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So right now were are at kinder musik. My daughter is in her class and reuben and I are waiting in a playroom for her. On the way in we were offered a cupcake. I allowed josephine a cupcake. It was small... But I said no reuben wasn't allowed a cupcake. His bgl was 8.1 I gave him an apple instead. One cupcake wasnt worth the spike.
Question , should I say no to jo jo as well?
What we usually do it those situations is let Bean take the treat home for later. It's tough when one can have something and the other can't. Thankfully Bean, being 7, understands 'wait till later.'
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I have to say the previous comment was a great answer. I do let my other kids have juice boxes, even though my d-son can't. But, I always assumes he just understands why.
ReplyDeletethanks ladies. i felt like a total meanie. handing him an apple, when ALL the kids, including his big sister were celebrating. this mum offered him twice. OMG i had to say no thankyou politely TWICE! its the first time i really felt badly about it since it was so public that i treated one child differently to the other.
ReplyDeletethat's a tough one - we're the same as Denise in that both kiddos have to wait. Mine are just 5 and 3 and they get it. Also, sometimes we get lucky and by the time the event is over they've forgotten about the extra sweet that got tucked away (perfect for my naptime snack!!! )
ReplyDeleteWe do the same as Denise, too. If Jack's BG is too high, then we let him take home the treat to eat later. Depending on the situation, sometimes we'll make the other two kids wait, too. Other times, we let them eat while Jack waits. At age 7, Jack understands and often he encourages his brother and sister to enjoy the treat without him.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough call, Jules. I say go with what feels right for you and your kids.
What they said. I used to limit Bridget a bit in the beginning, I don't know if that was the right call though.
ReplyDeleteIf there is a such thing as "lucky" with all this D stuff, I guess I am in this area. My oldest is the one with D and it's all his brother knows. So, they are allowed or not allowed to eat at the same time. It's just the way it is and nobody has reason to not accept it. I also feel that I'm a bit more casual in D care than some. I would let him eat that cupcake if he wanted it, even if his BG was a little high. We're "lucky" because cupcakes and such don't spike BG for him. (WE STAY AWAY FRON DONUTS THOUGH).
ReplyDeleteI probably would have taken one home for each of them and let them both eat it later.
ReplyDeleteHe'll need to learn that he can't always have what everyone else is having, but it's still a blow to them to be told no.
When ever something is offered to my daughter that I don't want her eating "right now" I have her tell them thank you and I tell her that we can have it with dinner and take it with us. She is completely fine with this because it is not a complete denial, just a postponement.
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ReplyDeleteIn Texas you can only have a certain number of "free days" during the school year. On all the other days, you can only serve treats with certain numbers of carb and fat counts. Friday was one of our school's free days. Free Day = eat as much sugar as you can stomach. I allowed my sweetie to have the diet rootbeer float and made her bring her cupcake home for later. Her teacher was awesome in limiting the treats to just one root beer float and one cup cake..some classes go CRAZY. She still hasn't asked to eat the cupcake.
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