Sixty-one Pounds
That's how much my 5 yo son weighs. Yes. Six-one. I am not sure how tall he is but he is by far the tallest boy in his class. I would say he is at least 48 inches, if not 50 inches, tall. For both height and weight, he is off the chart.
I try very hard to be sure he makes healthy choices. But I cannot deny a child a cookie or a piece of pie. I can deny him five cookies or two pieces of pie, though, can't I?
I picked him up from his friend Myles' house yesterday, along with baby, and Myles' mom had driven by Wendy's on the way home and got the boys Frosty's. I really do not want him to have this, but how can I deny him?
When is my constant desire to be the thinnest / fittest I can be going to bubble over and start to affect my children? God, I hope never.
I had hoped that having him in school versus with his cousins like he was over the summer would help him knock off his little tummy. It is little. It's nothing to be concerned about. But, it still bothers me. I mean, the child can eat more than I can.
He is dense, he does not look fat. But I worry. I worry a lot. I do not want him to be the subject of ridicule or teasing by his friends. So far, he has no idea. Thank goodness. I want to keep it that way.
I remember shopping for my brother and sometimes he needed "husky" cut for jeans. The connotation means I will try to not buy Nathan"husky" cut clothes ever. He is in a size 6 pants and Small shirts.
Now I wonder what body type Jocelyn will have and how I will stress about her eating habits.
It's one thing for me to be concerned about myself and to show my kids a good healthy body image when in fact I have a horrible body image and am consumed with not getting fat and it is another for me to start to project this terrible sense of self to my kids.
I try very hard to be sure he makes healthy choices. But I cannot deny a child a cookie or a piece of pie. I can deny him five cookies or two pieces of pie, though, can't I?
I picked him up from his friend Myles' house yesterday, along with baby, and Myles' mom had driven by Wendy's on the way home and got the boys Frosty's. I really do not want him to have this, but how can I deny him?
When is my constant desire to be the thinnest / fittest I can be going to bubble over and start to affect my children? God, I hope never.
I had hoped that having him in school versus with his cousins like he was over the summer would help him knock off his little tummy. It is little. It's nothing to be concerned about. But, it still bothers me. I mean, the child can eat more than I can.
He is dense, he does not look fat. But I worry. I worry a lot. I do not want him to be the subject of ridicule or teasing by his friends. So far, he has no idea. Thank goodness. I want to keep it that way.
I remember shopping for my brother and sometimes he needed "husky" cut for jeans. The connotation means I will try to not buy Nathan"husky" cut clothes ever. He is in a size 6 pants and Small shirts.
Now I wonder what body type Jocelyn will have and how I will stress about her eating habits.
It's one thing for me to be concerned about myself and to show my kids a good healthy body image when in fact I have a horrible body image and am consumed with not getting fat and it is another for me to start to project this terrible sense of self to my kids.
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It is hard. Lately I've been struggling with not nagging Monkey Man too much about not eating enough. He lost five pounds during his illness and although it's not much for an adult, it's huge when you're five. On the other hand, my mother has always been obsessive about weight and it has really affected my sister and myself, so I really have to try hard to keep my mouth shut sometimes.
Ouph. That's a hard one. I have the problem in the other way - in that Declan is a stick now and I worry about him ballooning up at some point just like I did. But, I guess, like you said... you do your best to teach them healthy choices and just hope.
Wow, this post really hit me in the bread basket, it is a struggle we have at our house too.
I've never had to pay much attention to my weight (heh, I choose not to perhaps) but it is a constant battle for dh. At MJ's 6 yo check up, the doctor pointed out the dimpling on his belly and told us to do something about it. The kid barely eats, so I'm not sure what the problem is. And Ace (at a mere 2.5 yo) already talks about how she needs to eat protein with her meals, the girl would live on carbs alone if allowed too.
It's never easy, is it?
Megan
Yikes. I know where you're coming from about not passing on your own insecurites to your kids.
Some kids are just built, for lack of a better term, husky. Some aren't. Think bone structure.
At five, most kids still have the inner voice that tells them when to stop.
Eh, I could babble on with this for awhile, if you want to talk about it, let me know... I mean it!
Thanks, y'all.
The thing is, I do not believe Nathan has the auto shut-off that most kids have. I truly believe that he can eat until he is sick. He loves fruits / veggies as well as sugary snacks.
I am trying, but I do not want to get to a point where I make teasing comments that would later hurt him, kwim?
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