More likely to become obese?

Only one of my GC is a little tubby. His parents got his weight down by strictly limiting the amount of tomato ketchup. There is a surprising amount of sugar in those bottles. However, he is partial to Nutella and I can hardly blame him for that.

I thought it was grandparents job to spoil grandchildren, I know my grandmother did (and I didn't become overweight until after my DH died)

I have two 30 somethings with no fillings. I think this may be due to not promoting sweets at all in the early years, (while you can control such things! )

This seems to have left them without having developed a "sweet tooth".

When I used to ask parents about their children's diets (because of rampant tooth decay) grandparents would frequently be blamed by the parents.... but then they would say that, wouldn't they
I can actually remember only one little girl who had dreadful teeth and was obese.... and her mum was obese too

When my DGS comes to visit from his home 200 miles away, I find it the perfect excuse to buy a jar of Nutella, for him, of course, hmm hmm. I love that stuff on toast

When my two were small I asked their Grandparents not to bring sweets when they visited so they thought of interesting little toys and novelties instead, tubes of bubble kits and Berol felt tip pens. When we visited Grans they made cakes etc and I was happy with that.

Let Grans spoil a bit but don't dish out crisps, chocolate bars or such daily as a right! Best of all don't keep them in the house.

I did take my first opportunity to feed DGS with spoonful's from the large ice creams I bought for myself and his mum when we went to the park. This was the first occasion it was warm enough and he was old enough to enjoy it. I had waited 8months for that experience.

My grandchildren are with me 2-3 days every week and they are all stick thin! Their eating habits depend on how they feel. Sometimes they are very hungry and can't get enough to eat and on other days they just seem to pick at their food. They are very fit, outdoorsy children who are always "on the go" . They spend most of their time at the stables with mum and when they are at mine they are forever cartwheeling, skipping and cycling they couldn't keep still long enough to get fat!

When visiting us, my mother would give my children sweets just before their meal. She also fed the dog from the table, something else we didn't like. We had a very good relationship, and I wonder why she felt the need to try to overturn our own not-very-strict rules. The children had enough goodies at appropriate times and the dog had her own food - she was a Labrador and we had to keep a close eye on her weight.
I adhered totally to my daughters' rules, but notice that one of them does exactly what my mother did, and it drives my grand-daughter mad.

I'm with you GM. It's called 'Ma's rules' in our family! The girls remember being spoilt when they stayed with their DGPs. Actually, it's just a slackening rather than total rebellion

I don't ply them with sweets or chocolate, but they do like baking cakes with me. I ration treats and offer healthy snacks before they can have ice cream or biscuits. None of them are overweight - they'd have to stop bouncing around for that to happen. I think they eat more variety with me because I don't buy junk snacks and convenience foods that they have in stock at home. I do get extra nice yogurts, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries in for them. They never ask me for chocolate, but they have it at home