Diet of a teenager with Type 1 Diabetes
Posted August 17, 2015 - 6:16pm
My son sometimes doesn't eat the best diet. He is a hungry teenager and wants to eat fast food with his friends or junk food. I try to tell him to follow the guidelines the doctor gave him but he says, "I just want to be a normal kid". Any ideas on how to talk to him about what's best for his health?
Your Kid's Table
That is a tough one. Maybe try empathizing with him, and discuss that all people have different challenges that they have to deal with. Maybe come up with a schedule with him when he can break the rules a bit. Letting him have some control might be helpful.
justamom
Yeah, I agree. I think all kids should be allowed to go off the rails occassionally.