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Originally Posted by flyorkies Your daughter is perfect!!!! my daughter is 11 she has talked about a diet too. she is in no way what so ever fat. i think it is her peers, alot of kids are on diets or there parents are on a diet this causes children to go to school and either act like their parents or tell everyone about their own diet. this put pressure on kids that arent on a diet. little girls shouldnt be on a diet unless recomended by a doctor. at this age they are close to development. i think the kids need those mc donalds cheeseburgers and potato chips as long as their not majorly over weight. i explained to my daughter that she will be developing breasts and growing to her adult height over the next couple years. if you diet now its worse for development.kids burn off so much fat and nuetrients at this year of age. and they grow taller and develop boobs.then that lingering little bit of fat will go away . your daughter is not fat and shouldnt be insecure of her body. maybe put her in sports make her know that exercise and eating a good meal is much more important then dieting.i coach little league softball and alot of overweight kids play after a couple weeks they have lost weight and at the same time it had nothing to do with weight just learning how to play the game. we boost there confidence and give them something else to think about rather then weight ,acceptance from peers and the next worst thing boys! good luck with your beautiful little girl!!!! |
Thank you for your great advise, she does do Gymnasticts, valley ball, and soccer. She did dance up til this year, and wants to do cheerleading. We don't eat fast food (ever), I don't eat meat and believe in eating healthy. My husband and daughters do eat meat and for them that is fine. We did talk alot over the weekend and and she had this unreal image of thin. I think she understands though, and we will continue to talk. I also think she uses the word diet lightly because her friends throw the word around a lot.
Anyway, thank you all for your help and suport,
Tricia