how much do you 6 year olds weigh?? and how much do they eat in a day

[Funkytown]

just that really
i have a 6 almost 7 year old boy and he weighs 3stone pounds
he is roughly 120cm
i can slightly see his rib bones and can see his collar bone and shoulder blades quite a lot
he is a little bit of a fussy eater but i always give whim foods i know he will like he refuses breakfast most mornings no matter what i offer him
he was weighed at school at 5 (i think) and his bmi was fine then

his meals are usually like this
breakdfast-refused
snack-fruit 2-3 pieces or a yogurt
lunch- either school dinner (or when he's home sandwich crisps biscuits fruit)
snack- usually some rubbish like biscuits maybe a chocolate
dinner- curry,spag bowl, roast dinner, pasta sauce, pie and veg
some times a snack before bed like toast
he drinks milk and water through out the day

3 stone and how many pounds?
3st0lb, under weight.
3st7lb, perfect weight
3st13lb, overweight, all according to the NHS BMI calculator (I assumed he was going to be 7 on 1 April).

DS1 is a year younger than yours.
About 110cm, and 2st 12, and normal weight. You can see his ribs, shoulder blades and collar bones.

He eat bucket loads - enough for people to ask where he puts it all.
Today:
Breakfast 1: DimSum with Dad - inc rice and veg
Breakfast 2: yoghurt and bowl of cereal
Lunch (out): cheese roll, grapes, fairy cake, (another) yoghurt
Snack: packet of crisps.
Dinner: roast pork, half a sweet potato, tablespoon of rice, carrots and peas.

Drink water through the day.

Probably a bit light on the fruit and veg.
Are your meals light on the protein before dinner?

Does that help?

My DS has just turned 6 & is on the slight side: 17kg, 110cm when last weighed.

Breakfast: cereal & full fat milk, banana, Apple juice to drink.
Snack: Soreen packed lunch snack
Lunch: school lunch or ham sandwich, grapes, milky bar pudding:
Snack: fruit at school, plain biscuit bit raisins at home.
Dinner: spag Bol, lasagne, Mac cheese, sausages & mash. Ice cream for pudd
Supper: ready brek or brioche

oh I'm sorry addicted 3stone 4 pounds

he is 7 in may
every dinner we have has added veg in it
he refuses any meat in his sandwiches so its usually cheese he won't eat eggs no matter how i disguise it

DD is same height and 3st 2lbs. Very lean but strong and healthy, does lots of after school sport.

Breakfast - weetabix or home made granola with milk, plus granary toast and/or scrambled or boiled egg, occasionally a croissant. Small glass of milk
Lunch - school lunch or ham sandwich, 2 frubes, a carrot and a biscuit
After school - a biscuit or toast/pitta with butter or nutella, and/or a bowl of edamame beans
Dinner - pasta (spag bol/lasagne/chicken and veg) or fish pie/fishcakes with veggies, or roast chicken with jacket potato and veggies - plus pudding - sometimes ice cream, or hot chocolate with cream or yoghurt.

How much milk does he drink? Can get a lot of calories that way, potentially.

My DD (6) weighs 3 stone 3 lb and is under a pediatrician for other issues. She's very skinny and doesn't eat much so she was weighed at last appt. We were told her weight is bottom 15% of age group but not a concern in itself. She was however dx with anaemia so has been on iron supplements which has increased her appetite.
Might be worth a visit to GP to make sure he's getting all the nutrients he needs - although I know how hard that is with a fussy eater!

Sorry - DD is 7 yrs not 6 yrs (fat fingers!)

2st 12

But has multiple food allergies. Small for her age overall, height is 110cm

My DS (7) is a similar weight but taller (130cm) and we've been making a concerted effort to get a bit of weight onto him, he's naturally very skinny anyway but can tend to look skeletal, especially as he has a large head and very thin limbs.
So we switched back to full fat milk, use cream and butter in things (eg rice pudding), and give him lots of eggs and cheese. He was never much of a one for eating a lot of protein, so I'm giving him more of the things he does like, just to get some more in him, so like peperami, mini sausages or ham and cheese for snacks.

Sorry, what my child ate yesterday is light on the fruit and veg, not yours.
Sounds like he's the right weight for his height and age to me.
Beans and pulses are a good way to get protein in. Would he eat those sometimes?

i can try and add the beans and pluses in the meals he already likes
i honestly thought he was fine just on the slender side its his dad that has been making me worry saying he needs to eat more and that you can see his bones.

i have recently started to give him full fat milk instead of semi skimmed.

he was only 5pound 6 when he was born and always followed his curve as he grew
obviously he doesn't get weighed any more.

i will try to up his protein a bit more, all of your comments have made me feel a lot better about this so thank you

The schools 'Healthy Eating' stuff is terrible in respect of advice regarding fat imo - kids (all of us in fact) need fat. We don't need sugar or artificial sweeteners. Definitely stick with full fat dairy for your DS funkytown and get him to eat breakfast - other than that, I'd try not to stress about it - kids are generally very good at regulating their food intake and when we start tying to manipulate that by forcing food on them or trying to restrict it, we run a huge risk of causing them problems later. The natural ability to be closely in touch with appetite and satiety is something too may adults have lost and it can be hard to get back to . Direct your DS towards the most nutritious stuff and minimise access to rubbish and I'm sure he will be fine.

Do be careful of listening to other peoples comments, who ever they are unless medically trained in that area. IMHO it has become so normalized to be overweight that when confronted with a healthy weight child (or adult) the assumption is that that child must be underweight. Especially as it can be hard to find trousers that fit or you have to pull the elastic in on the waist almost completely. MIL, surprise, surprise has been making veiled comments about DS1 (6) being underweight. Thank goodness OH hasn't cottoned on as she must be believed because she's was a Midwife. Bonkers.
Maybe take him to the Doctors and get him checked if you are concerned, being stressed around food with him will be far more damaging than a quick trip to the Doctors. If you are having problems getting trousers to fit European clothes shops, H&M, La Redoute, are smaller in the waist as standard. I guess they have less of a problem with children being overweight.

Ds2 turns 7 this week. He weighs 2.2kg, is 128cm tall and eats adult portions at each meal. Last time I calculated he was on the 75th percentile for height and just below that for weight. Kids are supposed to be bony by the way. Your ds sounds totally normal to me.

YY with sleep. My DC get full fat, full sugar versions. I want them to learn portion control and not bring them up on dodgy chemicals and food that has been heavily processed as standard. I'm probably failing miserably, but I'm trying.

DD is just 6, 112cm tall, just about 3 stone; she is slender. You should be able to see their ribs/collar bones etc (I took her to GP about something else and was apologising because her trousers kept slipping down over her bum; GP said, no, she's perfect, it's the trousers that got big!). She eats (approx)

breakfast: boiled egg, weetabix and milk
snack: crackers, fruit, bit of cheese
lunch: sandwich, milk, apple, natural crunch/malt loaf
snack: rice cakes, hummus, bits of cucumber/carrot
dinner: cottage pie and veg, usually followed by dessert (chocolate custard, rice pudding)
there's usually some popcorn and occasional hot chocolate in there too

milk and water are main drinks.

wow, she eats more than I thought! she is very physically active - cycles around 3 miles to school; does zumba/swimming/karate. Is a fidget arse.

scaredy should have read your post because writing mine!