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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again. Thanks for the advice and suggestions.

Over the last year my boy's BMI ranged from low of 75% and high of 87%, although ups and downs, looks like he's back up again. He was a big kid at birth and never a skinny kid. He's stalky and strong @62lbs and picks up and walks around with his 37lb sister with ease.  He does loves sports and running, although harder to get out to playgrounds the chillier days of Winter. During Spring/Fall season, he's doing some sort of sports activity 3-4x a week. I think his chubbiness is more noticeable to me recently as his face has gotten a lot rounder, otherwise, pretty distributed over all, no love handles or anything.

I'm going to try to cut out more of the sugary snacks, encourage thoughtful portion control and also reduce late night eating and see how that goes. 
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OP - my 5 year old (girl) sounds like this. She gets chubby (noticable to me)  right before a growth spurt.

She also has tendencies to love carbs and eat fast. in my opinion, like the PP's have said, no need to limit carbs too much, they are still growing, and I also don't want to introduce any body issues just yet (they will get them on their own, given the world we live in). I do try to limit "snacks" and "treats" at home, as well as as BEG my DD to eat more slowly. I think that is her main issue and perhaps you could work with your DS to eat more slowly, since that way, the signal to be full is actually heard. It hasn't clicked with DD yet, but she knows she needs to eat more slowly. I also told daycare to limit her to two servings of any snacks (since they are by large, carby and no nutrients). your DS is also old enough to start helping pack his lunch - take him shopping, point out healthy food and brainstorm what HE wants to eat and try to get him to take ownership of his lunch and snacks. and pack extra veggies, etc for aftercare or whenever and talk about if he is hungry, take an orange, etc. [/quote]

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