DC gained 5+ lbs last week at sleep away camp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He just got home today and I could tell right away bc of his tummy.

Maybe he's bloated or constipated. Give the kid a fucking break.

This was my first thought. I'd be not at all surprised if a kid who just got back from camp was constipated from not going "number two" in a strange place. Even if he DID gain five pounds at camp, so what? He'll burn it back off playing and swimming this summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You sound controlling. I'd binge at camp, if all my food was restricted at home and my mom was weighing me all of the time.

Children's food is restricted at home. All homes. This is totally normal. i don't know any kids who are allowed to eat whatever they want to eat. Not one single kid.

I don't restrict food at home. He makes choices and I make suggestions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He just got home today and I could tell right away bc of his tummy.

Maybe he's bloated or constipated. Give the kid a fucking break.

This was my first thought. I'd be not at all surprised if a kid who just got back from camp was constipated from not going "number two" in a strange place. Even if he DID gain five pounds at camp, so what? He'll burn it back off playing and swimming this summer.

Five pounds in one week is a hell of a lot of weight for a kid to gain. That's like ten percent of body weight for a younger ES kid. In one week? Not healthy.

OP, how old is your DC and what is their normal weight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You sound controlling. I'd binge at camp, if all my food was restricted at home and my mom was weighing me all of the time.

Children's food is restricted at home. All homes. This is totally normal. i don't know any kids who are allowed to eat whatever they want to eat. Not one single kid.

I don't restrict food at home. He makes choices and I make suggestions.

But you buy the food. Or does he make his own grocery list?

[Anonymous]

He said he had 10 chicken wings last night. Plus cookies.

Constipation is a real possibility though. So maybe it's not as bad as it looked.

But 10 chicken wings a night is not the right choice no matter what. The camp he's going to next has unlimited ice cream as dessert every night.

[Anonymous]

Aside from a health issue, being overseen by a doctor, I can't imagine following my kid's weight this close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aside from a health issue, being overseen by a doctor, I can't imagine following my kid's weight this close.

If your kid came home looking noticeably heavier I bet you would. At least I hope you would.

[Anonymous]

It's like the freshman 15 ... Leave it alone. He will lose it.

[Anonymous]

He's a growing kid. Don't make this a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You sound controlling. I'd binge at camp, if all my food was restricted at home and my mom was weighing me all of the time.

Children's food is restricted at home. All homes. This is totally normal. i don't know any kids who are allowed to eat whatever they want to eat. Not one single kid.

I don't restrict food at home. He makes choices and I make suggestions.

Let me guess...you offer sunflower seeds or chik peas as a snack and he gets to choose the lesser of the 2 evils? That's your definition of "he gets to make a choice"?

[Anonymous]

Time for fat camp.

*sarcasm*

[Anonymous]

The bloated look is very likely constipation. I know my son came back from a week away and proceeded to go to the bathroom 3x per day for several days.

Growing boys eat a lot and they should not be limited. 10 chicken wings is not a lot and cookies are fine. Kids need protein, fat, and carbs and if you are limiting those things, he is going around hungry. Yes, pure sugar snacks should be limited but do not limit the protein portion of a meal.

[Anonymous]

Unless you child is already in the overweight category, you are being way too controlling. He should be allowed to eat a meal until he isn't hungry anymore and it should bother you that he's still hungry after a meal. Even worse, you blame your son for overeating when he's hungry. Way to push your own food issues on your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless you child is already in the overweight category, you are being way too controlling. He should be allowed to eat a meal until he isn't hungry anymore and it should bother you that he's still hungry after a meal. Even worse, you blame your son for overeating when he's hungry. Way to push your own food issues on your kid.

Yes, he should e allowed to eat as many fried chicken wings dipped in blue cheese dressing as he wants to, until he is full. OH BROTHER == WHAT BAD PARENTING ADVICE!! You can feed your own kids as much junk food as they want to eat until they are obese, but most intelligent educated parents choose not to parent that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You sound controlling. I'd binge at camp, if all my food was restricted at home and my mom was weighing me all of the time.

Are you the same person who posted about her son buying $20 lunch on a field trip? You sound the same. Stop pushing your food issues on your kid. Let him figure it out for a few weeks.

I think she is also the mom that only lets her son snack on carrots or something like thay because she is terrified he might end up chubby

OP, your kind of food control is just as abusive as feeding him nothing but McDonalds and twinkies every day.