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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. Thanks for the responses so far. DD is borderline overweight and our pediatrician has told us we need to help her make healthy choices 80% of the time. But it’s obviously a fine line between encouraging her to eat healthy and not letting her always choose horrible foods every single meal. I really don’t think we are controlling and we rarely tell her she can’t have something, but if she wants chicken fingers or a cheeseburger and had fries the day before we will tell her to choose a different side for example, like fruit or a vegetable. We have plenty of healthy food in our house but also desserts and typical snack foods, and we regularly allow treats and all kinds of food, including pizza, pasta, Mac and cheese, etc. I am only explaining all of this for full context.

What bothers me here is that she is not simply eating a “treat” without permission, it’s that [b]she is consuming an abnormally large amount of something (ie 2 big cupcakes, 20 pieces of Halloween candy) and feels the need to hide it[/b].[/quote]
This is disordered eating. You are treating this like a behavior or weight problem. If your pediatrician doesn’t recognize that this is the beginning of an eating disorder, you need a new pediatrician. Your family and your daughter need to be in therapy. [/quote]

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