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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is a very sweet girl and is a good friend to my DD. Not looking to distance from her or anything but I’m very worried that their whole family eats extremely poorly, buys tons of junk food and has no food rules. Also the kids don’t do any activities. No sports or dance or anything but also no family hikes or even spending time outside. Last summer my DD barely saw the friend because every day she said it was “too hot” to be outside, and we didn’t allow them inside together until all 4 parents were vaxed.

She openly says things like “I hate school” “I don’t read, I prefer YouTube” etc.

How do I address this with DD - that I don’t want her just eating junk and watching YouTube every time is with the friend? I can’t police when I’m not there but it really bothers me. I also just don’t want my DD thinking this is normal teen behavior.[/quote]

I honestly think your dd should experience eating too much junk and watching youtube.  Then she will know how it feels when you eat poorly.  I've had my kids overeat on occasion and when they felt sick they said "I don't want to do that again"  Most likely, this friendship will not last forever and it is not a hill to die on.

Just let it go for now.  Just by doing what you are doing your daughter will pick up healthy eating and activity.  It is good to see how others live and you shouldn't judge.[/quote]

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