I am a stay at home Dad with two kids who are societally diagnosed as "ADHD". I word it that way because there is absolutely nothing wrong with my kids. The school system that you are in must be a conservative driven school district. Yes, politics play a heavy role in schools. Some teachers believe the lie that all children are created equally, and with the right amount of discipline and with the right medications, they can learn the traditional method that has been used for decades. Other schools (normally private) are liberal and believe that each child has individual needs, rights, and liberties and need to be treated/taught based on their individual needs.

Do not let the school system bring you down about your children. Your children are perfectly fine and they need you to be there to support them and help them understand that they are fine the way they are.

As far as your eating. It just takes some self discipline, and not buying the foods that tempt you until you learn new coping strategies.

I am a stay at home Dad with two kids who are societally diagnosed as "ADHD". I word it that way because there is absolutely nothing wrong with my kids. The school system that you are in must be a conservative driven school district. Yes, politics play a heavy role in schools. Some teachers believe the lie that all children are created equally, and with the right amount of discipline and with the right medications, they can learn the traditional method that has been used for decades. Other schools (normally private) are liberal and believe that each child has individual needs, rights, and liberties and need to be treated/taught based on their individual needs.

Do not let the school system bring you down about your children. Your children are perfectly fine and they need you to be there to support them and help them understand that they are fine the way they are.

As far as your eating. It just takes some self discipline, and not buying the foods that tempt you until you learn new coping strategies.

Do you homeschool? It seems like a lovely and viable option nowadays.

I'm a mom to a 16 year old boy and 13 year old girl. I know stress from children --especially my 16 year old. He's not exactly a go-getter but he's getting there. When he is good, he is great but when he is bad.... well you know. Anyway, I have the same problem with eating when things get tough. It soothes me, although afterwards it just makes me more irritable. I have to say I am trying to let some things go, because, in the end it's his life and he has to live with it. My husband has just started to be more involved and sometimes thats good and sometimes that makes me take a deeper dive into the pantry. In the end, regardless of the stressful situation that sends you eating, the challenge that we are faced with as binge/emotional eaters is to identify the trigger situation and be prepared with an alternative approach. This is hard. No other way to say it. Take a walk, breahe deeply, yoga, phone calls to supportive friends (which are truly hard to find in this day in age of "my kid is perfect"). Even a glass of wine is better than a box of cookies. As far as the whole school situation, it is what it is. In real life we have to deal with bosses that are nuts, companies that are super conservative and co-workers that aren't what we wish they would be. How we deal with these things is a skill we pick up early on as to how we tackled these same problems at school. I'm not so sure telling them they're better than the system is the way to prepare them for when they have to learn to survive in the system. But, I'm no expert and have learned that there is a lot to learn.....always.