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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don’t know what we’re dealing with here. What is “overweight”? Many tweens are pudgy right before they get their growth spurts. Are we dealing with an almond mom? OP admits to an eating disorder and many such parents transfer their disordered view of weight to their kids. Talk to the doctor. There’s a slim chance that the DD has a metabolic syndrome, but we may just have a case of a normal weight/build child in the midst of naturally slim people. [/quote]

The mom is describing a kid that over eats.  These kids exists.  There are kids at every birthday party that eat their share of pizza and cake, lick the plate and want another piece.  Then there are the kids that eat a few bites of everything then move on to playing and aren’t that interested in food [/quote]

Overeats by her standards. What’s the size of the serving? Growing kids eat food. I had a slim kid who would go through periods of prodigious consumption, especially right before a growth spurt. It’s just hard to tell how much of what OP is describing is through her filter.[/quote]

She is overweight.  That literally means she is eating more food than her body needs.  That is what overeating is. Mom is also describing her wanting large portions, wanting to snack a lot, wanting seconds, ect.  Between her eating large portions AND being overweight, it’s pretty clear she is overeating.  Now how to correct that is hard.  Sorry, OP.  Some people, even kids, just have difficulty eating the right amount for their body to maintain a heathy weight.  I think you may need to say, you can have dessert, but one serving. Or no second serving of pasta/rice/bread, but you may have extra veggies, meat, a piece of fruit. [/quote]

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