So, I am really interested in exploring more about the Feingold diet. DS is 3.5 and has been super-crazy-insane-o active since birth. He is developing some pretty major behavior issues such as hitting, spitting, kicking, etc at very inappropriate times. He regularly literally starts vibrating and will say that he has a lot of "wiggles" that "need to come out". He will throw things, head butt me and then laugh hysterically while screaming "THIS IS FUN!!!!", etc. He is getting extremely hard to be around, and I am not enjoying him.
Two days ago I decided that he is DONE with sugar and artificial colors if I can help it. He does eat a hot (free) lunch at his preschool, and it would be very hard for me to not let him eat there. I could if I need to, but I would prefer to just let him eat there.
There is no way I can pay for the Feingold program right now (extremely low income single mama on all sorts of public assistance), but at the same time, we can't continue to live like this.
This morning I made him some multi-grain hot cereal that I cooked with whole milk instead of water and a mashed banana to make it sweet. He inhaled it happily, thankfully. He also had a little plain non-fat yogurt with some chopped up pears for breakfast. For lunch, his preschool served him bean and cheese enchiladas with pineapple and milk. I don't know what he had for morning snack, but it is generally things like raisin bran and milk with apples. For dinner, he had "nachos" which consisted of organic corn chips with cheddar cheese, black beans, corn and organic salsa mixed together and scooped up with the chips. He had a pretty large bowl of raisins as an evening snack and a large hunk of cheese.
Someone please help me. I am just feeling lost on where to go from here. He needs help, and I can't live like this much longer. Getting mad at him and yelling
are hurting both of us so much.
Two days ago I decided that he is DONE with sugar and artificial colors if I can help it. He does eat a hot (free) lunch at his preschool, and it would be very hard for me to not let him eat there. I could if I need to, but I would prefer to just let him eat there.
There is no way I can pay for the Feingold program right now (extremely low income single mama on all sorts of public assistance), but at the same time, we can't continue to live like this.
This morning I made him some multi-grain hot cereal that I cooked with whole milk instead of water and a mashed banana to make it sweet. He inhaled it happily, thankfully. He also had a little plain non-fat yogurt with some chopped up pears for breakfast. For lunch, his preschool served him bean and cheese enchiladas with pineapple and milk. I don't know what he had for morning snack, but it is generally things like raisin bran and milk with apples. For dinner, he had "nachos" which consisted of organic corn chips with cheddar cheese, black beans, corn and organic salsa mixed together and scooped up with the chips. He had a pretty large bowl of raisins as an evening snack and a large hunk of cheese.
Someone please help me. I am just feeling lost on where to go from here. He needs help, and I can't live like this much longer. Getting mad at him and yelling
are hurting both of us so much.
