Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Should I be concerned about difficult child weight?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 172629" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I also got the "anorexic" tag as a child, in fact through early college. I had a chemical mix-up in my body and the message that I was hungry didn't get through a lot of the time. It was NOT an eating disorder in the traditional sense, but the stress I felt, and the bad body image because I was so skinny that I felt totally unattractive was NOT a good thing. They eventually put me on some steroids to try to ramp up my appetite - NOT a winning move. </p><p> </p><p>what worked was having a loyal group of friends who saw I simply didn't realize I was hungry. In high school they would drag me to breakfast and lunch, sometimes even dinner if we were out doing things. In college it was a guy who was a big brother kind of friend who was shocked when I went 3 days with-o eating because a migraine. He made a point of calling and getting the gang we hung out with to drag me to meals. </p><p> </p><p>It may just need to be persistence and having food he will eat on hand. My youngest ate those terrible premade cheese crackers for lunch every day this last year, except when he had school lunch. It was the same lunch every day - he wanted pnut butter, but it is banned in our schools. </p><p> </p><p>Good luck with-this. It is hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 172629, member: 1233"] I also got the "anorexic" tag as a child, in fact through early college. I had a chemical mix-up in my body and the message that I was hungry didn't get through a lot of the time. It was NOT an eating disorder in the traditional sense, but the stress I felt, and the bad body image because I was so skinny that I felt totally unattractive was NOT a good thing. They eventually put me on some steroids to try to ramp up my appetite - NOT a winning move. what worked was having a loyal group of friends who saw I simply didn't realize I was hungry. In high school they would drag me to breakfast and lunch, sometimes even dinner if we were out doing things. In college it was a guy who was a big brother kind of friend who was shocked when I went 3 days with-o eating because a migraine. He made a point of calling and getting the gang we hung out with to drag me to meals. It may just need to be persistence and having food he will eat on hand. My youngest ate those terrible premade cheese crackers for lunch every day this last year, except when he had school lunch. It was the same lunch every day - he wanted pnut butter, but it is banned in our schools. Good luck with-this. It is hard. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Should I be concerned about difficult child weight?
Top