I think that DD is sensitive to sugar. This has been apparent to me for some time, and I have always made efforts to give her a whole foods diet and provide healthier sweets. As she has gotten older it has become more challenging. My concern is this: is it more than just a run-of-the mill sensitivity or could it be something else?
The other day, DD offered her two friends some of her chocolate eggs from Easter (kumquat size). They each ate two--not much--and then went back to playing. It was remarkable to see the difference between DD and her friends. Her playmate's mom commented on it--whether this is how she is after she eats sugar. It's like giving an adult an espresso or something-it hypes you up. But the other girls behavior did not change.
DD didn't have any refined sugar (and very little honey if any) until she was 2.5. I don't use white sugar at home, except for guests and try to bake alot with honey/molasses so when she does get sweets they are better than refined and processes offerings at the store. And yet--there are birthdays and holidays (there are oh so many of both here in Mexico
) where candies are the norm and her teachers often give candies as rewards.
We operate from the perspective that DD needs to know her own body and learn its signals. So, we allow her to put her candies (no hard and no gum) in a small tupperware and she can eat it anytime, allowing it is not before breakfast or too late at night. This is very hard to stick to, when I see what it does to her, but I don't want DD to feel that she has to sneak treats or to attach so much emotion to them.
Thanks for reading my thoughts, if you have any input or advice, I would be very interested. BTW, DD is not Vac'd and has never taken antibiotics.
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The other day, DD offered her two friends some of her chocolate eggs from Easter (kumquat size). They each ate two--not much--and then went back to playing. It was remarkable to see the difference between DD and her friends. Her playmate's mom commented on it--whether this is how she is after she eats sugar. It's like giving an adult an espresso or something-it hypes you up. But the other girls behavior did not change.
DD didn't have any refined sugar (and very little honey if any) until she was 2.5. I don't use white sugar at home, except for guests and try to bake alot with honey/molasses so when she does get sweets they are better than refined and processes offerings at the store. And yet--there are birthdays and holidays (there are oh so many of both here in Mexico
) where candies are the norm and her teachers often give candies as rewards.We operate from the perspective that DD needs to know her own body and learn its signals. So, we allow her to put her candies (no hard and no gum) in a small tupperware and she can eat it anytime, allowing it is not before breakfast or too late at night. This is very hard to stick to, when I see what it does to her, but I don't want DD to feel that she has to sneak treats or to attach so much emotion to them.
Thanks for reading my thoughts, if you have any input or advice, I would be very interested.
BTW, DD is not Vac'd and has never taken antibiotics.sraplayas
