Height & Weight: Child
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Help, My 5 1/2 Yr Old Is Sneaking Food
Asked by C.H. from Detroit
on January 23, 2012
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My 5 1/2 yr daughter is overweight for her age. At her 5 year checkup last May, her pediatrician made some recommendations for us to improve her eating habits. The pro...
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- An acquaintance of mine has a daughter doing the same, even though there physically shouldn't be a reason to still be hungry. Mom actually tried locking cupboards of ...
- Def call her doc. I was an overweight child, not severe but I was always the heavy girl in my family. Put it this way I never wore the gorgeous bikini's like my cousin...
- I was the girl who snuck food. When I finally found a counselor/ therapist who could help me work through the psychological stuff behind it, I was finally able to get ...
Son Needs to Gain More Weight but He Is a Picky Eater. HELP!
Asked by E.F. from Chattanooga
on June 17, 2011
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My 10 year old and 6 year old got weighed for an ID card made by our local police department. My 6 year old who likes to eat and isn't picky weighed more. My son is pi...
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- You need to leave your daughter out of the equation regarding your son's proper weight. If your pediatrician isn't worried then try to relax. I have four kids and my...
- I know a LOT of families, in which their son is smaller/skinnier/shorter than their other girl sibling. "Size" has nothing to do with gender. If your Pediatrician...
- I was underweight and had to see an endocrinologist. I had serious food aversions, *extremely picky* eater,and as an 11 yr old, i had the bone scan of an 8 year old. ...
Getting More Involved
Asked by A.P. from Houston
on March 7, 2007
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I am living with my boyfriend with our 5 year old son. I can't get my son's dad involved in activities that my son likes. My son is about to start baseball for the fir...
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- When your son wants to go play catch, tell him to ask his dad himself. Maybe you could tell him to say you don't throw the ball right or something (unless you don't w...
- well I'm was a single mom at one time with 2 girls and i know about dad not being involed, in my opinion #1. i would not live with a man that i was not married to beca...
- I say you are your mother go out every Sat. and leave the boys at home. Maybe this will help. If you are worried about them not eating, leave hot dogs and pizza to eat...
Need Diet Ideas for My 9Yr Daughter
Asked by L.G. from Houston
on January 31, 2008
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I am needing some new ideas or work out routines for my 9 yr old daughter. My husband and I have tried just about everything to get her to loose weight, she is about ...
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- Hi L., I encourage you to turn up the music and DANCE. Just adding a upbeat tune and a few uptempo steps in her day as you two do chores will help her burn off extr...
- I have an almost 10 yr old son that is going through the same issue... (be aware most kids go through a "pudgy" stage around this age..) He buys his lunch at school a...
- Hi L., good for you for working on this! It's so hard, when there are temptations for kids everywhere you turn. I have an 11 year old son and he is about 10 lbs overwe...
PediaSure-Yes Or No?
Asked by S.L. from Anchorage
on April 3, 2008
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My 5 year old is a VERY finicky eater. She usually only eats about 1 good meal a day and some snacks through out the day, but not many. I try to make these as healthy ...
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- NO! No! No! If you need to supplement, try a whole food liquid. Any time a supplement lists out the nutrient amounts you'll know that they are synthetic and isolated ...
- If she is underweight, sure. If not, it's not necessary. It's basically sugar, milk and vitamins. You'd probably be better off to give her a fruit smoothie (made wi...
- My granddaaughter was the same way. The pediatrician recommended pediasure. It didn't change her eating habits but at least we knew she was getting the nutrician she n...
Need to Know If Anyone Has Child with Williams Syndrome
Asked by C.B. from Lafayette
on December 1, 2008
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My daughter is 13mo. old and was recently tested for williams syndrome, her pediatrician said it's the only thing she can find that matches all her symptoms. I was wan...
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- C. - my children don't have williams, but I have a neighbor with a daughter who does. I spoke with her this afternoon and she told me that I could give you her email ...
- My son had similiar symptoms, when he'd eat - his food came up like a fountain. We had to add baby cereal into his liquids to weigh them down, he could not lay down ...
- I do not have a child with Williams myself, however my sister-in-law's sister-in-law (her husband's sister, if that's less confusing) has a 13 year old daughter with W...
Seeking Diet Program for 5 Yr Old Son
Asked by E.A. from New York
on December 11, 2006
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Hi to all moms,
My 5 year old son is overweight. He was asked to lose 20 lbs by April (if possible). My son is asthmatic. He is on and off Prednisone (steroid). ...
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- Hi My name is M. And I have the same problem with my son he's 7 and is over weight because he is also an asthmatic, What I try to do is keep him busy and limit the amo...
- Hi I'm T. single mom of a 9 & 10 yr old, son & daughter. I can give you some recommendations that may become lifetime changes. 1. eat more veggies-mainly green: if yo...
- Hi E.- Being your son is only 5, you dont want to make him too food conscious, so involving him in activities is a great idea. Swimming is great, along with dance and...
Picky Eater
Asked by S.R. from Charlotte
on October 6, 2006
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My daughter is almost 4 years old. She refuses to eat anything except chicken nuggets, chips, candy,and all the other junk food inbetween. Her doctor said to let her g...
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- Maybe it would help to not have the chicken nuggets and the chips and candy as choices. having carrots and fruit will help and only having them as choices she will enj...
- My daughter who is 4 does the same thing. If she doesn't say what she wants or she doesn't say yes when you ask her if you like to eat this or that. She will not eat ...
- My daughter is 5 and was a very picky eater for a while, or at least it seemed like it to me. It seemed all the foods she use to love she hated. We did the let her go ...
Toys for Hotel During Vacation
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on November 7, 2011
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Hi moms! So we're traveling with our 5 year-old boy and 2 year-old girl to Mexico for Thanksgiving. One issue we always seem to have is that there is not enough for ...
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- I have never gone wrong with crayons and coloring books. When my daughter was younger I would get the Crayola color wonder markers. This way she wouldn't leave a mess ...
- Re the diapers, consider reusables and then just rinse them and hang to dry at the end of every day. Get two and you'll never have to run out to the store. I put s...
- *Silly Putty *Koosh balls of various sizes *Character-themed cards to play "Memory" (we have Toy Story Memory game) and I just carry the cards in a Ziplock bag *Sti...
Stepmother Issues
Asked by M.N. from Savannah
on April 30, 2008
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Girls I just need to know what can I allow the stepmother to do. She puts tatoos, make-up and nail polish on my daughter. I tell her no in a nice way. Just caused I wa...
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- Hi M., I am a stepmom to 3 girls and I can tell you it can be tough. I guess I would just like to give you another way of looking at the situation. Maybe you don't re...
- M.- Relax a little, your daughter is three and the "stepmother" is just having some fun . Nailpolish, tattoos ...none of that will do any damage to her. She is enjoyi...
- I just realized that you edited your request. So, I'm editing my response. If the child is sucking on her fingers, that would generally indicate that she is hungry. ...
