getting a resistant 14 year old on the diet

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Hello,

I am wondering if anyone has any brilliant ideas how to get a 14 year old to

comply with this diet?

My son -- unlike many -- demands variety in his diet. He also has difficulty

with cause and effect as well as?delayed gratification, so explanations and

logic don't work. It's taken me almost three years to get him to comply with a

gf diet. My argument for?gf has been, " you can eat whatever you want as long as

we make it?at home?and gluten free, " which slowly he has come to accept?--?but

still he cheats when he finds something he really wants. In many respects he is

very high functioning, and relatively autonomous, so he goes by himself to play

outside or with other kids in the neighbourhood, gets food for himself, is

learning to cook, and so on. His favorite foods, and his " away from home "

staples are rice and corn treats (rice crackers, chips, etc.).?He's also a teen,

and desperately trying to become independent (usually in inappropriate ways.)

I'm homeschooling, which helps me to keep an eye open, but he can be very, very

sneaky when he wants something he knows I won't give him. My husband won't go on

the diet, so I can't make the whole household follow the diet; there will always

be forbidden foods around, and Josh will find them!

I'd love to try the diet to see if it helps his hyperactivity, attention

problems, mood swings and learning (especially), but I haven't figured out a

good enough strategy to get him to comply, especially in the early,

most?restrictive?stages. He doesn't have any obvious digestive problems, and his

many food allergies have cleared up since we went gf and he's received effective

allergy desensitization treatments.

I can't think of any argument that would convince him of the diet, or how I

could keep in on it strictly enough to know whether it works.

Anybody?out there?had luck with a recalcitrant teen?

Thanks, (in Canada, Mom to Josh, 14, and Leah (NT), 13).

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Hi ,

<<<<< Hello,

>

> I am wondering if anyone has any brilliant ideas how to get a 14

year old to comply with this diet?

>

> My son -- unlike many -- demands variety in his diet. He also has

difficulty with cause and effect as well as?delayed gratification, so

explanations and logic don't work. It's taken me almost three years

to get him to comply with a gf diet. My argument for?gf has

been, " you can eat whatever you want as long as we make it?at home?

and gluten free, " which slowly he has come to accept?--?but still he

cheats when he finds something he really wants. In many respects he

is very high functioning, and relatively autonomous, so he goes by

himself to play outside or with other kids in the neighbourhood, gets

food for himself, is learning to cook, and so on. His favorite foods,

and his " away from home " staples are rice and corn treats (rice

crackers, chips, etc.).?>>>>>

Since he is learning to cook how about introducing the diet to him by

teaching him or getting him to help by making some SCD recipes. If

he likes rice crackers and chips etc. you can make plenty of SCD

recipes that are wondefully tasty. If you are interested I can

point you in the direction of some great cracker recipes.

Maybe say try it for 1 month to see if you feel any better. If you

do the diet with him would that help him stick to it. I have seen

reports from parents of teenagers who *feel* so much better (calmer,

more even tempered etc..) that the child prefers how they feel once

they eliminate all starches (rice, pasta etc..). The teenagers

usually like to test out what happens if they go off SCD but

especially in the early months they don't like how they feel.

Since he doesn't have overt bowel symptoms you could probably give

him more of the advanced foods, especially since it doesn't sound as

if he would willingly do the intro diet.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and

He's also a teen, and desperately trying to become independent

(usually in inappropriate ways.) I'm homeschooling, which helps me to

keep an eye open, but he can be very, very sneaky when he wants

something he knows I won't give him. My husband won't go on the diet,

so I can't make the whole household follow the diet; there will

always be forbidden foods around, and Josh will find them!

>

> I'd love to try the diet to see if it helps his hyperactivity,

attention problems, mood swings and learning (especially), but I

haven't figured out a good enough strategy to get him to comply,

especially in the early, most?restrictive?stages. He doesn't have any

obvious digestive problems, and his many food allergies have cleared

up since we went gf and he's received effective allergy

desensitization treatments.

>

> I can't think of any argument that would convince him of the diet,

or how I could keep in on it strictly enough to know whether it works.

>

> Anybody?out there?had luck with a recalcitrant teen?

>

> Thanks, (in Canada, Mom to Josh, 14, and Leah (NT), 13).

>

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[Guest guest]

hi just wanted to add I have a 13 year old daughter no

problems or diagonises though who absoulty loves

chicken pancakes and fruit muffins we do the diet with

her younger brother but we basically let her try any

of the recipes she pleases we just make the food didnt

tell her it was on a particular diet, funny enough my

mum tried to modify the recipe by adding bacon and she

refused it blank

melissa mother to shane aged 7 autism

scd 10 days

--- Sheila Trenholm wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> <<<<< Hello,

> >

> > I am wondering if anyone has any brilliant ideas

> how to get a 14

> year old to comply with this diet?

> >

> > My son -- unlike many -- demands variety in his

> diet. He also has

> difficulty with cause and effect as well as?delayed

> gratification, so

> explanations and logic don't work. It's taken me

> almost three years

> to get him to comply with a gf diet. My argument

> for?gf has

> been, " you can eat whatever you want as long as we

> make it?at home?

> and gluten free, " which slowly he has come to

> accept?--?but still he

> cheats when he finds something he really wants. In

> many respects he

> is very high functioning, and relatively autonomous,

> so he goes by

> himself to play outside or with other kids in the

> neighbourhood, gets

> food for himself, is learning to cook, and so on.

> His favorite foods,

> and his " away from home " staples are rice and corn

> treats (rice

> crackers, chips, etc.).?>>>>>

>

> Since he is learning to cook how about introducing

> the diet to him by

> teaching him or getting him to help by making some

> SCD recipes. If

> he likes rice crackers and chips etc. you can make

> plenty of SCD

> recipes that are wondefully tasty. If you are

> interested I can

> point you in the direction of some great cracker

> recipes.

>

> Maybe say try it for 1 month to see if you feel any

> better. If you

> do the diet with him would that help him stick to

> it. I have seen

> reports from parents of teenagers who *feel* so much

> better (calmer,

> more even tempered etc..) that the child prefers how

> they feel once

> they eliminate all starches (rice, pasta etc..).

> The teenagers

> usually like to test out what happens if they go off

> SCD but

> especially in the early months they don't like how

> they feel.

>

> Since he doesn't have overt bowel symptoms you could

> probably give

> him more of the advanced foods, especially since it

> doesn't sound as

> if he would willingly do the intro diet.

>

>

> Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

> mom of and

>

>

>

> He's also a teen, and desperately trying to become

> independent

> (usually in inappropriate ways.) I'm homeschooling,

> which helps me to

> keep an eye open, but he can be very, very sneaky

> when he wants

> something he knows I won't give him. My husband

> won't go on the diet,

> so I can't make the whole household follow the diet;

> there will

> always be forbidden foods around, and Josh will find

> them!

> >

> > I'd love to try the diet to see if it helps his

> hyperactivity,

> attention problems, mood swings and learning

> (especially), but I

> haven't figured out a good enough strategy to get

> him to comply,

> especially in the early, most?restrictive?stages. He

> doesn't have any

> obvious digestive problems, and his many food

> allergies have cleared

> up since we went gf and he's received effective

> allergy

> desensitization treatments.

> >

> > I can't think of any argument that would convince

> him of the diet,

> or how I could keep in on it strictly enough to know

> whether it works.

> >

> > Anybody?out there?had luck with a recalcitrant

> teen?

> >

> > Thanks, (in Canada, Mom to Josh, 14, and Leah

> (NT), 13).

> >

>

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