i have an 11 yo girl who has adhd. now she is a lovely girl, kind, sweet and very smart but she can be very easily distracted. so unfortunately isnt doing very well at school. she is medicated but this also kills her appetite. she is also very thin. last year her teacher would recognise that she might be getting a little fidgetty and would let her go and have a snack which did help.
at the start of this year the teacher would let her have a snack when she needed it but has now stopped this from happening. today my daughter told me that several times she has been kept in at recess to finish work and has not been allowed to eat. i also got a note on the school app from her teacher saying she has been misbehaving.
heres my problem, dont tell me my child is misbehaving if you are not allowing her to eat!!!! my girl told me by lunch she was feeling sick from being hungry. im so pissed off that they know what to do to atleast minimise the situation but wont do it. so over meetings and its all yes yes yes then weeks later its all stopped. i try my best but what more can i do!!!!!!
adhd, eating and school issues
adhd, eating and school issues
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My son and I have adhd too. And I've had a hell of a time with my boy. But I challenge the idea that she wasn't allowed to eat during allowed meal times. If that is confirmed, and she worked the whole break and got no time to allow eating I would go to the principal. But I wonder whether she was given time, wasted that time due to being distracted and was told that she didn't get extra time. If that's the case, she needs to own it. The school was giving my son extra time and I asked them to reduce it then stop. He needs to learn to prioritise. And he's 6.
Teachers are not allowed to deny food during lunch breaks. If she's misbehaving and needs to stay in,
She can eat and work at the same time.
If the above is the case, talk to the principal... If she's denied food during class, you need to accept this and move on. Otherwise you're teaching the child entitlement,
She deserves special treatment and that she doesn't need to follow rules made for everyone!
The child doesn't need to snack during class time, class time is for learning.. give her a bigger breakfast, then let her take a piece of fruit to eat between school drop off and first bell going. Pack more wholesome foods with a shower burn fat (meats, fruits, veg, less sugary foods)
School routines are there to help teach children discipline, routine and rules.