DS1 12 (Yr 8) has put on quite a bit of weight during the last year or so. Nothing that is obvious with clothes on, he is a tall boy wearing age 13-14 which he needs for length rather than width. However, without clothes he has a very obvious tummy and looks very well padded.
Now his diet hasn't changed a great deal. He has school dinners and packed lunches and home cooked dinners and not much opportunity for spending his pocket money on junk food. I would also think that he is doing more exercise now than he did at primary school.
DH is all for taking a strict control of his diet, no more sweet stuff, pizzas etc (which I must say he doesnt have very often) but I am loath to do this at the moment and have also been told that children quite often put on a bit of weight before the growth spurt at puberty. Or is this a myth?
Obviously, I'm keeping an eye on it but I don't want to make a 'thing' about it with him.
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MRSJWRTWR · 29/09/2011 10:47
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