From Jesse, Child's Age 11 - 09/29/20 - IP#: 174.239.2.xxx Click here to reply
Parents, I just want to share my experience as
a dad, A year ago this weekend my son Leo passed away. He was 12 and a half and in 7th grade. He had been a slender little boy, then gained a lot of weight and was 225 pounds at age 12. During the summer of 2019, he was involved in a science explorers program at his school, and he grew about 2 inches taller and lost 20 pounds without trying. A year ago today he woke up feeling sick to his stomach and didn't eat. He threw up the soup I gave him for lunch and I took him to the pediatrician that afternoon (luckily I got an appointment).
The pediatrician examined him and told me Leo probably had a mild gastroenteritis and said with a big grin on his face "he's probably just been eating too much cookies and candy". I didn't say anthing. The doctor said it would pass in a few days. Two days later, Leo was still sick and I called the... (view more)Parents, I just want to share my experience as
a dad, A year ago this weekend my son Leo passed away. He was 12 and a half and in 7th grade. He had been a slender little boy, then gained a lot of weight and was 225 pounds at age 12. During the summer of 2019, he was involved in a science explorers program at his school, and he grew about 2 inches taller and lost 20 pounds without trying. A year ago today he woke up feeling sick to his stomach and didn't eat. He threw up the soup I gave him for lunch and I took him to the pediatrician that afternoon (luckily I got an appointment).
The pediatrician examined him and told me Leo probably had a mild gastroenteritis and said with a big grin on his face "he's probably just been eating too much cookies and candy". I didn't say anthing. The doctor said it would pass in a few days. Two days later, Leo was still sick and I called the doctor that morning and he said to give it a couple more days and it work "work it's way out of his system ". That afternoon, Leo looked terrible so I took him to the ER The doctors there did tests, then told me Leo had appendicitis and he would need immediate surgery. His appendix burst as he was being anesthetized and he died the next day from blood poisoning (sepsis).
I want to share my experience with you because childhood appendicitis doesn't always show classic symptoms (pain on lower right side). The pediatrician didn't order lab tests that would have shown Leo had a serious infection. The worse part was that he just dismissed my boy because of his size. "He's probably just been eating too much cookies and candy."----i'll never forget that. I beat myself up every day because at that point I should have taken my son and demanded to see another pediatrician. (view less)
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From Karen, Child's Age 11 - 08/25/20 - IP#: 69.124.94.xxx Click here to reply
I just weighted my daughter and she weights 600lb. Her girlfriend who I am now legal guardian of is as big at 500 lb. I dont know what to do. My daughter hips and butt is so big she can't fit through door ways without turning sideways. Both girls help each other with basic tasks like changing clothes or putting on shoes.
From Seongwha, Child's Age 18 - 08/25/20 - IP#: 173.79.71.xxx Click here to reply
Do anyone have any advice for how to stop from sneaking food or hiding thing and how to address these issue? I find food in my sons room almost every week and he say that he buys it so me and his dad shouldn't care and it starts huge fight between him and his dad so nothing gets done. Does anyone else have these types of fight with their kid?
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From Lizzy, Child's Age 14 - 08/17/20 - IP#: 90.201.209.xxx Click here to reply
I’m 14 year old yes I’m a teen in here but I tried to lose weight so many times but my family keeps beings unhealthy foods. I need to go to the doctors to get check ups but I tell my mum and she won’t understand or my family laugh at me. I know I’m big I’m a size 18-20 I need to lose weight I want to wear thin clothes like my friends but I just don’t know how.
