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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guarantee you will give her a lifelong weight complex if you bring it up. Honestly how would you feel if she got an eating disorder?

If her pediatrician   isn’t worried at her annual checkups you shouldn’t be worried either. [/quote]

The pediatrician is worried op said .ridiculose to think saying something will cause issues. There already is an issue.

I would try and incorporate more exercise. Talk about portion control.  If your still hungry after eating dinner get a second helping of fruit. Dont eat another steak and potatoes . 1/2 the plate should be fruit and veggies . [/quote]

There is not an issue unless they make it one.  She's 8 or 9 years old.  As I stated upthread, they should take a good long look at what they are eating and doing as a family before they say a word to this child.  The comments that people make about your body stick with you FOREVER.

There are a lot of things they can do before they get to the point of telling a 3rd grader her tummy is fat, some of which you included. Plate the food.  Half of the plate fruits and veggies. Eat fewer carbs as a family.  As the cook, I cook "just enough" for things I don't want anybody having seconds of.  "There is no more steak" is a lot different than "your tummy is too fat for more steak"or "you don't need anymore steak".  See how that works?  There are some things my kids LOVE and always want seconds of that are not great for them.  I don't cook those very often, so when I do, the seconds are fine (and we don't see that for dinner again for a month or three).[/quote]

Where on this thread did anyone, including the child's parent, ever suggest telling the kid her tummy was fat?  I don't think anyone said that.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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