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Eating Breakfast - 45 Minutes? WDYD?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pam R" data-source="post: 42888" data-attributes="member: 108"><p>We always said DS was going to be a lawyer for 2 reasons: 1. He would argue to the death and 2. He was in training for the 2 hour lunch.</p><p></p><p>It has always taken DS forever to eat any meal. Mostly because he's NEVER been interested in eating, since birth. Because we homeschooled, generally he just took however long it took.</p><p></p><p>Skipping a complete breakfast is definately NOT an option for him. Without a balanced breakfast his behavior gets really bad, really quickly. It has to do with his blood chemistry being way off. NOT going there.</p><p></p><p>As far as getting him to eat quickly, we've never really succeeded. Sometime, when we've had to be somewhere, he brings the less messy bits in the car and finishes there.</p><p></p><p>He's 16 now and still eats slowly most of the time. The ADD sets him up for distractions and it doesn't take much to side track him. It's constant redirection until he's through eating.</p><p></p><p>Not eating in the morning sets one up to feel "lean and mean" for a while in the morning. Then the "must eats" hit about mid morning and it's so bad one tends to go for junk, instead of a solid meal. That sets up an up and down cycle with the blood chemistry, and the way one feels and behaves.</p><p></p><p>Not good for kids who already have behavior problems. Getting a solid meal with protein in is very important around here for behavior control.</p><p></p><p>That's our take on it. Not much help with the speeding up bit, I'm afraid.</p><p></p><p>Pam R.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pam R, post: 42888, member: 108"] We always said DS was going to be a lawyer for 2 reasons: 1. He would argue to the death and 2. He was in training for the 2 hour lunch. It has always taken DS forever to eat any meal. Mostly because he's NEVER been interested in eating, since birth. Because we homeschooled, generally he just took however long it took. Skipping a complete breakfast is definately NOT an option for him. Without a balanced breakfast his behavior gets really bad, really quickly. It has to do with his blood chemistry being way off. NOT going there. As far as getting him to eat quickly, we've never really succeeded. Sometime, when we've had to be somewhere, he brings the less messy bits in the car and finishes there. He's 16 now and still eats slowly most of the time. The ADD sets him up for distractions and it doesn't take much to side track him. It's constant redirection until he's through eating. Not eating in the morning sets one up to feel "lean and mean" for a while in the morning. Then the "must eats" hit about mid morning and it's so bad one tends to go for junk, instead of a solid meal. That sets up an up and down cycle with the blood chemistry, and the way one feels and behaves. Not good for kids who already have behavior problems. Getting a solid meal with protein in is very important around here for behavior control. That's our take on it. Not much help with the speeding up bit, I'm afraid. Pam R. [/QUOTE]
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