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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 326761" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>As another gluten intolerant person, I will tell you, if he has had wheat, it might be extremely difficult for him to care about anything or be in control of himself. When I have had it by mistake, it is like I am drugged. It can last for weeks. I do the minimum I can get by with to cope and I am a grown woman. I probably wouldn't care about an incentive either if I had to work too hard to get it, in that state.</p><p> </p><p>I just don't think things are going to change if he continues to eat wheat and milk. It is hard to fully understand if you haven't felt it yourself. I don't think my husband believes it totally either, especially when it comes to our daughter. He is more accepting of it when it affects me but it hardly ever happens to me. It is so awful when it does, that I am very careful so that it doesn't happen.</p><p> </p><p>You might already do this, but when my difficult child has clearly cheated, she has to listen to me point out why she needs to avoid gluten and dairy. Her therapist thought we should emphasize the behaviour and not the diet, but I disagree. To me, the behaviour doesn't happen if she follows the diet. Once she has cheated, the behaviour is very hard for her to control, much like a person on drugs can't control themselves very well. The most important step for her to control herself is to avoid the problem foods. If she doesn't, then she does have to face the consequences of her behaviour. If she is rude to me, I don't feel like doing things for her. If she doesn't do her chores because her tummy hurts or she is "tired" (and she is, if she has had gluten), she doesn't get her allowance or her privileges.</p><p> </p><p>FYI - You can get caramel soy lattes with no whip cream at Starbucks with no gluten or milk. Maybe that could be a treat for him. Almost all of their drinks can be made with soy. They are all gluten free, I think, unless there is malt in the name. My difficult child loves her Starbucks drinks. </p><p> </p><p>Maybe over the Christmas break, you can keep difficult child's diet under control and see what happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 326761, member: 1792"] As another gluten intolerant person, I will tell you, if he has had wheat, it might be extremely difficult for him to care about anything or be in control of himself. When I have had it by mistake, it is like I am drugged. It can last for weeks. I do the minimum I can get by with to cope and I am a grown woman. I probably wouldn't care about an incentive either if I had to work too hard to get it, in that state. I just don't think things are going to change if he continues to eat wheat and milk. It is hard to fully understand if you haven't felt it yourself. I don't think my husband believes it totally either, especially when it comes to our daughter. He is more accepting of it when it affects me but it hardly ever happens to me. It is so awful when it does, that I am very careful so that it doesn't happen. You might already do this, but when my difficult child has clearly cheated, she has to listen to me point out why she needs to avoid gluten and dairy. Her therapist thought we should emphasize the behaviour and not the diet, but I disagree. To me, the behaviour doesn't happen if she follows the diet. Once she has cheated, the behaviour is very hard for her to control, much like a person on drugs can't control themselves very well. The most important step for her to control herself is to avoid the problem foods. If she doesn't, then she does have to face the consequences of her behaviour. If she is rude to me, I don't feel like doing things for her. If she doesn't do her chores because her tummy hurts or she is "tired" (and she is, if she has had gluten), she doesn't get her allowance or her privileges. FYI - You can get caramel soy lattes with no whip cream at Starbucks with no gluten or milk. Maybe that could be a treat for him. Almost all of their drinks can be made with soy. They are all gluten free, I think, unless there is malt in the name. My difficult child loves her Starbucks drinks. Maybe over the Christmas break, you can keep difficult child's diet under control and see what happens. [/QUOTE]
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