Going gluten free with kids

[RachelParker]

My youngest (6) was diagnosed with celiac 18 months ago. He did really well initially on his new diet but has recently been having more symptoms (headaches and stomach aches). We are trying to figure out where the contamination is coming from. He just started kindergarten full time in August so I do not know if it is happening at home or school. I have met with the school multiple times and it seems like they are doing all they can to limit his exposure.  They recently removed all playdoh from his classroom. However his last blood draw was awful and his numbers were all really high again so he is definitely being exposed somewhere. 

I'm at the point where I want to go completely gluten free in our home but I have 2 other kids to consider as well. I'm hoping to get ideas on good gluten free kid friendly recipes. My older boys really dislike the texture of gluten free noodles and none of us can stand any of the bread products we have tried. (Except Katz brand donuts, they are amazing). I would love recipes for things that are naturally gluten free.

Thank you so much in advance!

[Scott Adams]

My kids are both gluten-free now, and seem to be doing a better job of sticking to a gluten-free diet. When they were younger both of my kids had issues with cheating on their diets to fit in at school, or fit in with their friends when hanging out with them, especially when they were traveling for soccer games or spending the night at a friend's house. 

Is it possible your son could be cheating on his diet? Since his siblings seem to loathe a gluten-free diet, it makes me wonder if that might be a motivation for him to sneak gluten, possibly even with his siblings--or possibly at school?

Of course I could be totally wrong here, but I thought I'd bring it up because I had to do some detective work and call other soccer parents and parents of my kids' friends to figure out why they continued to have gluten issues when I thought they were 100% gluten-free.