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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good god, OP's focus on her teen's weight is really concerning. She said in a follow-up post the daughter is 5'6" and 150 pounds, which is a normal BMI. Of course it's hard for a 6th grade girl to be much taller than her peers, and if her mom is telling her she's overweight and restricting her food intake, no wonder she's talking about hating her fat body!

Even if she were overweight, which she is not, the real issue is that this poor girl is  lonely, depressed, and struggling, and her dad is absent and her mom is focused on removing carbs and sweets from the house.

Please drop the focus on her weight and attempting to restrict her eating. Ask her questions about what's on her mind and how she's doing in a non-judgmental, curious way and LISTEN. If she wants to do art, get her involved in art activities. Also talk to her pediatrician about what you are observing (about her MENTAL HEALTH), and consider getting her therapy. She needs her mom to support her during a difficult time in her life, not to judge her body and criticize her for eating!! [/quote]

Stanford child bmi calculator cites overweight in that figure and percentage.

Ironically as the population as a whole gets fatter and more obese, the same high bmi raw score may look 80th or 85th percentile soon instead of 93rd percentile! [/quote]

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