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I also want to push back on the suggestion to pull from activities. If the child is enjoying the activities, for heaven's sake make every effort to keep going. Even physical activities. Yes, they burn calories, but mental health and enjoying life is important. OP is talking about stress and fear...keep things as normal as possible! Pulling her from sports will add to the fear, add to the stress. She absolutely needs to continue doing the things she enjoys unless she actually physically can't.

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The child is almost 12 years old and has a BMI of 0.1%ile for kids her age. Her BMI is 12.8

She's not in the 1st %ile for kids 11 years 11 months,.   She's at the 0.1 percentile.

Even looking at a BMI chart for a child who is only 8 years old, her BMI is still BELOW the 1%ile.

This is not some child struggling along at the 4th or 5th percentile BMI.   This is terribly, terribly skinny.

Remember, BMI accounts for height.  We're not talking about "somebody has to be the shortest" anbd "someone has to be the thinnest".   This is accounting for her height (which is not that short at 4'6") she is very very very underweight.

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Yes, I HAD THAT CHILD TOO. My son had a BMI of .1% and linear growth failure before we did the feeding tube.   If she's at the point she can't participate, she needs to be in the hospital. Otherwise, they need to avoid messing up her life and routine as much as possible.  Making this child miserable is the wrong answer.[/quote]

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