School & nutrition
Finally, a parent-teacher conference where the teacher didn’t recount all of Isabella’s shortcomings. How they have tried every math program available, including the one that I insisted on, and have had zero success. How her inability to stay on topic hinders all of her attempts at class participation. How reading, well, reading — Orton-Gilingham should be working; it works with every other child with dyslexia. I dreaded those meetings. Truth be told, I avoided them. I let the teachers phone me, so they couldn’t see my stricken face. This year, however, I filled out the form to attend the conference and remembered (rather than conveniently forgot) to attend. And, I’m glad I did.
Here’s what I heard. We are so proud of Isabella. She asks pertinent questions during current events. She answers all the comprehension questions about the book the class is reading correctly. She completes the telling time sheets correctly. She wrote in her journal. What? She wrote in her journal? She has a journal? That she writes in. Last entry: “My favorite thing about Halloween is giving the candy to the kids. I saw all the costumes.” Whatever you’re doing at home is working. Um, what’s different at home? Nothing concerning teaching. We’re a normal, disorganized family with two other kids at home. As part of Isabella’s nutritional healing, she’s taking a sort of power drink every morning. It has coconut milk, eggs, primrose, flax, and safflower oils, and phosphatidylcholine. She drinks it, along with a bevy of supplements, with no problem. In fact, she asks it.
Nutrition can change a child’s ability to learn, focus, and behave.
“Power” Drink (from Body Bio & Patricia Kane)
Mix everything together:
2 organic eggs
8 ounces coconut milk
1 tablespoon primrose oil
1 tablespoon 4:1 sunflower:flax oil*
E-lyte electrolyte drink*
liquid stevia to taste
1 tablespoon phospatidylcholine*
*available from BodyBio through a health professioanl
For more information about this potentially behavior-changing drink and nutrition counseling for children with ADHD, contact me at www.lauralagano.com.