If you have a child that is on a particular diet like I really do then you already know how hard it could be just to do things like go out to dinner or pack a school dinner. Having holiday food at the homes of family members when you've got a child that is on a specific diet may be just awful. My parents are great about the majority of things but they usually do not understand that their grandchild needs to be on the gluten free and sugar-free diet for grounds and that it's not only a whim.
Everytime people go over to their house for Thanksgiving or Christmas they insist on wanting to feed my child foods that he cannot have. No matter how much that I attempt to describe that he is going to get sick whenever they provide mashed potatoes, candies, and cookies they insist that I'm being cruel and ridiculous. They then slip him candy and biscuits and he eventually ends up being sick of days. If you are going to be dealing with relatives which insist on trying to giving your child foods He or she cannot eat through vacation celebrations here are some tips to make surviving those holiday parties easier on you and your child:
Bring Your Child's Favorite Dish
Instead of expecting your relatives to earn a distinctive food for the son or daughter make your kid's favourite food along with you. This might possibly be considered a main dish or even a snack or even a dessert. We usually bring each of three. They could eat with everyone else with the meals he supposes to consume such as his favourite dinner, snacks and much dinner. My mother whined but anybody who desired to try out the food that I brought was welcome to try it I told her that I wasn't expecting her to give food that he could eat. When I brought glutenfree macaroni and cheese for Thanksgiving lots of our relatives at it and no one even realized it was gluten-free.
Teach Your Child That It's OK To Say No
Children desire to delight adults, notably their parents or other family relations. So when grandma or grandpa tells them to eat a cookie or have a roster with dinner that they might feel uncomfortable . Make sure you teach them that it's ok to say no if they're offered something that they understand they shouldn't have. Teach them to be polite but firm when it comes to refusing food and alerting that the individual offering the meals that they can't have that kind of food. Personally, I despise it if my child has to be the one to say no as my parents cannot honor my child's diet but my kid has learned to politely say no and walk off when necessary.