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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, this is probably the most helpful and common-sense post I’ve ever seen about childhood obesity. I come from a family of eating disorder sufferers and your post doesn’t have that tone to me at all. Hope the backlash you’re getting isn’t stinging too bad. OPs get attacked on virtually any topic on this site for some reason. Best wishes to you and your child. Great work.

Can you share a bit more regarding how long it took, how you explained it to your child, etc? This is such great info about a problem that is really common.[/quote]

I'm sorry she seriously lead with her infant sucked down every drop. Well, that's what some infants do. It's obviously she is the one with the disassociation to reality in terms of her child's eating habits. 90 minutes of exercise daily sure, wonderful and obsessive. Her description of apples or grapes prior to her discovering they are good foods?

This will not turn out well. [/quote]

I mention that only because I think people assume parents do/don’t do something that “causes” a child to become obese (I probably thought that). There was no point where my child changed and started to gain weight more quickly. She always was the way she was. [/quote]

Fine. The issue here is that you're turning something that sounds like her natural metabolism and body size into a "sickness." yes, it's good to eat more fruits and veggies, and good to get exercise, but those are good FOR THEIR OWN SAKES. not for reduction in BMI in a pre-teen girl (whose BMI may have naturally decreased anyway in a few years.)  Dieting is HUGELY correlated to later obesity.  OP needs to be extremely careful and wary of communicating to her DD that she is on a perpetual diet so her body can look acceptable.  I'm a little shocked that she allowed the pediatrician to discuss her child's weight in front of her. I would never, ever allow this.  A discussion of exercise and fruits and veg? Sure. But talking about weight negatively in front of a pre-teen girl is a recipe for eating disorders.  [/quote]

You sound like you have a lot of personal baggage. Maybe you need your own thread. [/quote]

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