She's not, of course. (And I'm afraid there are some 9-year-olds in her school who are.) She is slim. She swims and does gymnastics. So what can we do? Beyond reinforcing how lovely and beautiful she is, which we do every day anyway?
She doesn't really say it in a moany way or even an unhappy way, especially. Just a sort of "I'm going to say this" way. It's something she comes out with occasionally, maybe about once every couple of weeks - although it seems to be getting more frequent...
I suppose finding out what makes her think this is a start - have sort of tried this but it's hard to get out of her.
Want to nip this in the bud before have a teenage anorexic on our hands... (Disclaimer: yes, I know anorexia is more complex than that and isn't just about weight, blah blah.) She seems to have good self-esteem in other ways.
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DD (9) saying "I'm fat "
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UnquietDad · 23/09/2009 20:10
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