We started our fall schedule this week, and my son (6yo) has been an absolute beast after practice. It's the timing more than the length of the practice, I think. He's there 4:00-7:00, and we usually eat dinner around 6:00-6:30. By the time we got home last night, he was in full on meltdown mode. It was definitely a low blood sugar issue, because he was fine as soon as he ate dinner. He had this issue a couple of times last year even when they were only practicing for 2 hours at a time, and it helped when I started making sure he had a more substantial snack before practice. Yesterday the pre-practice snack didn't seem to help.
Another parent suggested bringing something he could eat quickly during a water break. Any ideas on what I could give him? I haven't seen anyone else eating snacks mid-practice, but I don't think the coach would mind. It would just need to be something quick that he would actually eat. Has anyone else had to do this or is my kid just weird? I have to get this under control, because I know it will be even worse when he starts school in a couple of weeks.
Another parent suggested bringing something he could eat quickly during a water break. Any ideas on what I could give him? I haven't seen anyone else eating snacks mid-practice, but I don't think the coach would mind. It would just need to be something quick that he would actually eat. Has anyone else had to do this or is my kid just weird? I have to get this under control, because I know it will be even worse when he starts school in a couple of weeks.