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From Ann, Child's Age 14 - 08/16/20 - IP#: 90.201.209.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter is 252 pounds and is only 14 and is 5 foot 3. I need help all she does is eat food and watch tv, her weight is going up I weighed her a week ago and she was 245 pounds she gained that much I need help. She doesn’t fit into a lot of clothes arguments happen because I won't give her more food I don't know what to do her weight is blooming. She is in the obese range I’ve tried and all she does is eat, she won’t walk to the doctors because it hurts when she walks and it’s takes her 10 minutes to walk to the bathroom. She has gotten so lazy she won’t even put on clothes and when she walks her legs and her belly giggle. Oven tried with her but someone it’s hard cause she is my only girl and I give her what she wants but now I can’t I need help she can’t fit in to clothes. She was a size 18 at the start of July and now it’s 16th august a week ago a size 30-32 but now I can’t find clothes for her anywhere. She is blooming and getting really big all of a sudden I’ve tried taking her to the doctors she won’t have non of it I need help please someone reply.
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From Kay, Child's Age 14 - 08/12/20 - IP#: 90.254.68.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter Phoebe has gained 55 lbs in the past year. I noticed some weight gain before COVID, but since COVID the increase has become more rapid. Looking back, she was a healthy weight until she was 8, when her BMI started gradually increasing. I managed to get her on the scales yesterday and she weighs 230 lbs. She is only 5'2". I have two other daughters (one older and one younger) who have always been a healthy weight and neither me nor her father are overweight. We did investigate whether there was a medical reason for her weight gain, but everything was ruled out. As I suspected, she eats too much and exercises too little. I can't get her to move and we limit the amount of junk food in the house, but she still overeats on healthy food and it's hard to control, especially now she's a teenager. We try to talk to her about it, but she just tunes us out.
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From David, Child's Age 17 - 08/09/20 - IP#: 176.248.213.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter Emma has put on lots of weight recently at the start of 2020 in January she was (5,5 short for her age really) and weighed 169.4 pounds and now as of yesterday after I begged her to get on the scale she weighs 194.6 pounds! And as I work quite a lot with long hours she is in the house by herself and I come home to find the cupboards raided and all of the crisps and chocolate and cakes eaten in the house I’m worried and am not sure what I should do.
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From Ann, Child's Age 14 - 07/29/20 - IP#: 5.69.62.xxx Click here to reply
My child is only 14 years old and is 250 pounds. All she does is watch tv and eat food the other day I found food rappers under her bed in her clothes. My daughter gets out of breath a lot she struggles getting up of the floor and getting out of bed I have to help her. She has broken 4 beds jumping on then and 3 toilets sets. I told her she needs to lose weight but her bad keeps giving her food and I tell him to stop and he ain’t having non of it. I told her the other day we was going to the beach and she was wearing a bikini and she is quite big and I had to help her off the floor. She is only 14 and a size 22 and she wears clothes what a size 10 girls wear but she says she like it. I know it’s wrong but I get embarrassed I know I shouldn’t but she’s big and wearing bikinis and tank tops. I need help I try and tell her but she doesn’t listen.
From Karen, Child's Age 11 - 07/20/20 - IP#: 68.198.124.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter has gotten really big but I always ignored how big she was getting. I did not realize how big she was until I watched her need to catch her breath after just climbing a couple stairs. Now her girlfriend lives with us permanently and she is also huge. I weighted them the other day my daughter weights over 500lb and her girlfriend weighs 425lb
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From Dane, Child's Age 16 - 07/07/20 - IP#: 103.62.49.xxx Click here to reply
Hello Everyone, I'm concerned about my 15 year old son. He weighs 487lbs, I'm not with his father anymore, so he stays at his father for one week then me. His father is biggish 550lbs plus. I am wondering what I should do?
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From Justin, Child's Age 17 - 07/06/20 - IP#: 81.92.200.xxx Click here to reply
Hi everyone, I’m concerned about my son Adrian. We saw the doctor today and he’s 275 pounds at 5’10. He was always a chubby kid but this year in particular he was looking very heavy. I knew that he was in the low 200’s this time last year so this is a lot of weight to gain in a year. He is eating loads more compared to the past, he often eats seconds and thirds during supper and when school was in session he would stop at the store and buy junk on his way home.
