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Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone can help me, my 6 yo daughter and her 4 yo brother have
been coeliacs for about 1 year now. They were diagnosed with a biopsy and
have been GF ever since. I have just found out that my daughter is sharing
her friends play lunch at school almost every day. She has no symptoms
except slight stomach pain. This has been going on for at least 6 months and
i thought we had fixed the problem a few months ago when her teacher
addressed the class telling them that she can't eat certain things. The
trouble is her friends are relying on her to tell them what she can have and
she is flat out lying. Every night she says she'll never do it again and
every day she does. What can i do??? i'm desperate. My husband and i have
gone to such great lengths to stop gluten contamination we even eat GF for
the kids sake. I thought about taking her to the Childrens hospital and
showing her all the sick kids maybe that would scare her into following it.
Her behaviour has become progressively worse over the last 6 months too and
i'm pretty sure this is why. I can't believe i have raised such a
manipulative, cheating, 6 year old child. I can't keep her home from school
can i??????

I would really appreciate any advice as i feel i'm out of options.
Also, i can make lots of really yummy GF treats but i chose not to fill her
lunch box with these because i think she should eat a healthy lunch. She has
even taken money she's found in the house to school and gotten her friends
to buy her things at the canteen!!!!

Thanks in advance


-Karen mum of Natasha 6 coeliac Aspergers syndrome, and Justin 4 coeliac
and autism.

Melbourne Australia.