My DD is 18 academically very bright, hoping to go to uni to study chemistry. The problem is she is 16 and a half stone, she doesn't see it as a problem, however a few weeks ago she dislocated her knee and the doctor told her she really needed to lose the weight.
Its not her diet, the doctor said it was fine its the fact she does no exercise at all, when she is not at school she is in her pyjamas, watching tv or doing school work. or lying in bed on the lap top she got in Feb for her 18th. I have tried to encourage her to go out with her friends, walk with me. i have been trying to get her to get a job for the last few years thinking seeing her friends get jobs would encourage her but no luck.
She was upset after the visit to the doctor and i thought finally she will think differently but no. We have an exercise bike and she used to ride it without any prompting when she was 16 but she just stopped. Thankfully her blood pressure is fine and she is not diabetic but watching your child doing what you know is damaging is difficult but at her age what can I do? Any advice would be very welcome as I can only see her getting bigger
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ptiger · 21/04/2010 20:39
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