How much does a medically obese 6 yr old weigh?

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Am watching 'Honey we're killing the kids' and the 6 yr old girl is clinically obese. But she doesn't look much bigger than my 6 yr old neice who I am quite worried about. How much does the adverage 6yr old girl weigh and what would clinically obese be?

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You can look it up in the weight charts in the red books for hvs. I guess that if the height and the weight are in totally different places it could signify something wrong. I don't know how useful the charts are for slightly older children though as everyone grows at such different rates.

thanks...will go and dig out red bk. Its a difficult situation with my niece as her lifestyle & diet are quite like something off the tv and I do worry about diabetes etc. However, it is hard to know how to say anything to her parents.

you could try taliking to her directly.

I must admit that I hadn't thought of that Trina. Her grandparents are also v worried about her health and I know they have tried talking to her dad but he laughs it off.

Talking to her directly? She is six. What would you say?

-That, I'm not so sure about.
But the kids on those programmes seem quite receptive.
If you're close to her she may be happy just to chat.

No, I don't think I am close enough to her as she lives abroad and I only see her about 3 times a year

That's such a tricky one but I think you can't really say anything especially as you see them so little. It's really gutting not being able to change things though, so I can see why you'd want to.
My in laws have almost nothing fresh in their diet and even the kids eat crisps / chocs when they want and there are quite a few health problems in the family. But I don't dare say anything as just don't know how I can; the only thing I manage to do is provide meals from fresh ingredients when they come to us