im a tuckshop convenor and childcare teacher i am not saying i know everything but i see how kids behave having 17 of them daily.

carrot sticks  r fine, milk or water is fine,fruit,sandwiches ,try dried fruit ,yogurt

no processed meats,sauce,will be hard but u need to show whos boss and put up with the tantrums.

my kids r in bed everynight at 7:30pm ..after a good nights sleep he would wake happy ,gets to school and hypo from other friends maybe and having fun and eating whatever...

i think alot of behavour problems are due to lack of boundaries. my kids have a very tight bounary and they know when they go over it but i have to be this way with my son with his autism.

good luck with the new behavour ideas. i hope they work for you.

Having a schedule will help.  It will also teach him time management and personal responsibility.  Have it running with a rewards chart and you might find he takes to it and starts making more of a concious effort to change his behaviours.

Good luck, I'm so glad I only have girls, although......teen years are going to be fun!

before lunch

brekki - porridge or toast with peanut butter

Recess - pkt chips and a muselibar

lunch salad sandwich and fruit

todays lunch

brekki - porridge

lunch - sandwich no butter lettuce and chicken breast ham,carott sticks and 1 small portion of museli slice oh and a apple so i guess i will see the difference i will no straight away cause he gets assesed by the teacher on behaviour everyday 3 times a day

I think teachers are too quick to make it a parents responsibilty that they the teachers can't deal with his behaviours.  Sure, letting you know that they are having issues with him is good so that you can see if there are things that you can do, but more areas need to be explored before ruling him an unruly child.

What's he like at home?  Our 5 year old daughter is very subdued and cooperative at school, but you get her home and I wouldn't be surprised if she behaves like your son does at school.

I hope this post finds you well.

I totally agree with the others its the preservitives that are the problem.

How do this its a slow process im sorry but its the power of elemination. My mother had to do it with me, she found that red and green colouring's eg red codial or lime cordial, chocolate, peanut butter and coke all sent me troppo.

What is he buying at school at the canteen if anything?

I hope this helps  good luck

what does he eat?

what bread do you use?

what drinks does he have?

it isnt always sugar that does this. preservatives are killers.

we had to take all preservative out of my sons diet as he was a phsyco. now we have done that he is manageable. we dont give him anything that isnt natural so LCM, roll ups muslie bars with chocolate is out and chips ect. all he has for lunch is a vegimite and cheese sandwhich or meat sandwhich and fruit.