tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post3219394670919548327..comments2023-09-23T11:05:23.508-04:00Comments on Never Growing Old: Overweight ChildJavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07932885655554324081noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-56788831815977538242010-04-25T06:18:21.295-04:002010-04-25T06:18:21.295-04:00Holy cow! I'm so stuck on the fact that your 1...Holy cow! I'm so stuck on the fact that your 19 year old only weighs 105 pounds! He must be really really short- or way underweight! (Although he sure doesn't look like it!) How did he end up so teeny tiny?<br /><br />I don't know what to do about the weight thing with Short either... I was an overweight child and my parents were consumed with it, which did NOT help. However, I do wish something had been done when I was young so it didn't carry over into adulthood.<br /><br />Then there's also the theory of growing wide and then growing tall... I guess alot of people/children in our family tend to grow in this way- they will gain a bunch of weight and look chubby for a period of time. Then they'll go through a growth spurt, shoot up a few inches and suddenly be thin or right on target. It could be that once short hits puberty that all that baby fat will just be gone.Emily in Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122201207831118701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-27691209836201207412010-01-28T22:44:33.364-05:002010-01-28T22:44:33.364-05:00Hi there. If your little one has ever taken swimmi...Hi there. If your little one has ever taken swimming lessons, why don't you try it out again? Check to see if the local pool has public swim. Have him try a few laps to see if he likes it. If he does, encourage him to try all the strokes. Even better, have Mommy or a big brother get in and race him :) But if your boy doesn't like it, he can just splash around. Swimming is so healthy. Do that a couple of times, and see if he's interested in swim team. <br /><br />It's winter, so it's pretty hard to get exercise in. If you have a facility near you, try rock climbing! It'll be hard to him at first, but he'll be amazed at how strong he's getting after a few times.Elyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830076266844906238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-11777857625015414392010-01-24T12:48:55.492-05:002010-01-24T12:48:55.492-05:00Hi Pam!
Thanks for the tips! That is a good idea t...Hi Pam!<br />Thanks for the tips! That is a good idea to get him to stand while playing. He did have a Wii and traded it in for a PS3...should have kept the Wii! He definitely needs more activities. My 2 oldest never had any problems but they played outside way more then Short does. I just worry because I don't want him having problems as a teen...thanks again for your help!!Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932885655554324081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-31554801236234705342010-01-24T08:33:59.661-05:002010-01-24T08:33:59.661-05:00i am so there with you. my 9 year old daughter wei...i am so there with you. my 9 year old daughter weighs over 90 pounds, she is tall but still has a stomach. she honestly would be more active if i encouraged it. i will tell you something i have done with my 13 year old (6 foot, size`13 shoe, 190 pounts) if he wants to play a computer game he has to earn it by playing that many minutes on wii fit or wii sports. most days he is ok but he still tries to get out of it. i figure he is at least up and moving. if he is playing the wii or xbox he has to be standing not setting and sometimes i make him move around while playing it. anything that helpstrooppetriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760346169494672225noreply@blogger.com