I don't know what to do about my insecure brother?

Question

My brother is 11 and he's a bit overweight. 90 lbs at 4'7. Today at school he got made fun of and was called fat by another kid during gym time for some strange reason. I never think of my brother as fat although he has gotten a bit fatter over the years. Now my brother thinks that he's obese and looks up pictures of obese kids on the Internet and SAYS that he's like them!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is athletic, personable, nice, you name it. So what pissed me off so frigin much was that this dumbshit kid then went on saying that my brother was "ugly".

My brother is truthfully one of the best looking kids in the world, in my opinion. Not saying that cause I'm his brother, it's my opinion.

So..

What should I do to help him solve this mini fight with this dumbass kid and eventually help him gain self confidence.

PS i don't make fun of him and do not belittle him.

Answer 1

You could just have a quiet word with this boy, tell him if he sez anything else to your bro, you will have to sort him out. That should be enough said, coming from a 14yr old.

Meanwhile, your brother has had his confidence knocked and has brought attention to his weight, so if he mentions that he would like to loose weight, why not encourage him a bit, go for  a run with him, dont eat chips and chocolate in front of him, its not good to be overweight. Tell him how great he looks and how handsome he is. This is probably just a passing phase and if that other kid shuts up, your brother will soon forget it

Answer 2

Well everyone gets bullied in middle school. (he's 11 so im guessing your brother is in like the 6th grade?) and this kid that called him fat and ugly is just inscaure about himself so he makes fun of your brother. Now im super close to my little brother too but if a kid called him fat i wouldnt confront the kid that did that because then your brother will be known as the kid who needs his big sister around. so this boy is gonna bully him unless your brother tells him to back off...just teach your brother how to defend himself.