Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The Solution is in the Parenting

Parents (well one really loud parent) are now demanding that Mars Candy, the makers of M&Ms, do a candy makeover to reduce the after-effects of hyperactivity in children who eat M&Ms. By "simply" changing the kind of dye used for the various colors, the hyperactivity outcome of indulging in M&Ms can be reduced. Or so the theory goes.

I have a much simpler, more cost effective change to propose: don't give your children M&Ms if it causes them to be hyperactive. We cannot change the world to accommodate poor parental decision-making.

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