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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]10yr old DD was a very active child pre-covid. She ran 5Ks every 3-4 months, played flag football once a week in fall, lacrosse 3 times a week in fall and spring, basketball 3 times a week in winter, and karate 3 times a week year round. Then covid came. Everything stopped (flag football and basketball were over). Karate went online and is limited. DD seems to have gained significant weight. I notice she moves less and eats more (sometimes out of boredom). She doesn't eat unhealthy food but she eats a lot of food. Yesterday she stepped on a scale and I was shocked!!! She's 4'11" and 97 lbs. She is on the cusp of being overweight and she used to be a skinny girl. I don't want to give her body image issues or a complex so I have said nothing.

I m a runner. I plan to ask her to start running with me at least one time a week.  I run about 5 miles but will see if she can do 1 mile. She used to run 5Ks but now I'm not sure she can run a mile without stopping. How else can I encourage more movement to get this under control? [/quote]

Is this satire? That’s a 19.6 BMI. [/quote]
Yes. It is within the norm, but on the actual exact percentage of being overweight.OP should worry that she decided to be a lazy parent. She finds time to run on her own, but leaves her 10 year old to sit around all day long.Weight is not even the issue here. Not doing things with you child is.[/quote]

Let me know when forcing a child to run miles becomes good parenting. I am going to encourage her to run with me but in the past (since March) she always declines. [/quote]
You said you are planning to ask her, not that you asked her? Which one is it?
You sound like a very high strung person and without any balance in your life. Nobody is saying force your kid to run, but you can't walk with her? What is wrong with your mind set? Life is not all or nothing. Go for a bike ride or a walk with her and skip your run. Bcs you know...that's what parents do, they put their kids first. You were shocked? I mean how does your dd feel when ste steps on a scale and mom freaks out? Bcs you clearly wrote that she used to be a skinny girl. I am pretty sure you caused her an eating disorder with your overreaction. Even if you claim you did not react, your original post clearly stayted "I was shocked!!!" [/quote]

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