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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you op. My ds started getting slightly pudgy at 9, despite the same exact food as his skinny sister eats. He put on more weight during the pandemic when school was online and he barely left the house (yes we got out to hike and bike etc, but it was different). At 13 he still has a big belly whereas the rest of him is strong. He swims 3-4 times a week. He hasn't hit a huge growth spurt yet, but I'm hoping that helps.

It's hard because his diet isnt perfect, but it's far healthier than many of his friends (no soda, juice on occasion, he eats fruits and vegetables happily and we don't eat junk food much at all) he's still pudgier than many of them that drink sodas and have McDonalds every week. It's hard when the advice given in these situations vary so much. Don't restrict because it'll give them an eating disorder, don't let them have what they want because they'll just keep gaining, teach them moderation (that's so subjective), keep them active, okay but he's still heavy for his frame despite that.

[b]People judge so quickly when a kid is overweight, but for some reason they don't judge a skinny kid who eats unhealthy all the time. [/b]He's a hungry growing boy and we are doing our best to set healthy habits for his future without giving him a complex about his weight. Especially having a skinny sibling.

So I have no advice for you, just commiserating. [/quote]

This is so true. Mine is 10 and much bigger than her BFFs, where she eats dinner a lot (the mom is a good friend of mine too). . Those kids literally only eat pizza, nuggets and pasta for dinner and have dessert every night. I sometimes say to the mom hey, let’s skip dessert tonight because the kids just came from a birthday party (or whatever) and she’ll say, oh, kids are only young once! I can’t imagine what others would say about me if I did the same thing with an overweight child. DCUM would crucify me. [/quote]

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