How much does your 3rd grade boy weigh?

[Anonymous]

Does everyone know their kids' height and weight? I have no idea. They've had their check-ups, etc. but I don't pay attention to the numbers if it's not a concern. All that matters to me is their clothing size.

[Anonymous]

About 53'' tall and 60 lbs at 8.5 years old.

His weight is right at the 50th percentile, and height is usually more like 65th or 70th. This has been his whole life story.

He just told me the other day he LOVES being skinny. Ha! I was not a skinny kid, but I think his dad was. He eats when he is hungry, loves sweets, and plays a sport. No worries here.

[Anonymous]

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My 8 y old is 56" and 80 lbs. my 5 y old is 47" and 50 lbs!


Are you worried about their weight?

Why should she be?

Because they are obese.

50lbs is obese for a 47" child?? It's perfect - absolutely proportional. I can't quite visualize 80lbs on 56" but it doesn't ring as obese. Man, what a jerk.

I am not defending calling a child obese at that weight, but my son is 48 inches and 52 pounds, and his doctor suggested we keep an eye on his intake of sweets. The issue is not that he is obese- he isn't. The issue is that his percentile height is much less than his percentile weight.

your doctor is insane. yes, your child's weight is higher than height but not by much at all.

+1

My 6 year old is 49 inches and weights about 56 pounds. He is built like a linebacker - wide across the chest, muscular and solid. I would laugh in my doctor's face if she told me I needed to "keep an eye" on any of his food.

Yeah, my kid is 48.5 or 49 inches and 53 or 54 pounds and he is most definitely not fat and his doctor has never said anything about his weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:About 53'' tall and 60 lbs at 8.5 years old.

His weight is right at the 50th percentile, and height is usually more like 65th or 70th. This has been his whole life story.

He just told me the other day he LOVES being skinny. Ha! I was not a skinny kid, but I think his dad was. He eats when he is hungry, loves sweets, and plays a sport. No worries here.

An 8-year-old saying that he "LOVES being skinny" is worrisome, imo. What happens if he hits puberty & is no longer naturally skinny?