I'm a senior in high school. I haven't eaten at school since...well, 7th grade? On the weekends, make sure you have lots of good food to offer. I like when my mom does this :) Take him out to dinner some place nice. Today, my parents took me out to breakfast where I ate...a very large breakfast. I had 2 hot dogs and a hamburger for lunch. And a large chinese honey-seered chicken order for dinner! My weight has never been an issue.
SGTS3XY39333.9476736111my 8 year old son has been taking ritalin for about 6 months now, with pretty good results (I think) but his appetite has really decreased, especialy at lunch time, and he has lost some weight which he cannot afford to continue doing (he was extremely low birthweight and is still very thin) Anyone else have this issue, and how do you deal with it? I am going to look into energy shakes/bars etc, but he is pretty picky about stuff like that, and those things are full of sugar.
Any suggestions?
thanks.
Loss of appetite is common and the reason some only use meds for school. IF they are off meds for weekends etc they have a chance to "catch up". You can also add things to his diet to help him gain some wirght, protein bars and shakes help.