DC gained 5+ lbs last week at sleep away camp

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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"?

Ugh, posts like this are so lame. Debating and winning in your imaginary scenario. Why don't you make it a bit more challenging for yourself, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

My very skinny (-3% on the weight chart) kid also came home with a bloated tummy. Pooped an hour after coming home and has been tooting all day.

He didn't/couldn't poop at camp.

Give the kid some water, and quit nagging him so he can relax and poop.

Very time you feel the need to start harping on his weight, give him a book or turn on the TV then walk away and go to another room in the house.

Kid needs to poop.

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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.

That is great food for a growing active boy, full of protein and fat that he needs to develop. When I chaperone my middle school kids, I can tell exactly which kids have limited diets at home because they go crazy when allowed to make their own choices. They are hungry and that hunger is affected every choice they make. A kid can't grow on roasted kale chips.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Are you kidding? Ten chicken wings is nothing for an older elementary boy.

Geez OP, get over your issues before your son hits the teen years.

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Do not limit the protein and fat intake of your child. He needs those things for muscle and brain development.

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10 wings is a lot for a 4 yo, but not a 10 yo who's been active all week! I hope you didn't weight him the minute he got home; that's weird.

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How old is your son and what is his weight. Without that information, it's hard to judge 5 pounds and why you are so upset that you would post.

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I hope my son gains weight at camp each summer. The medication he takes during the year causes him to have very little appetite. Running around all day at camp hopefully will help his appetite. Boys his age (age 11) easily can eat 10 chicken wings. I'm thrilled if my son eats 4 or 5 of them. I used to nanny for boys and they ate a TON from age 8+. Unless this camp was a sedentary one, I wouldn't worry about that weight gain at all.

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I can't believe the posters who claim chicken wings are a good source of fat and protein . No wonder so many kids are obese.

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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"?

Ugh, posts like this are so lame. Debating and winning in your imaginary scenario. Why don't you make it a bit more challenging for yourself, PP?

His Dad screams at him every night at dinner, so at my home he picks a protein and a side. So yes there are broad nutritional ideas, but none of this eat your broccoli or else crap in my home.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the posters who claim chicken wings are a good source of fat and protein . No wonder so many kids are obese.

They are a great source of fat and protein. I wouldn't offer them every night but if my kid ate 10 chicken wings each week, I wouldn't think twice about it being a bad idea. Kids have different nutritional requirements than adults. Do not feed your child like he is a middle-aged woman.

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Quick question OP: Why would you -- who obviously abhor empty calories -- send your kid to a camp that offers limitless ice cream every night?

Did you seriously think your kid would say "Thanks, but I'll just have an apple"?

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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"?

Ugh, posts like this are so lame. Debating and winning in your imaginary scenario. Why don't you make it a bit more challenging for yourself, PP?

His Dad screams at him every night at dinner, so at my home he picks a protein and a side. So yes there are broad nutritional ideas, but none of this eat your broccoli or else crap in my home.

Dad screams at him every night at dinner????
That's sad. Food is going to become an issue in your family. I can see it coming. Your post alone screams problem-mania.

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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.

MTE

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Did you actually weigh him because from your post about looks it sounds like you didn't.

Also if you ARE field trip mom, you have some serious food issues in your house, not to mention control issues, no wonder your kid has issues.