I’ve been keto for 18 months now, and wife has been supportive. Wife and kids are not keto or LCHF.
I fast 16/8 and 42hrs EF each week.
I used to talk about keto and reducing carbs, I watch you tube videos (with my 9 yr).
I have been letting kids be kids and eta the treats
However now my 9yr old is talking about watching what he eats carbs (but still like his biscuits and treats). I think this is a good thing (not the excess sugar) but now wife (and in laws)is worried that he’s going to get an eating disorder as he grows up (disagree). He also mentions fasting - which I have told him, he is NOT to do until an adult as his body needs to grow.
So now to keep the peace, I need to keep my mouth shut (and not watch the videos with him).
I want him to be informed, but also worried about the possibility.
Anyone else is the same situation? Has some advise.
thanks
Bad influence for kids?
That’s a tough one. He’s still going to eat what he wants, no matter what. And at that age want to be like Dad.
My husband and I eat keto, and our kids do as well at home (ages almost 9, almost 6, almost 3). But when we go out to eat we let them eat carbs.
I agree on the not fasting until he is an adult, as he is still growing. I’d probably just stick to answering questions he has, but don’t offer info
I think he’s 9 and if you don’t overshare diet info he’ll soon be onto something else. I think bonding with dad is fun and he’d probably be interested in just about anything you want to share with him. This is a great opportunity and soon enough he’ll be in a phase where everything you say is dumb because he’s a teenager. Take advantage of spending time with him but focus on another subject to keep the peace with the wife and in laws. Our actions speak for themselves. He will see your dedication to health and this will imprint on him without the added info sharing. The older he gets, the more he can try diet changes.
Since when did healthy food choices become an eating disorder? It’s never too young to start keto, there’s plenty of parents here feeding their kids a keto diet. In fact we are born on a ketogenic diet (Breast milk) and children only become carb eaters with some digestive adaptation that parents initiate. If you do it too early they develop allergies. Kind of enlightening when you think about it. We aren’t designed to run on a carbohydrate rich diet. It has to be forced on us.
By the way I commend you for giving him some exposure to the notion that food choices have an impact on your body and health. 
Thanks for the help.
I’ll keep the peace and just encourage him to eat whole foods, but also to be a kid and not worry too much.
It’s so interesting you bring this up. My son is almost 4 and we both have a gluten intolerance. I’ve been eating paleo before turning keto. I know my family and in laws are not too pleased. I guess the allergy is what keeps them from soaking up too much. I think it’s pretty sad that he can’t eat what other kids eat. But that being said… He eats so healthy and hopefully he will be well set up for life. I had lots of health issues that I don’t want him to have. But I wonder if I’m making him obsessed with food when he keeps offering me tortilla chips and then he says “no momma, there is pollen grains in there.” 
That’s the best advice you can give him. He’s not too young to start learning about how food affects him but he’s too young to worry about it. Encourage him to love and eat real food and tell him fasting is out of the question because he needs steady nutrition to grow, especially protein.