DD is 11 and she has just come down to get something completely naked. I am really shocked by her shape. She is tall (150cm) and has started developing small breasts along with a little body hair but her tummy is huge with rolls when she sits.
The school nurse said that bmi wise she is on the upper cusp - from the back she is quite slender - it is just the bug tum :-( I think I really am kidding myself that it is puppy fat which will go.
We had a little chat last week because she has a big appetite and can be greedy (taking 3 or 4 biscuit bars instead of one) I haven't discussed her weight/size just eating habits and not taking food without asking etc. We made a list of healthy snacks which she enjoys and all crisps etc have gone. She isn't the sportiest child but walks/cycles a mile to/from school each day and swims once a week.
Feel guilty that I haven't had a grip on it: I do not want to make food an issue at all - any tips please?