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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's more noticeable now but I'm sure it's been there for a while as these things don't happen overnight. Can I as her dad say something about it to encourage her to lose it? DW does the cooking and we eat healthy but DD has a big appetite I think in part due to having a teen big brother that influenced her idea of portion size. DW is not interested in speaking to DD about her growing waist at all. I haven't said anything either but wonder if/what to do to get DW on board or tackle it on my own.[/quote]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that your DW was shamed about her body in some way as a child, and just straight up refuses to do this to your daughter.  Did you ask your DW why she refused to do the followup appointment?

Have the conversation with your wife re: her completely shutting ALL of this conversation down, and then go from there.

I don't have any advice on how to tell her that her portion size can't be the same as her brothers...I have two boys and they are 17 months apart, so they eat the same food.
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