I have a confession. Here it goes.
When we were in the paper chase stage of the adoption process, we had required videos to watch. They were on a variety of topics like attachment, behavior, food issues, etc. Most of them were led by a psychologist, Karyn Purvis, who is highly regarded in the adoption community. She co-wrote a book called, The Connected Child, which I have now read parts of and have found it to be extremely helpful. Here is the bad part. And I can't believe I am admitting it. I really disliked watching the videos. I completely understand if you just gasped loudly and are judging me. I judge me. I think at the time I just viewed it as one more thing I had to do to become a mom and I was bitter about it. We had to jump through a billion hoops when most people just had to do one thing (cue blushing). So I watched the videos because I had to but with a dismissive attitude. So terrible.
I am now eating serious crow. Thankfully, despite my wretched attitude I did absorb some of the wise information Dr. Purvis dispensed on those videos. Many of her techniques are on my go-to list for discipline. There are times when I will confront a behavior issue with LB and actually say to myself, "Dr. Purvis would be so proud." Oh the irony. I am telling you this because I just willingly signed up to attend a webinar that she is having on nutrition and it's effects on behavior and I thought some of you out there might be interested as well. (Side note: I really dislike the word, webinar.)
Here is the LINK. It's only $15.
I have recently become fairly fascinated with this topic. I think D and I do a pretty good job of avoiding a lot of the nasty stuff that can be found in food like partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dyes and high fructose corn syrup. We try and eat organic as much as we can afford. I have always been someone that tends to check labels more often than not. The fact that I have a child that has had to overcome fear issues with food would make you believe in karma. It's not new information that sugar makes your kid hyper. However, I know there is more to it than that and I'm ready to expand my knowledge. One of my favorite bloggers recently did a post on how switching to a gluten free and dairy free diet tremendously helped her son deal with sensory processing disorder. I actually went off dairy for several years starting in college and found that it really helped my stomach deal with stress. Eventually, I was able to slowly work it back into my diet and now can eat it in moderation. Poor LB has had GI issues for most of his life and we are actually working with a specialist now to try and get to the bottom of it. We'll be taking him for blood work this week (that I have been putting off) and one of the things they are testing him for is a gluten allergy. We'll see. I have no idea if big changes in our diet are in our future or not but I'm eager to learn more.
Speaking of dairy, LB and I had an ice cream date this past week. He was so happy. He even used two spoons so he could be more efficient. And yes, he was bouncing off the walls when we got home.
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If you are interested in the webinar but can't attend let me know. I'd be happy to share my notes with you.
When we were in the paper chase stage of the adoption process, we had required videos to watch. They were on a variety of topics like attachment, behavior, food issues, etc. Most of them were led by a psychologist, Karyn Purvis, who is highly regarded in the adoption community. She co-wrote a book called, The Connected Child, which I have now read parts of and have found it to be extremely helpful. Here is the bad part. And I can't believe I am admitting it. I really disliked watching the videos. I completely understand if you just gasped loudly and are judging me. I judge me. I think at the time I just viewed it as one more thing I had to do to become a mom and I was bitter about it. We had to jump through a billion hoops when most people just had to do one thing (cue blushing). So I watched the videos because I had to but with a dismissive attitude. So terrible.
I am now eating serious crow. Thankfully, despite my wretched attitude I did absorb some of the wise information Dr. Purvis dispensed on those videos. Many of her techniques are on my go-to list for discipline. There are times when I will confront a behavior issue with LB and actually say to myself, "Dr. Purvis would be so proud." Oh the irony. I am telling you this because I just willingly signed up to attend a webinar that she is having on nutrition and it's effects on behavior and I thought some of you out there might be interested as well. (Side note: I really dislike the word, webinar.)
Here is the LINK. It's only $15.
I have recently become fairly fascinated with this topic. I think D and I do a pretty good job of avoiding a lot of the nasty stuff that can be found in food like partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dyes and high fructose corn syrup. We try and eat organic as much as we can afford. I have always been someone that tends to check labels more often than not. The fact that I have a child that has had to overcome fear issues with food would make you believe in karma. It's not new information that sugar makes your kid hyper. However, I know there is more to it than that and I'm ready to expand my knowledge. One of my favorite bloggers recently did a post on how switching to a gluten free and dairy free diet tremendously helped her son deal with sensory processing disorder. I actually went off dairy for several years starting in college and found that it really helped my stomach deal with stress. Eventually, I was able to slowly work it back into my diet and now can eat it in moderation. Poor LB has had GI issues for most of his life and we are actually working with a specialist now to try and get to the bottom of it. We'll be taking him for blood work this week (that I have been putting off) and one of the things they are testing him for is a gluten allergy. We'll see. I have no idea if big changes in our diet are in our future or not but I'm eager to learn more.
Speaking of dairy, LB and I had an ice cream date this past week. He was so happy. He even used two spoons so he could be more efficient. And yes, he was bouncing off the walls when we got home.
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If you are interested in the webinar but can't attend let me know. I'd be happy to share my notes with you.
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I'm signed up too and am SO excited about it! Yes, I'm that much of a nerd. I wrote in a question asking her to address food dyes!
ReplyDeleteme too! and i also dislike the word webinar. and no, i did not enjoy watching the videos, either.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an interesting topic to me as well. I must admit, that sometimes I'm just lazy. It's just easier to give the kids a fig newton than to cut up strawberries. But I really want and need to start finding healthier alternatives and getting rid of the crackers and stuff that we currently give our kids. Great post. :)
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