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Little Sugar Addicts: End the Mood Swings, Meltdowns, Tantrums, and Low Self-Esteem in Your Child Today |  | Author: Kathleen DesMaisons
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1400051649
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5638
EAN: 9781400051649
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Publication Date: July 27, 2004
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Product Description
Sugar Is Not Love
Do you have a smart, creative, loving child who is also cranky, inattentive, and sometimes downright obnoxious? If you’ve written off this negative behavior as “typical” for your child’s age—whether toddler or teen—stop and think: Does your child have a taste for soda, sugary breakfast cereals, and treats like candy and cookies? Does she eat regularly scheduled meals or skip them? What, exactly, does he drink and snack on throughout the day?
Your child’s behavior may be linked to diet—specifically to the sugar in obvious sources like sweets and soda and to hidden sugars that lurk in many foods, fruit-based drinks, and “healthy” snacks like granola bars. And if your son or daughter is sugar sensitive, misbehavior and moodiness can be aggravated by missed or late meals and junk foods.
Now, bestselling author Kathleen DesMaisons offers you a workable solution for getting back your child by changing his diet—without creating a sense of deprivation, without setting unrealistic goals, and without turning sugar into “forbidden fruit.” This book offers:
• A step-by-step program, backed by years of research, for gradually improving the food your child eats—you and your whole family will benefit!
• Tips for navigating the sugar-laden world of birthday parties, holidays, and school cafeterias
• Ways to incorporate healthy snacking and regular mealtimes into your child’s day, including suggestions for meals and snacks, plus recipes
Little Sugar Addicts isn’t about strange foods, dramatic lifestyle changes, or complicated menus—just support, guidance, and real-life suggestions from other parents that work. It will help you make the connection between the addictive qualities of sugar and negative behavior and offer a healthy solution you and your whole family can live with.
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eye opener, excellent resource November 29, 2009
K. Deruelle (Santa Barbara, CA)
This book has solidified my suspicions that not only myself, but two of my children react strongly to processed sugar. I am enjoying the simple solutions that are step by step, and easy to implement. It is not so radical that you can't get started. I had already pulled my kids off sugar entirely before picking this book up, but now I'm able to better balance their diets and you wouldn't believe the difference I see in my kids! My son especially went from being almost unbearable, ADHD lookalike, to a pleasant, sweet, cooperative little boy. It may not be the solution for everyone, but it is definitely turning our lives around!
 Not what I had hoped for at all May 30, 2009
T. Leibfried (Iowa)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The author used a lot of words but didn't seem to say a whole lot....while I'm with her on sugar being bad, she doesn't give many reasons as to how or why it's bad. I think it would have been helpful to have some of the statistics I have read in other books about the toll it takes on your health. Basically the book says to very gradually phase out sugar and give your kids lots of protein, which is another problem I have. It puts an unbalanced emphasis on protein needs. She recommends some foods that aren't healthy in the sake of getting protein in (is she aware of some of the health issues associated with too much protein?). Protein shouldn't be the focus, it should be healthy eating with no sugar. I was very disappointed overall with the whole thing and it was rather a waste of time reading it.
Amazing! Life changing! March 30, 2009
D. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has been a Godsend to us. My 13 year old daughter is a high performing athlete who has apparently been a sugar addict for many years without our knowing it. I wish I had figured this out years ago! Apparently, she is not only a sugar addict, but one step further: reactive hypoglycemic. Which means that during all her sporting events, pumping her with sports drinks is the exact opposite of what she needs. She caught on to the fact that she was feeling better and performing better within a week or two and is now quite conscious of of her need to eat protein when she has sugar, and is cutting back on the excess sugar, saving it for when she wants a treat. Thank you Kathleen!!!
WELL WORTH IT! January 23, 2009
E. Hansen
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THIS BOOK IS GREAT! IF YOU HAVE A CHILD THAT IS HYPERACTIVE, IT IS MOST PROBABLY THE SUGAR! I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND TRYING WHAT THIS BOOK SUGGESTS BEFORE GIVING ANY CHILD MEDICATION. MY DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD AND SHE IS ON THIS DIET NOW AND IS COMPLETELY FINE! MAJOR ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT....IT REALLY WAS THE SUGAR!
....HAPPY MOM
A life-saver! August 27, 2008
J. A. Walz (DALLAS, TX United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A friend recommended this book to me and I am forever grateful.
Kathleen shares easy-to-follow steps to help kid's - and families -
kick the sugar habit.
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