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Jul 5, 2005 14:04:58 GMT -5
Post by Renee' on Jul 5, 2005 14:04:58 GMT -5
Do any of you have issues with your kids eating too much? Laruen wants to eat all the time. I don't know what to do about it. We want her to be healthy but she will ask all day for food...
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Jul 5, 2005 14:13:35 GMT -5
Post by momofrussell on Jul 5, 2005 14:13:35 GMT -5
Russell would if we let him LOL. We limit his portions at each meal and then he gets a snack in the mid-AM and a snack mid-afternoon. Sometimes he does want a snack after dinner too. His snack is a nutrigrain bar or sometimes I will give him yogurt. But it's usually a bar. There have been times Russell wants to EAT all day... and I just think sometimes he is just having one of those hungry days and/or is having a growing spurt.
Also, you could limit snacks and the wanting to eat all day binges to say fruits and veggies only if she is in that mood.
When I was pregnant with Russell we met a couple w/two kids through mutual friends. Their son was around 7 or 8 at the time and had DS. They said the same thing. He would eat and eat and eat if they let him so they always portioned his foods and told him when he was done if they had to.
I would say if her portions are good and she is having healthy snacks, she might be doing it because of something else... like boredom or for stimming purposes even.
Good luck! I don't know if I was much help there Renee! LOL
A.
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Jul 5, 2005 14:41:26 GMT -5
Post by rickismom on Jul 5, 2005 14:41:26 GMT -5
Once I taught Ricki to use the microwave, to be more independent, and immediately regretted it as she started making soa sanwhiches in triplicate. I see that the key is that she eats when she is bored. If busy, she'll be ok although we also have to limit her portions. Now I have to learn to limit mine!
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Jul 5, 2005 14:45:42 GMT -5
Post by Renee' on Jul 5, 2005 14:45:42 GMT -5
She loves apples so that is usually what she swipes from the fridge. But she is also in love with Hamburgers and FF. I was just hoping I was not alone. I am trying to keep her active and her weight under control.
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Jul 5, 2005 15:04:30 GMT -5
Post by Connie on Jul 5, 2005 15:04:30 GMT -5
Eating.... With Collin we usually only have issues with wanting more if it has anything to do with syrup...ie french toast or waffles (his very favorite). This child could eat 3-4 "WAFFS" in one setting if I would let him. Our biggest fight is Orange Juice...the kid loves it and my mom is forever giving in to him...makes me be the bad one. Her excuse is...it's hot and I want to make sure he's drinking enough....UGH!!! Connie
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Jul 5, 2005 15:31:04 GMT -5
Post by Jackie on Jul 5, 2005 15:31:04 GMT -5
After 25 years of observing Emily and her bizarre eating patterns I have come to the conclusion that kids with DS often lack the ability to "turn off" their eatting buttons. They are like ducks and will literally eat anything and everything put in front of them til their tummys drag....LOL. I have noticed that if we serve family style...Em will keep going until the bowls are empty (if I let her that is.........) but if I serve from the stove in a managed portion (smallish)...she is seemingly content with that and doesnt ask for more. Always found that very interesting. She always cleans her plate....and I mean REALLY cleans it........so if I only think she should have one piece of bread...thats all I offer her...etc. Have any of you also noticed this?
Oh yes...Em really does not ask for food between meals and really doesnt snack. She does drink WAaaay too much diet soda.
Jackie mom to Emily 25
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Jul 5, 2005 16:04:23 GMT -5
Post by Renee' on Jul 5, 2005 16:04:23 GMT -5
LOL on the Diet Soda. Lauren tries to get it. My mother gives it to her.
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Jul 5, 2005 16:13:25 GMT -5
Post by wrblack on Jul 5, 2005 16:13:25 GMT -5
There's a good book out there, with lots of good photos, some of kids I know about, << The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook: A Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles by Joan E. Guthrie Medlen. Woodbine House, 2002. This book, written by a mother of a child with Down syndrome and a registered dietitian, "looks at all aspects of nutrition and healthy living for children with Down syndrome, from birth through young adulthood." >> Could order direct from Woodbine House, or go visit Dr. Leshin's list of books, www.ds-health.com/books2.htmclick on it and order from Barnes & Noble (and help support Dr. Leshin's site). -- Bob
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Jul 5, 2005 16:28:55 GMT -5
Post by Jackie on Jul 5, 2005 16:28:55 GMT -5
Joan is a really neat person and publishes a newletter called Disablity Solutions.
