'll probably mostly drink pop at work, maybe one on Saturdays at home.</p> <p>Coffee...one cup a day! That's not changing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-avoidcut-back-on-vices-in-front-of-your-kids#post-2526417 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:35:38 +0000 mrbee 2526417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently started drinking Diet Coke again, after kicking the habit for years. It's not the world's worst vice, but I noticed recently that I make it a point to never drink soda in front of the kids! Probably a lesson to be learned there but for now I am ignoring it.</p> <p>I also don't drink wine in front of the kids when possible, although I've heard that it's better to drink wine with your dinner in front of the kids so that your kids understand how to drink responsibly. First though, I probably need to learn how to drink responsibly myself.</p> <p>Do you avoid/cut back on vices in front of your kids? </p>