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[quote=Anonymous]While I am not a fan of threatening kids with the doctor, I think at age 8 you can kind of do that.  I would just say to her in a matter of fact way “hon, you have a doctor’s appointment on Wed after school” (give her a few days notice).  She will likely ask why and you should tell her without emotion that you have noticed that she isn’t eating much and losing weight, so it is important to make sure everything is okay.  She may at that point tell you she doesn’t feel well (as others have said, it is hard to describe acid reflux or ulcers even for adults let alone an 8 yr old because it is not normal pain but a burning feeling or general discomfort) or may protest that she doesn’t need a dr -- you should still make her go.  If she has a dr. she likes, pick that one; if not, pick someone you all have seen before that is talkative/can make her comfortable as it may take some questions and answers to get to the bottom of this, the dr will want to check her belly etc so it’ll be helpful if she’s kind of willing to participate.  I wouldn’t worry about eating disorders yet, it is very possible this is physical.[/quote]

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