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You are working hard to improve you child’s health & resilience and for that I give you a standing ovation. No parent wants to see their child sad, angry, scared, in pain, feeling stupid or incapable. None of us wants to see them underestimated or mis understood  or excluded because of their troubling behaviours.

If you're like me there is nothing...

Sometimes friends & family don't get what you're trying to do when you put your child on a modified "special" diet.

Maybe you're taking out gluten, or additives, or sugar or some other food. If your child doesn't have the typical type of reaction - like hives, or itching, or swelling - some folks might think you're crazy, or going to too much trouble, or over-reacting, or...

The two foods that seem to cause the most controversy when it comes to kids and behaviour are gluten and sugar (they're not really foods at all, but I think you know what I'm talking about).

You'll come across a lot of different opinions, studies, ideas about whether it's worth taking gluten and sugar out and, if you choose to remove them you'll run into many people who think you're depriving...

The process of changing your child's diet can feel daunting & overwhelming. You might even feel doubtful it will make a difference and hesitant to put all that effort in.

It's totally normal to feel a certain tension when you're not sure about something.

Here are my thoughts to help you move forward.

PS - The "group" I keep mentioning in the video is the Raising Resilience Community. Join...