aibu to defend my chubby son from 'fat attacks'

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My 10 year old ds is chubby and gets called cute ALL the time! I guess ive been lazy with him and keep thinking its puppy fat that he'll grow out of- butwant to prep him for secondary school next year and dont want him to be bullied. His 12 yo brother teases him all the time about him being fat.

hes aged 10 and has a belly that hangs a bit..his clothes are 11-12 years and i actually bought him generous school trousera this year as normal ones are very tight on his butt!

What could and should i do? Thanks

Sorry, I meant it might have backfired because once they start secondary school and having more freedom to go out with friends, you really can't keep such a close eye on their diets.

So if a child is fat to begin with, they could well get much fatter if they're not lucky enough to just shoot up.

I agree with the posters who say you need to avoid labels like fat but make sure that everything in your diet at home is balanced and that you do lots of fun exercise like bike rides and things.

Most of all make sure that he has a great sense of self-worth so that if he needs to make changes as he's older, he can do this with confidence and as his choice rather than being made to feel singled out or somehow a failure.

Make gradual changes to the family lifestyle. It needs doing and you can do it subtly without him even noticing so it doesn't damage his self esteem.