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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DS is 14 and has been growing rapidly for just over a year --- more than 6 inches from start of seventh grade to start of 8th, and about 1/2 inch in the last month.

His eating naturally goes in streaks --- sometimes he's very hungry and then he will go a day or two barely eating.  I think part of this is low does ADHD meds and part of it is the ADHD itself --- eating is boring and there is other stuff he'd rather do unless he's starving.  Combine that with being very active in sports, and we had an issue of him getting to be somewhat underweight and our pediatrician expressing concern.

Our solution has been to offer food very frequently because he does better with lots of small meals.  I'd suggest making sure you pack plenty for lunch (and it can be stuff that can come back and be sent again if he's not hungry, like pretzels).  Also, an after school snack, then dinner, then a second dinner an hour before bed are good.  The late second dinner is great because by then meds have totally worn off.[/quote]

OP here.  Thanks.  That is not much different than what we have been doing since starting meds.  DS eats a big breakfast and then takes his pill.  He gets a lunch and a snack (his school has a break time if they want to eat that is before and/or after lunch).  His lunch is so short that I tend to pack easy to open and quick to eat foods (or nothing gets eaten).  He gets a PBJ and a drink immediately after school.  He eats a small dinner (that he calls a snack).  Then around 9 pm he eats his dinner which is large.  Normally, even though I have things for lunch, DS doesn't really eat.  It's only the last 5 days or so that he has actually asked for lunch and eaten almost as much as he does for breakfast.[/quote]

Mine aren't on ADHD meds and they tend to sleep in as long as possible in the morning and then get ready in a hurry and dash out the door with maybe just a bite for breakfast.  They bring a lunch with a variety of finger snack types of food.  Then they get home.....and they have soup or a sandwich. Then a snack.  Then a nice dinner.[/quote]

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