tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466128223711547349.post4378523976903805228..comments2024-01-18T21:33:10.603-05:00Comments on Half a Dozen and More Productions: Food Dyes and BehaviorMaurisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489369133555827520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466128223711547349.post-23049291478807310952011-04-07T14:36:24.518-04:002011-04-07T14:36:24.518-04:00Interesting read ...
My 10 year old (I believe) i...Interesting read ...<br /><br />My 10 year old (I believe) is dealing with emotions that seem to be hard to get a handle on. It's been this way for a few years, but this year especially (coupled with hormones) has been tough on the family. I really do believe DIET has something to do with it and I would like to make some changes.momto5minnieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613910555331899148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466128223711547349.post-88541316050152513602011-04-06T12:36:22.043-04:002011-04-06T12:36:22.043-04:00You're doing the right thing for your child. ...You're doing the right thing for your child. Good job! :-) Who cares if people are saying they were victimized by a diet (seriously? that doesn't even make sense - our children could say they were victimized by being homeschooled, made to go to church, not allowed to watch things ...).Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999639129238614882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466128223711547349.post-24849032675089009912011-04-06T12:25:38.979-04:002011-04-06T12:25:38.979-04:00Thanks, Kristen, for your input. I completely agre...Thanks, Kristen, for your input. I completely agree, eliminating certain foods is absolutely not a cure all, it has just worked for us and Special K, and for that we are extremely thankful. Realizing food, especially today, is more complicated than we thought has made us more discerning consumers as a family. While we don't keep all bad foods out of our home, dinner is the one meal that I insist on being "made from scratch" and without ingredients Special K is sensitive to. As a family we make that one small sacrifice for her so that we can all enjoy a family meal together and so she doesn't feel left out. I forgot to mention that eliminating culprit food alone would not have been as successful unless paired with teaching her to control her behavior as well. She's a sweet and thoughtful child that was once controlled by her emotions. Now she is sweet and thoughtful and can control her emotions on her own for the most part.Maurisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06489369133555827520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466128223711547349.post-3648267552491175102011-04-06T09:41:10.700-04:002011-04-06T09:41:10.700-04:00As the mother of an autistic child, I have EVERY n...As the mother of an autistic child, I have EVERY new diet thrown at me in even casual conversations because someone, somewhere knows someone who has a child who made a huge turn-around. I do believe that for <i>some</i> children food dyes do cause hyer-activity, behavioral issues and/or emotional issues. I think what you are doing is wise and you are including your daughter in the process. She is part of the solution. I think that is where a lot of parents get confused. They force the diet on their children with no explanation and then expect immediate results. Of course I've known parents who were <i>sure</i> their child's behavior was tied to some kind of food additive (color, flavor, preservative, gluten, you name it) only to eliminate the so-called offender (s) only to find out it is nothing dietary that is causing the issue and I think that is very difficult as well because for some of them they feel like there is "nothing to blame" the behavior on so something must be "wrong" with their child. And that doesn't do anyone much good either. <br /><br />As for my daughter, we haven't made any changes in her diet as a result of her autism. Most of the dietary changes are trying to work with behavioral issues related to autism and she doesn't have any of the behavioral issues. That and if she saw the rest of the family eating, say, pizza and she doesn't get any, she has no concept as to why and thermo-nuclear toddler meltdowns are something we are trying to avoid in this house :). <br /><br />Bravo to you for going into this journey with eyes wide open and including your daughter in the solution.Kristen @ St Monica's Bridgehttp://stmonicasbridge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com