Jackie mom to Emily 25
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Jul 5, 2005 18:45:28 GMT -5
Post by Jodi on Jul 5, 2005 18:45:28 GMT -5
Ryan went from eating hardly anything to eating almost everything! Yes, a big problem here, but I think using schedule will helpt to set things straight.
Jodi
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Jul 5, 2005 21:34:53 GMT -5
Post by Renee' on Jul 5, 2005 21:34:53 GMT -5
The other thing is she is not as large as I think she should be with all this eating. She is CONSTANTLY moving. I will try that book.
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Jul 5, 2005 21:38:14 GMT -5
Post by poojamom on Jul 5, 2005 21:38:14 GMT -5
pooja is the same way too, she went went not eating at all to eating every thing. We do not eat meat, so she eats more pasta and Thai food, we try to eat more whole wheat/whole grain foods . The interesting thing is she hates cookies/candy/icecreams. loves chips and spicy foods. How can a girl not like all this good stuff?
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Jul 5, 2005 21:44:05 GMT -5
Post by CC on Jul 5, 2005 21:44:05 GMT -5
CHRIS is 12 and has always been a light and very picky eater He seems to be eating a little more which is a good thing, least for now but OMG is he still one very picky eater So far his weight is OK with his height but I do worry as I have heard soo much ones with DS put weight on much easier as they get older RENEE have you had the Thyroid checked recently, just a thought CC ~
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Jul 5, 2005 21:49:17 GMT -5
Post by Tammy on Jul 5, 2005 21:49:17 GMT -5
Lewis is a big eater too. And is always "grazing" and in the fridge! He eats 3 good meals a day, but is always looking for more in between. I try to control how much he eats, and for inbetween snacks I make sure there is plenty of fruit and cut veges available for him, rather than chips, buiscuits (cookies) etc. I also make mini sandwiches for him, and he loves the asian style two minute noodles. And make up fruit smoothies, very filling and nutritious.
Jackie, I too serve up plates of food and portion our meals. Not only Lewis but one of my daughters will just eat till every dish is empty if I put food on the table. They just dont seem to be able to recognise the feeling of being full! I also knew a person years ago who had some form of intellectual disability who also could not recognise feeling full, and needed to be supervised for all meals otherwise he would eat till he would vomit...
I have often wondered if it is a physical thing or an intellectual thing, if the feeling just isnt there or if they just dont recognise it?....
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Jul 5, 2005 21:50:53 GMT -5
Post by Emilysmom on Jul 5, 2005 21:50:53 GMT -5
Renee, Emily has always LOVED to eat. And she has always been so much like her mom....a total CARB addict. She has never been what I would consider to be even slightly overweight, but I have always felt the need to sort of limit her. The LAST thing the girl needs is to develop her mom's FIGURE. Yikes!! So, at first I started (around age 10??) cutting back on unnecessary calories from DRINKS. We went from whole milk to 2 %, to 1%. Can't seem to make the big switch to skim yet, but I should because she LOVES milk!! The only other thing she just loves to drink is Sprite, and we started buying only diet Sprite. (I know, I know..........there are all sorts of scary things about diet sodas). Then, I started making simple changes like buying only wheat bread that has like half the calories of the regular wheat bread, 2% cheese, low fat butter, etc. When we eat, she has basically what she wants........but after the meal is over, that's it! She would love to come back to the kitchen over and over between meals, and we just had to put our foot (feet) down. One thing she has going for her is that she has always eaten really SLOWLY. So, by the time she finishes her meal.....her tummy is full! (Or, we are all finished and ready to clear the table!!)
I must say this though..........you are wise to be concerned about it at an early age. I waited a bit too late to be concerned and she developed bad eating habits that are very hard to break. We still occasionally catch her hiding (squished in between the fridge and the wall so we can't see her!) to gobble up a cookie or something. If I could start over, I'd teach her that the real treats were fruit, etc rather than cookies. That darned Little Debbie!!
Susan
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