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[quote=Anonymous]Just be on the watch for eating disorders. My DS had a little bit of belly up to 11yo, and never seemed to mind .. until suddenly, he did. We told him repeatedly that it was a normal pre-puberty process; ped reinforced this too, but DS still felt like he was the only one with extra weight on him. The teasing in MS was merciless and he decided to fix it on his own by not eating. Then he added cutting, which was immediately noticed by the PE teacher. We're a year into therapy and working on re-establishing a healthy relationship for him & food, and trying to help him raise his self esteem. DH & I are avg weight, reasonably fit & have never had any eating disorders. Watching DS descend so quickly into this madness was really scary. MS definitely brought a shift in peer pressure and peer awareness that was toxic for my kid when mixed with body consciousness.[/quote]
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