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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is her body size and shape drastically different from everyone in your family? Some people put on weight as adults through lifestyle factors and hormonal changes, but other people are just born into bigger bodies and will always be larger than other people.

The fact that she is also 97% for height implies she has a large frame. Even for heavier kids, isn’t the goal to keep them roughly on their growth curve? If her weight % keeps increasing relative to her height, that would seem more concerning than her height and weight increasing in the same proportion as her prior growth. [/quote]

Height and weight have both moved higher than the curve recently to 98th and 99th. DH's family has weight and diabetes struggles and she basically looks like him in a wig. [/quote]

This is your answer. What did he look like as a kid? Does he have sisters? The question is not “how do I turn my child born into a larger than average body into an average size or slim child?” Your question to the Dr or a dietitian should be “how do I help my child grow into a healthy adult who doesn’t yo yo diet or have an eating disorder” [/quote]

This exactly. I have a similar-ish DD. 53.5” at 7.5 years, though “only” 74 pounds. So right on the line between normal and overweight, not obese. DH’s family are big and tall Scandinavian folks, and DD will always have the body she was born into. My goal is to get her through puberty with a healthy body and body image, even if she stays bigger than all of her peers. Keep focusing on developing a love for healthy foods, don’t make treats forbidden, and keep her active. If she continues climbing on the growth curves for more than one or two checks, then it may be actual weight gain and not a growth spurt. But don’t teach her to fight her body. It’s impossible and a sure fire way to cause body image issues.[/quote]

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