Tween is tall and skinny but with a soft belly

[Anonymous]

Please stop. This is totally normally just before puberty. It's what girls' bodies do.

[Anonymous]

As the mom of a kid who nearly died from an ED, this gives me chills. Do not ever use the term “soft belly”. Do not talk about weight at all. Do not comment on her body, negativity or positivity. Having a flat belly shouldn’t even be in a tweens vocabulary.

[Anonymous]

That’s typical for a tween, you need to take the focus off looks and food to avoid any future eating disorders. Tell her to do sit ups every day if she wants to exercise and leave it at that.

[Anonymous]

My niece got a little chubby as a tween but now at 16/17 she's a beanpole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As the mom of a kid who nearly died from an ED, this gives me chills. Do not ever use the term “soft belly”. Do not talk about weight at all. Do not comment on her body, negativity or positivity. Having a flat belly shouldn’t even be in a tweens vocabulary.

+1 I can’t believe how many posters are responding like this is a reasonable question. This Diet & Exercise forum is f’d up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't take her to work out classes for the LOVE OF GOD. You reinforce (all the time) that all bodies are good bodies. Soft bellies are more prevalent than not and make sure she's not only following skinny white stick girls on social media.

I repeat: all bodies are good bodies.

Lol at all bodies are good bodies. You are delusional.

[Anonymous]

Just so you know OP, a "baby fat" phase is normal around tween / early teen age. I grew out of it

[Anonymous]

It doesn't sound like she is in a "baby fat" phase. It sounds like she's skinny and has one body part that is less skinny. Most people, even thinner people, are not perfectly proportioned and flawless. Please don't let her believe that she needs to do anything at all to "fix" herself.

[Anonymous]

soft belly? as someone who struggled with anorexia as a teen and now has 2 girls, WTF OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't take her to work out classes for the LOVE OF GOD. You reinforce (all the time) that all bodies are good bodies. Soft bellies are more prevalent than not and make sure she's not only following skinny white stick girls on social media.

I repeat: all bodies are good bodies.

Lol at all bodies are good bodies. You are delusional.

You're a psychotic piece of shit. Read the posts above your and then shut the f up.

[Anonymous]

If she really wants a workout program check out Get Mom Strong. It’s great for women (especially post-babies, but all women are welcome) and it doesn’t encourage getting smaller. It encourages strength, loving your body, and taking up space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she really wants a workout program check out Get Mom Strong. It’s great for women (especially post-babies, but all women are welcome) and it doesn’t encourage getting smaller. It encourages strength, loving your body, and taking up space.

No! A tween does not need a workout program of any kind. Good grief.

[Anonymous]

Fat bodies are not good bodies. Soft lower bellies are fine. Her boyfriends will love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't take her to work out classes for the LOVE OF GOD. You reinforce (all the time) that all bodies are good bodies. Soft bellies are more prevalent than not and make sure she's not only following skinny white stick girls on social media.

I repeat: all bodies are good bodies.

Lol at all bodies are good bodies. You are delusional.

You're a psychotic piece of shit. Read the posts above your and then shut the f up.

Sorry about your bad luck. Have you tried diet and exercise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she really wants a workout program check out Get Mom Strong. It’s great for women (especially post-babies, but all women are welcome) and it doesn’t encourage getting smaller. It encourages strength, loving your body, and taking up space.

No! A tween does not need a workout program of any kind. Good grief.

Yeah a workout program encouraging strength and loving your body sounds truly awful! There is nothing wrong with encouraging a teen to work out for health.