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[quote=Anonymous]This is so tricky and I’m sorry you’re in this. I am chiming in as someone who was a bit overweight as a child with a sibling whose metabolism was high and they were skinny. It was hard and I still remember a time traveling he was allowed a candy bar and I wasn’t (with otherwise good parent) and a male pediatrician saying things too bluntly about my weight in my presence. All this to say - how you act in front of her and talk about food will affect her more than you know. If she talks about wanting more food, can you say “oh are you hungry?” Or “is your stomach grumbling?” Or “let’s talk about how we know we’re hungry.” Make sure she sees you and others eating in healthy ways, talking about your body as a machine, and picking an apple instead of ice cream as a routine snack because it makes you feel better. Take advantage of your regular Dr appointments with child to ask good questions and call them and mention her preoccupation with food and ask if she should see someone. I’d enroll her in a sport too or a weekly something. And more than anything praising her for her internal beauty (bravery, smart, hardworking, kindness to others) and that you love her no matter what is what she will remember.  [/quote]

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