Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 17:27     Subject: 6 year old boys
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
OP, some dyes in food are known to do this (red and blue, there are certain numbers assigned to them, check it out). We didn't happen to have the dye problem, but we have close friends who did, and it was difficult. Eliminating the dyes from their DC's diet helped.

My DS and my DD have gone through what you describe. DS lasted about a year, from 8-9. DD is going through it now, age 8.5. It seems to make the day longer! I think it is normal, but I never pinpointed a reason for them, other than temperament. Check out Amazon for some good child behavior books.

It is difficult when you have no family nearby, and friends seem to be going through their own issues. Some people have no idea. Try to support each other as best you can.



oh please cut the crap. The OPs child is fine, he needs help managing his emotions and that comes with age. This behavior is not abnormal, they are CHILDREN that need their parents to TEACH/HELP them with appropriate responses. We eat clean-no dyes, nitrates, artificial crap, no family near by-move a lot and have always been on our own and our boys still act like this. Maybe we are special but I highly doubt it. Some people have no idea how to take responsibility for their own family other than to blame anything and everything for their issues. Grow up.


The hostility is hilarious.

PP here. No doubt, this is the case in most situations.



keep laughing helicopter mommy but you missed the OPs point entirely. Once again, take responsibility for your child and stop looking for band aides. I understand that it is the more difficult option but welcome to parenting, it is tough Princess!
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 12:18     Subject: 6 year old boys
Gold fish have MSG I believe. We had to stop goldfish due to Migraine from MSG.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 12:09     Subject: Re:6 year old boys
Anonymous wrote:My 8 year old was like this. Huge turning point this summer when he stopped eating gluten. We did it for health reasons that were not related to behavior and were shocked when his emotional control dramatically improved. As his older sister said "he's nice to me now that he stopped eating gluten."


Nice to see you jumped on that bandwagon. Remember the fat free 90s? Tons of fads.

Correlation does not imply causation.

Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 11:59     Subject: 6 year old boys
Both of my kids go crazy when they eat Goldfish, which is a shame because they are so good.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 11:58     Subject: Re:6 year old boys
PP here- I should have added that food coloring is definitely a factor for him as well. Most GF foods don't have food coloring. Then it became very obvious to me that when he ate a snow cone he acted insane. So we now avoid gluten and dyes and he's a new person. I'm sure it's not the case for everyone but it certainly matters for some.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 11:56     Subject: Re:6 year old boys
Anonymous wrote:My 8 year old was like this. Huge turning point this summer when he stopped eating gluten. We did it for health reasons that were not related to behavior and were shocked when his emotional control dramatically improved. As his older sister said "he's nice to me now that he stopped eating gluten."


Yep! See, doubters? Do yourself and your kids a favor and look into this (or other possible allergens/sensitivities).
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 11:54     Subject: Re:6 year old boys
My 8 year old was like this. Huge turning point this summer when he stopped eating gluten. We did it for health reasons that were not related to behavior and were shocked when his emotional control dramatically improved. As his older sister said "he's nice to me now that he stopped eating gluten."
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 11:02     Subject: 6 year old boys
We have a six year boy who was never a clingy kid. But we had another baby this past summer and boy, is he a jealous brother. He doesn't let me do anything with his baby brother, he throws TANTRUMS whenever I go away to breastfeed him.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 10:55     Subject: 6 year old boys
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
OP, some dyes in food are known to do this (red and blue, there are certain numbers assigned to them, check it out). We didn't happen to have the dye problem, but we have close friends who did, and it was difficult. Eliminating the dyes from their DC's diet helped.

My DS and my DD have gone through what you describe. DS lasted about a year, from 8-9. DD is going through it now, age 8.5. It seems to make the day longer! I think it is normal, but I never pinpointed a reason for them, other than temperament. Check out Amazon for some good child behavior books.

It is difficult when you have no family nearby, and friends seem to be going through their own issues. Some people have no idea. Try to support each other as best you can.



oh please cut the crap. The OPs child is fine, he needs help managing his emotions and that comes with age. This behavior is not abnormal, they are CHILDREN that need their parents to TEACH/HELP them with appropriate responses. We eat clean-no dyes, nitrates, artificial crap, no family near by-move a lot and have always been on our own and our boys still act like this. Maybe we are special but I highly doubt it. Some people have no idea how to take responsibility for their own family other than to blame anything and everything for their issues. Grow up.


