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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has she gone through puberty? Have you taken her for a checkup to make sure blood work is ok (no anemia, not serious Vitamin D deficiency)? Is there another activity she’d like to do? Is she depressed because her dad is checked out? Are you serving food at home that’s conducive to energy and not just easy simple carbs? Have you looked into a therapy consult for her? If not, why not?[/quote]

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Yes she’s gone through most of puberty, 5’6”, 150# today. She wasn’t happy to hear that at annual appt last month.

She has not has bloodwork done. She looks tall and strong, but gets winded quickly.

She eats meats/fish and rice/bread, potatoes, but limited palate of fruits or veg. She will sneak candy, granola bars (if we have them), bagels and croissants immediately upon return from school. She likes to bake but will eat all the muffins herself in 2 days. So now we don’t bake nor have most breads in the house.

Surfing the web is no good for anyone. So now that’s limited.

She’d like to do more art.

She doesn’t have close friends to do things with outside of school. We moved 3 years ago but she was having various refusal issues since grade 2 (refuse to do math or homework, refuse to eat fruit, refuse to go to practice).

Yes father figure or role model and marriage model is lacking. He also stonewalls, avoids and temper tantrums if there’s a concern to address.

I work full time. Other kid is fine, no such issues—- which becomes an issue with the older one, who bullies the 10 yo. [/quote]

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