I’ve encouraged him to eat less and move more, but there was always a level of resistance with exercise and he has spent this quarantine on the couch doing online school, playing video games and eating non-stop. If I buy less junk food from the market he will go out more and buy junk food.
I asked him about his weight on the drive home and he brushed it off. It is very evident that he let himself go physically and I do not know what else to do.
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From Seong Hwa, Child's Age 18 - 06/26/20 - IP#: 108.51.163.xxx Click here to reply
do anyone know a website like this that is bit more active? I feel like I benefit from talking to people with same problems and ones I talked to were so nice but there must be some forum that is used bit more. I have trouble talking about these things in real life because no one I know has these problems with their kids. it is hard to find something like this, especially because of my bad English so if anyone has any suggestions or advice. thank you
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From Jess, Child's Age 15 - 06/17/20 - IP#: 100.19.96.xxx Click here to reply
I am very worried about my 15 year old son. Two years ago he was pretty skinny, 13 and 5 foot 1 (160lbs).Around this point he started visiting with his father (who I separated with when he was young).
His father was always chubby, and at this point must be over 400lbs. Now he has custody on the weekends.
Over those two years my boy has just gotten bigger and bigger, and I am very worried for him. His health has gotten really bad, he struggles to go up more then one flight of stairs, getting winded, and has complained of back pain and leg pain.
I have always tried to cook healthily and keep my kids active, though he never was big on athletics, when he is with me I try to get him out on his bike or at least walking, but it is getting harder and harder because of his size. Last fall, at his pediatrician appointment, he was five foot five and a scary 262lbs, I knew he was... (view more)I am very worried about my 15 year old son. Two years ago he was pretty skinny, 13 and 5 foot 1 (160lbs).Around this point he started visiting with his father (who I separated with when he was young).
His father was always chubby, and at this point must be over 400lbs. Now he has custody on the weekends.
Over those two years my boy has just gotten bigger and bigger, and I am very worried for him. His health has gotten really bad, he struggles to go up more then one flight of stairs, getting winded, and has complained of back pain and leg pain.
I have always tried to cook healthily and keep my kids active, though he never was big on athletics, when he is with me I try to get him out on his bike or at least walking, but it is getting harder and harder because of his size. Last fall, at his pediatrician appointment, he was five foot five and a scary 262lbs, I knew he was overweight but I didn’t think he was that big. His younger brother, who also visits his dad on the weekends is also getting rather chubby, as at 14 he is 5 foot 3 and 208lbs as of the fall.
My ex doesn’t eat a healthy diet and his whole family is sedentary, but some of what I have heard is scary. Apparently, when over there, their diet mainly consists of pizza and other takeout, and apparently they will be given whole large pizzas for dinner. I’ve tried talking to my ex but he doesn’t seem to be worried and says I am over reacting, and that he has never noticed either of them struggling or have any health complications.
I’m at my wit’s end. My son is just huge, he has basically transitioned to sports shorts and oversized t-shirts as any form of jeans (or other butteN ups) are uncomfortable to him. (view less)
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From marge, Child's Age 16 - 05/31/20 - IP#: 71.166.101.xxx Click here to reply
Hello everyone my daughter is 400lbs im very concerned for her. She constantly says she is hungry. I dont know how to stop her from eating. Shes bullied alot and barely fits in seats and cars. I dont know how to talk to her about her weight. Quarantine is not helping. Please help!
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From Dan, Child's Age 15 - 05/31/20 - IP#: 116.90.74.xxx Click here to reply
Hello everyone
I'm new here, and I'm looking forward to meeting some other people.
I have two sons, a 15 and a 11 year old. I am a bit concerned about their weights. My oldest son weighs 493lbs (223kg), and my youngest weighs 321lbs (146kg). The covid lock down isn't helping with their weight too. My oldest son complaints about pain in his knee, and back. Just recently his stretch marks are hurting, and in the last 1-2 years, my oldest son has had rashes/sores on his skin, due to his skin rubbing together.
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