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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 66713" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>To a certain extent, breakfast has to be a matter of negotiation. My mother would insist I eat breakfast every morning, but I had to be out the door by 7 am and my stomach was never awake before 8 am. She would serve me various breakfasts which i would eat, and then feel sick. I realise now that this was also aggravated by anxiety similar to difficult child 3's, but it built up a conditioned response in me so I still have difficulty eating early breakfast.</p><p></p><p>A liquid breakfast may be a compromise - will he drink flavoured milk? If so, make something like a choc-banana egg flip smoothie. One egg, a cup of milk, one small banana or half a large one, and whatever you use to put in the choc flavour. Blend it THOROUGHLY (so the egg is completely disguised). It's a sports player's breakfast. If you want it healthier and he will tolerate it, you can add LSA, wheatgerm and/or lecithin. It HAS to be drunk within an hour or so or it settles out. If desperate you can put it in the fridge until he gets home but it will need to be stirred again.</p><p></p><p>If he won't drink milk there is a fruit alternative, tastes fabulous. You can hide all sorts of things in there, including soluble fibre and vitamins. Simply puree a half cup of juice/water (50:50) with a cup (or more) of freshly chopped fruit. No added sugar. If you want it sweeter, add banana or mango. More tart, add strawberries or orange. Redder - add one frozen raspberry. Or more - the Halloween Special looks great with a handful of raspberries and a few blueberries. Banana adds a really interesting texture, but do not try to drink it with a straw. Wearing fangs is optional.</p><p></p><p>Back in my day, a liquid breakfast was perceived as being an alcoholic's breakfast, or someone from skid row. So I would eat some lunch early, instead, then have a big afternoon tea when I got home from school. Best I could do - not good. Besides, we didn't have a blender. Sometimes I would pack a couple of cold boiled eggs to eat for a late breakfast.</p><p></p><p>Headaches - my sympathies, I've been in the same boat. What has worked for me (might not for you, but worth considering) - keep exposure to light to a minimum. Sunglasses plus hat on glary day. As soon as the slightest hint of headache, get out of the light and up the painkillers before the headache can take hold.</p><p>I also switched to 24 hour pain medications and take them in the mornings - headaches are worse when pain medications are wearing off at the end of the day. Now, with pain cover at the end of the day, the really bad headaches are greatly reduced.</p><p></p><p>Kids - in their teens they tend to sleep later and later, then stay up later and later. This also aggravates headaches but it's a teen thing, hard to change. Something I saw on TV on Monday night - special glasses (still experimental) which the kid wears to bed. The glasses are on a timer, they shine a blue light into the eyes (closed or not, doesn't matter) which stimulates the pineal as effectively as if they had got up at that time. The body clack stays set at a reasonable time. The research is happening at a university in Adelaide, South Australia. Normally I would be recommending avoiding light, but in the morning, and to re-set a body clock, it should be OK.</p><p></p><p>Also, turning up for a daily pain pill could have become a habit, rather than a matter of need. Challenge him on it, next time he says he has no headaches. Tell him that's great news, the school nurse will be pleased to hear it, she can discontinue his daily tablet.</p><p></p><p>Good luck! Maybe heal yourself first, then help him. You'll need more energy to work on him.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 66713, member: 1991"] To a certain extent, breakfast has to be a matter of negotiation. My mother would insist I eat breakfast every morning, but I had to be out the door by 7 am and my stomach was never awake before 8 am. She would serve me various breakfasts which i would eat, and then feel sick. I realise now that this was also aggravated by anxiety similar to difficult child 3's, but it built up a conditioned response in me so I still have difficulty eating early breakfast. A liquid breakfast may be a compromise - will he drink flavoured milk? If so, make something like a choc-banana egg flip smoothie. One egg, a cup of milk, one small banana or half a large one, and whatever you use to put in the choc flavour. Blend it THOROUGHLY (so the egg is completely disguised). It's a sports player's breakfast. If you want it healthier and he will tolerate it, you can add LSA, wheatgerm and/or lecithin. It HAS to be drunk within an hour or so or it settles out. If desperate you can put it in the fridge until he gets home but it will need to be stirred again. If he won't drink milk there is a fruit alternative, tastes fabulous. You can hide all sorts of things in there, including soluble fibre and vitamins. Simply puree a half cup of juice/water (50:50) with a cup (or more) of freshly chopped fruit. No added sugar. If you want it sweeter, add banana or mango. More tart, add strawberries or orange. Redder - add one frozen raspberry. Or more - the Halloween Special looks great with a handful of raspberries and a few blueberries. Banana adds a really interesting texture, but do not try to drink it with a straw. Wearing fangs is optional. Back in my day, a liquid breakfast was perceived as being an alcoholic's breakfast, or someone from skid row. So I would eat some lunch early, instead, then have a big afternoon tea when I got home from school. Best I could do - not good. Besides, we didn't have a blender. Sometimes I would pack a couple of cold boiled eggs to eat for a late breakfast. Headaches - my sympathies, I've been in the same boat. What has worked for me (might not for you, but worth considering) - keep exposure to light to a minimum. Sunglasses plus hat on glary day. As soon as the slightest hint of headache, get out of the light and up the painkillers before the headache can take hold. I also switched to 24 hour pain medications and take them in the mornings - headaches are worse when pain medications are wearing off at the end of the day. Now, with pain cover at the end of the day, the really bad headaches are greatly reduced. Kids - in their teens they tend to sleep later and later, then stay up later and later. This also aggravates headaches but it's a teen thing, hard to change. Something I saw on TV on Monday night - special glasses (still experimental) which the kid wears to bed. The glasses are on a timer, they shine a blue light into the eyes (closed or not, doesn't matter) which stimulates the pineal as effectively as if they had got up at that time. The body clack stays set at a reasonable time. The research is happening at a university in Adelaide, South Australia. Normally I would be recommending avoiding light, but in the morning, and to re-set a body clock, it should be OK. Also, turning up for a daily pain pill could have become a habit, rather than a matter of need. Challenge him on it, next time he says he has no headaches. Tell him that's great news, the school nurse will be pleased to hear it, she can discontinue his daily tablet. Good luck! Maybe heal yourself first, then help him. You'll need more energy to work on him. Marg [/QUOTE]
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