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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 528688" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Malika, a snack on the way home is an excellent idea. Go for one with protein if at all possible. It really makes a difference in how a child can cope wehn they are tired. I used to always have peanut butter crackers in those little packages in my purse, the car, any bag we carried for the day, etc.... I don't know if they sell the meal replacement and snack bars that are balanced in protein in France, but they have many brands of them here. We stick with Zone and Balance brands because they have a balanced amt of protein so they are not so high in carbs and sugars (some of the brands have a HUGE amount of sugar in them - candy masquerading as health food! Those are a HUGE mistake with an overloaded child because 30 mins after they eat it they crash from the sugar and the meltdown is 10-20 times worse! But with a protein balanced snack on the trip home, we can and could often reduce the meltdowns.</p><p></p><p>This snack also is handy because at times thank you just gets so hungry that he cannot cope iwth anything. He always did, but it is actually worse with the growth spurts of puberty. now he wants MORe food than before! But it means he can go ahead and get a shower, do what he needs to do rather than just fall apart and be done after an evening activity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 528688, member: 1233"] Malika, a snack on the way home is an excellent idea. Go for one with protein if at all possible. It really makes a difference in how a child can cope wehn they are tired. I used to always have peanut butter crackers in those little packages in my purse, the car, any bag we carried for the day, etc.... I don't know if they sell the meal replacement and snack bars that are balanced in protein in France, but they have many brands of them here. We stick with Zone and Balance brands because they have a balanced amt of protein so they are not so high in carbs and sugars (some of the brands have a HUGE amount of sugar in them - candy masquerading as health food! Those are a HUGE mistake with an overloaded child because 30 mins after they eat it they crash from the sugar and the meltdown is 10-20 times worse! But with a protein balanced snack on the trip home, we can and could often reduce the meltdowns. This snack also is handy because at times thank you just gets so hungry that he cannot cope iwth anything. He always did, but it is actually worse with the growth spurts of puberty. now he wants MORe food than before! But it means he can go ahead and get a shower, do what he needs to do rather than just fall apart and be done after an evening activity. [/QUOTE]
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