Kids and Candy?

I have a lot of friends on FB that have children. A lot of them post pics of their kids eating candy or sweets- lifesavers, suckers, cupcakes, cookies, etc. I'm talking less than 3 y/o. IMO giving a kid candy/sweets that young isn't the best idea, as they are developing teeth and think it can become addicting. Seeing a friend post a pic of her 1 year old walking with a sucker made me think about this. I think candy also poses a choking hazard for them. What do you think? opinions/personal experience/thoughts on this :)