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If you're a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, caregiver, or maybe you're around children that are

special to you on a regular basis, well, chances are you've seen moods or behaviors from these kids

that might be less than desirable. Have you ever considered that they're low moods, depression,

anxiety, maybe it's issues related to attention or behavior? Have you ever considered that that could be related to what they're

eating? You know, if the child you're caring for has emotional outbursts, mood swings,

maybe they seem kind of apathetic or have problems focusing, do you jump to the conclusion

that they're misbehaving or rebellious or lazy?

So I have to admit, even though I'm a nutritionist and I know all this intellectually,

I'm also a mom to a preteen.

And I still often fall into that trap of thinking, my daughter's out to get me.

She's purposely trying to frustrate me,

you know, when she's struggling with those outbursts or moods or refusing to do homework,

which happened last night. As a parent, it's easy to get caught up emotionally when kids

aren't cooperating like we want them to.

So what I've learned, and I just have to keep reminding myself over and over,

is that a lot of the emotional ups and downs are biochemical.

For sure.

And they're often related to nutrition, right?

They are.

I mean, I think it's their job description to sort of be your rubbing stone during those preteen and teenage years. I mean, any child with their salt is going to challenge, you know, and so they do come

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