Making Progress

I've been meaning to post for a while but have not found the time. Most of you know that I do in home daycare so my days are full to say the least.

For the past couple of weeks my daughter (now 2 years old) has been identifying things that have gluten in them and pointing them out. She told my husband on Saturday that his pancakes at Village Inn "Have Gluten in there." Though she has not quite grasped the concept of what gluten is, she is making progress! Soon enough she will be label reading with me! It was nice to see that she is beginning to understand her dietary restrictions!

For those of you who don't know my husband and I have chosen to have a gluten free home (in regards to our food we do let others bring in gluten products) When we go out to eat my husband and I both order what we like for ourselves. We chose do this for several reasons:

1. We feel that our daughter should be able to pick up a peice of food in our kitchen/pantry and know that it is going to be safe for her to eat because this is about the only place she will be able to have that kind of luxury.

2. We want her to learn to make the appropriate choice when it comes to ordering foods without gluten in them. That means teaching her that some things on menu's are no okay for her to eat.

3. We wanted to teach her early that sharing food is a REALLY bad idea. This is why I allow other children to bring gluten products into my home. Hopefully this will teach her that what other kids have is not okay for her to eat!

I guess I wont know if my theory's work for the next 10-15 years but what parents do. At least we are seeing a little progress now!