tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16484482.post444702408940809557..comments2023-10-26T09:15:10.941-04:00Comments on The Miller Mix: Lunch time battlesKelly Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12738542739547858853noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16484482.post-53207209422817864112009-05-29T15:49:50.067-04:002009-05-29T15:49:50.067-04:00I know, I know. I battle myself about it all the t...I know, I know. I battle myself about it all the time. I think the summer will help me get a better idea of his eating habits now that he's on a new medication. <br /><br />But he's definitely a talker. When he first started telling us about not having enough time, we joked to him about him needing his lunch period to talk to his friends.<br /><br />Now that I've had lunch with him several times, I do know that he's not the only one throwing food away. Hardly any of those 2nd grade boys are eating their lunches!Kelly Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738542739547858853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16484482.post-86899814968307785342009-05-29T08:08:49.501-04:002009-05-29T08:08:49.501-04:00From my teaching experience, medicines like those ...From my teaching experience, medicines like those - while so helpful in other aspects - just make kids absolutely not hungry for 4-6 hours after they've taken them, even if they're slow-release. I had a fourth grade girl one time who told me that eating lunch literally made her feel like she was going to throw up if she put one bite in her mouth. Some of my fourth graders in the past who were on Vyvanse said it gave them a bad taste in their mouths that added to the not-hungry-feeling, on top of the appetite suppression of the stimulant. I have to take the antibiotic Bioxin if I'm sick because I'm allergic to almost everything else, and I can't eat hardly anything for those 10 days due to the metallic taste in my mouth, so I can understand how they feel.<br /><br />TRUST ME - You're not the only parent dealing with this. I've sent home hundreds of notes about how much lunch kids are eating/not eating for worried parents, and that includes both kids who were and weren't on any medications.<br /><br />Beyond that, my first graders talk, talk, talk and have a such a great time during lunch that they completely forget to eat. So, I think it is totally normal... I've seen many a sandwich shoved into the mouth as we walk toward the trash can. <br /><br />I would just make sure he gets a really nutritious breakfast and dinner when he is hungry. He truly might not be able to help it that he's not hungry at lunch.Katie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638404620884037506noreply@blogger.com