But when I became a parent, I wanted something else for my kids. When my kids were small, the costumes at our door were scary. So, we started going miniature golfing on Halloween night! We usually had the place to ourselves and we could take our time and let the two-year-olds play, too. Eventually, our plan got out and we were joined by other families from our homeschool group. For a couple years, the owner of the golf course closed down the facility just for us. We brought caterer’s coffee pots full of hot apple cider and some fruit and muffins for the kids to snack on. It was wonderful!

Now we just hang a “No candy, sorry” sign on the door and have a family film night. Last night we saw Ice Age 3. We play dress up whenever we want to, so there’s no big deal about “missing” costumes. We don’t really shop at Walmart or drug stores or big grocery stores, so the kids aren’t really reminded of mega-candy-day. It’s just something we opt out of. It can be done.

Did you increase your daughter’s dose of clo while you were sick? Or during flu season? How much do you give her on a regular basis and during flu season?

My son is 19 months old and I just don’t want to give him too much or too little =) We use the same brand as you.

Thanks!!