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[quote=Anonymous]I need some help.

For the last week or so, my beautiful 8 yo dd has started to not eat dinner. At first we just figured she wasn't hungry, or had too much of a snack, or not feeling well, but now it's like the 8th or 9th night in a row. And I'm getting concerned.

She's the younger sister. And her mother, unfortunately, diets (despite my pleas to talk about it). And, she's always been a little more interested in superficial and "girly" things than her older sister. I have, indeed, heard more than two or three isolated comments about fat and weight, enough to know that hurling an allegation that "you're fat" is an insult, and have tried to address it head on, but I'm afraid she may be absorbing some other messages elswhere (TV? Friends at school? Not sure...). But, you know, I'm only a dad, so I'm not sure how much counterbalance I can have.

This is like my worst nightmare, so I want to be sure that I'm not jumping to conclusions here. But would you be concerned if you're kid was refusing dinner night after night? Time to take her to a doctor?

A cursory review (read: I Googled it) did hit on some articles about how this is becoming more common in girls under 10, so I don't need those links. Just wonder if anyone has BTDT, whether this is a watch a bit a longer moment, should I relax moment, or is it time to intervene moment. Help, please.[/quote]

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