GFCF-GO FOR IT

By -
We have tried GFCF diet with our son in moderation .Milk was out right from the beginning but we contined to give him curds. He did have an occassional paratha/roti. The reason we did not implement it it in totality were
  1. Age factor

  2. Getting him to sit in snack time in school

  3. Lack of convincing proof that this would bring a dramatic change.

  4. Social restrictions ,such as when you eat out, calling on some one.It would be a dream come true if one were to find a GFCF hotel!

  5. Occassional indulgences at home , such as pizza deliveries at home.

  6. Pampering your little one, it is easiest way to show your love buy him his favourite cookie sometime his favourite candy.At an early age one does one uses only food reinforcers.

However having stated the factors that we did not follow it fully,today the diet itself has given us reasons to smile. Harish is calmer,his learning abilities have improved.More importantly he himself sees reason in it .This is what harish had to type

Junk foodI don’t eat junk food.
I like junk food.
Junk foods are not good for meI will eat junk foods when I become ok.

Anything forbidden under the diet is JUNK to him. A GFCF diet also implies lot of self discipline and iron will not to deviate from the regimen. We set a target of one month and it worked beautifully, so we are giving it another six months. Here we are talking of eliminating even traces of gluten and caesein.
Awareness about a gluten-caesein diet is yet to dawn in India.As I said it in my earlier post it makes it a little difficult to procure ingredients, but give it a shot.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular Posts

The Bangalore experience:

By -
We were in Bangalore last one month or so. Frankly speaking, our visit to Bangalore was an eye opener in many ways, helping us to get know the system better in terms of logistics, people, housing………..We decided to relocate to Bengaluru (must get the name right) for Ramam’s sake and I think the visit has convinced us the move is justified. Let me warn you in the beginning, this is a long post. Bangalore-- schools As for the schools we visited we first went to Bubbles run by Sarbani Mallick.  This is in Govindraj nagar. (9845557115). It is more of an activity centre where children go after school hours with more emphasis on social and play skills. This academic session, they plan to run a school. They focus on games that promote functional academics. It can be a starting point for early intervention from where the child can move on. The school timings would be 9.30-12.00 .The next were a group of schools on the Sarjapur road; Greenwood high, Inventure academy. It is a huge waste of tim
Read more

Augmentative communication

By -
When I started out with PECS ,my mother was very apprehensive that it could impair his speech development.So are may people. My mother had her rationale to it.She felt if one makes it very easy to demand things with picture cards, why should he bother to talk?We have been assured over and over again by therapists whenever we use any aided communication,either verbal behaviour/ PECS, it doesn't stop him from talking. When you give a picture card for water,you stress on the word every time he demands for water.There are no substitutes for talking but these are crutches in some sense,it lowers the child's frustration and gives him an opportunity to communicate.
Read more