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Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

PS I should say he's still quite slim but I no longer worry he'll get blown over in strong wind.

PPS Sorry, one more thing: if you're worried about junk food, you can make your own very nutritious ice cream. I wouldn't skimp on the sweet taste, though, the idea is that the kid will want to eat (a lot) of it. You can use high quality honey, which will be quite healthy, though.

Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

PS I should say he's still quite slim but I no longer worry he'll get blown over in strong wind.

Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The word "militant" shouldn't be anywhere in your vocabulary when speaking about your child's (your DAUGHTER'S) eating habits. This is how your breed disorder.

By militant I mean I (and DH) offer junk food in moderation, unlike some of the adults in her life who literally bought a dozen donuts and expected her to eat them all.

That's not what militant means. Please do some soul searching about your feelings towards food and weight in relation to your daughter.

I promise you that my in-laws think I am militant about food because I don't think a small child should be given more donuts and cheesecake in one sitting than a typical adult eats in one day. It's all relative.

Again, you seem to have a lot of hang-ups about weight and food. No one is asking what your in-laws feed your child. We are talking about what YOU feed your child, because you came here and asked for advice. My advice? Stop being "militant" (your words) or you're going to end up with a child with an eating disorder.

-therapist

You’re either a troll or the world’s Worst therapist

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The word "militant" shouldn't be anywhere in your vocabulary when speaking about your child's (your DAUGHTER'S) eating habits. This is how your breed disorder.

By militant I mean I (and DH) offer junk food in moderation, unlike some of the adults in her life who literally bought a dozen donuts and expected her to eat them all.

That's not what militant means. Please do some soul searching about your feelings towards food and weight in relation to your daughter.

I promise you that my in-laws think I am militant about food because I don't think a small child should be given more donuts and cheesecake in one sitting than a typical adult eats in one day. It's all relative.

Again, you seem to have a lot of hang-ups about weight and food. No one is asking what your in-laws feed your child. We are talking about what YOU feed your child, because you came here and asked for advice. My advice? Stop being "militant" (your words) or you're going to end up with a child with an eating disorder.

-therapist

What I am hearing you say is either that:

A. I should not set limits on how much junk food my child eats or
B. My use of the word "militant" on an anonymous forum reveals some deep seeded food issues that will inevitably lead my child to have an eating disorder.

Sorry but I'm gonna call TROLL

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The word "militant" shouldn't be anywhere in your vocabulary when speaking about your child's (your DAUGHTER'S) eating habits. This is how your breed disorder.

By militant I mean I (and DH) offer junk food in moderation, unlike some of the adults in her life who literally bought a dozen donuts and expected her to eat them all.

That's not what militant means. Please do some soul searching about your feelings towards food and weight in relation to your daughter.

I promise you that my in-laws think I am militant about food because I don't think a small child should be given more donuts and cheesecake in one sitting than a typical adult eats in one day. It's all relative.

Again, you seem to have a lot of hang-ups about weight and food. No one is asking what your in-laws feed your child. We are talking about what YOU feed your child, because you came here and asked for advice. My advice? Stop being "militant" (your words) or you're going to end up with a child with an eating disorder.

-therapist

Anonymous wrote:Please feed your child.

Shut up.

I wouldn't stress about BMI at all. My 7 year old is 75% for height and was 25% for weight/2% BMI and no one has ever brought it up as a concern. I'm surprised your pediatrician cares about BMI because it's kind of a BS measurement and absolutely shouldn't be used for children.

I was a super skinny kid, then just stopped growing at age 12 and my weight caught up. If the pediatrician isn't worried, I wouldn't be. I ate everything as a kid and still was super thin.

I am proudly militant about not giving my kids junk food, OP. Don’t let the psycho-babbling fools sway you. We are so lucky that most of us can afford healthful foods for our families. There are plenty of healthful, high-calorie foods to add to your daughter’s diet other than donuts. Try grinding walnuts into a smoothie or full fat Greek yogurt. Add avocado oil or olive oil to everything possible.

We’re all slim and no one in either family has weight issues but my mother eats only sweets and junk food and is skinny but in such poor health that even she warns us against giving out kids junk food.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The word "militant" shouldn't be anywhere in your vocabulary when speaking about your child's (your DAUGHTER'S) eating habits. This is how your breed disorder.

By militant I mean I (and DH) offer junk food in moderation, unlike some of the adults in her life who literally bought a dozen donuts and expected her to eat them all.

That's not what militant means. Please do some soul searching about your feelings towards food and weight in relation to your daughter.

I promise you that my in-laws think I am militant about food because I don't think a small child should be given more donuts and cheesecake in one sitting than a typical adult eats in one day. It's all relative.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The word "militant" shouldn't be anywhere in your vocabulary when speaking about your child's (your DAUGHTER'S) eating habits. This is how your breed disorder.

By militant I mean I (and DH) offer junk food in moderation, unlike some of the adults in her life who literally bought a dozen donuts and expected her to eat them all.

That's not what militant means. Please do some soul searching about your feelings towards food and weight in relation to your daughter.

Whoa. Sounds to me like you're pretty militant about word usage in an anonymous forum. What's that about?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The word "militant" shouldn't be anywhere in your vocabulary when speaking about your child's (your DAUGHTER'S) eating habits. This is how your breed disorder.

By militant I mean I (and DH) offer junk food in moderation, unlike some of the adults in her life who literally bought a dozen donuts and expected her to eat them all.

That's not what militant means. Please do some soul searching about your feelings towards food and weight in relation to your daughter.

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you or your husband overweight?

I am not. DH might be slightly. His family is definitely.

OP, are you or your husband overweight?