Trisha, Is That You?

I am going bald. No, Mom, not from wearing a headband too much but from pulling my hair out about Bailey. I guess you could label him as spirited, but to be quite honest I call it draining. I know that at his age, kids are always pushing the envelope trying to test their boundaries and see how much they can get away with, but geez Louise!!

At first, I thought it was about not getting enough sleep. so once we got back to Japan I got him back on schedule. Bed at 7:30 amd a nap around 12:00. All in all, he sleeps about twelve to fourteen hours a day. According to books I have read that is the desired range at his age and I can't make him sleep any more than he already does.

My next thought was maybe he isn't getting enough exercise and that is turning him into a grouch. Walks, trips to the park and play center didn't improve the situation. Sure he loved doing those things but his mood did not improve. He was still overly sensitive, bad tempered and uncooperative.

So, I was reading this post over at finslippy and she mentioned something about how nutritional theraphy had helped her some with depression. After a little research on the internet I am totally fascinated by the idea that the solution for Bailey could be so simple. Is it just that he is allergic to something and it is turning him into a handful? Like I have mentionedbefore he always, always, always has a runny nose, he has allergic shiners under his eyes, he sneezes and coughs his poor head off.

I remember once asking a doctor here in Japan if he thought Bailey had allergies. The doctor replied that if he did they weren't very serious and probably shouldn't be treated with any kind of medication. No I feel gypped. Why didn't I push him to pursue it. It could have saved us both a lot of aggrevation.

Anyone who knows me knows that I am nowhere close to being a health nut and Bailey and I frequently frequent fast food joints and love ice cream Saturdays, but I think maybe it is time to take control for the sake of my little boy. The whole basis of nutritional therapy, as I understand it, is you are what you eat. Fill yourself up with junk and you are gonna feel like junk. Fill yourself up with good stuff and you will feel better.

Here I go jumping in the deep end and ordering the book from Amazon Japan and I am going to make an effort to help Bailey feel better by eating better.

Anybody out there who has any ideas or advice or success stories about nutritional therapy, please let me know.