The hostility is hilarious.

PP here. No doubt, this is the case in most situations.

Anonymous
Post 02/17/2014 07:20     Subject: 6 year old boys
Anonymous wrote:
OP, some dyes in food are known to do this (red and blue, there are certain numbers assigned to them, check it out). We didn't happen to have the dye problem, but we have close friends who did, and it was difficult. Eliminating the dyes from their DC's diet helped.

My DS and my DD have gone through what you describe. DS lasted about a year, from 8-9. DD is going through it now, age 8.5. It seems to make the day longer! I think it is normal, but I never pinpointed a reason for them, other than temperament. Check out Amazon for some good child behavior books.

It is difficult when you have no family nearby, and friends seem to be going through their own issues. Some people have no idea. Try to support each other as best you can.



oh please cut the crap. The OPs child is fine, he needs help managing his emotions and that comes with age. This behavior is not abnormal, they are CHILDREN that need their parents to TEACH/HELP them with appropriate responses. We eat clean-no dyes, nitrates, artificial crap, no family near by-move a lot and have always been on our own and our boys still act like this. Maybe we are special but I highly doubt it. Some people have no idea how to take responsibility for their own family other than to blame anything and everything for their issues. Grow up.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2014 23:54     Subject: 6 year old boys
My 5YO DS is like OP's DC. I think it is maturity too because I'm not sure how we survived the 3s and 4s. I have found he respects consistency. He will try (thru tantrums, etc.) to get his way, get lost privileges rescinded, etc. but once we stick to our guns, he respects it. I am just hopeful that as he grows and matures, this gets better. Right now, when I call him dramatic, he flops down on the floor screaming that he is not "drama". I wish he knew what it meant because that is when I LOL and it gets even more dramatic. Doesn't help in the moment but it does make me laugh (inside). Good luck!
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2014 11:45     Subject: 6 year old boys

OP, some dyes in food are known to do this (red and blue, there are certain numbers assigned to them, check it out). We didn't happen to have the dye problem, but we have close friends who did, and it was difficult. Eliminating the dyes from their DC's diet helped.

My DS and my DD have gone through what you describe. DS lasted about a year, from 8-9. DD is going through it now, age 8.5. It seems to make the day longer! I think it is normal, but I never pinpointed a reason for them, other than temperament. Check out Amazon for some good child behavior books.

It is difficult when you have no family nearby, and friends seem to be going through their own issues. Some people have no idea. Try to support each other as best you can.

Anonymous
Post 02/16/2014 11:29     Subject: 6 year old boys
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As PP noted, there are specific physical responses to foods that result in allergic reactions that can lead to death. There are likely food sensitivities that are related to foods that can cause behavioral changes, sugar highs and sugar lows and are likely person specific. However they are not allergies. They will not lead to hives, itching, etc. and proceed to death.


OK, this is semantics. Bottom line is there are foods that create monsters out of children. You'd have to be living under a rock not to have heard that by now. To the PPs whose kids are "just like that, it's not a reaction to food" -- you could be saving you and your kids a lot of problems by looking into the issue, which has been around for over 20 years now. Not a new idea at all.

Well said.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2014 11:14     Subject: 6 year old boys
Anonymous wrote:As PP noted, there are specific physical responses to foods that result in allergic reactions that can lead to death. There are likely food sensitivities that are related to foods that can cause behavioral changes, sugar highs and sugar lows and are likely person specific. However they are not allergies. They will not lead to hives, itching, etc. and proceed to death.


OK, this is semantics. Bottom line is there are foods that create monsters out of children. You'd have to be living under a rock not to have heard that by now. To the PPs whose kids are "just like that, it's not a reaction to food" -- you could be saving you and your kids a lot of problems by looking into the issue, which has been around for over 20 years now. Not a new idea at all.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2014 11:04     Subject: 6 year old boys
Anonymous wrote:As PP noted, there are specific physical responses to foods that result in allergic reactions that can lead to death. There are likely food sensitivities that are related to foods that can cause behavioral changes, sugar highs and sugar lows and are likely person specific. However they are not allergies. They will not lead to hives, itching, etc. and proceed to death.


nothing to do with the topic. Stop with all the excuses and discipline your child.