Many kids have noticeably gained weight

[Lazt]

We’re a few days back in school now and I’ve really noticed that many many kids have put on weight since March, quite a number are now noticeably overweight. We’re in a reasonably affluent area where I would’ve said pre lockdown the slightly overweight kids were very much in the minority.

I include my own kids in this who were pretty slim before are definitely chunkier but not overweight.

It’s just so shit. This is not a judgement on parents, just the terrible situation we’ve put our children in.

For ds it's been great
He has complex needs, is very small for his age and has a very restricted diet. He is at the very bottom of the centile scales. At school he barely eats and gets very anxious over lunchtime. During lockdown he has eaten regular meals, cooked, experimented with some new tastes and amazingly has put on weight and grown!!