MY LITTLE GIRL IS NINE AND CAN WEAR A SIZE 14/16 OR A 1 IN JUNIORS?

Question

WHEN SHOULD I BE CONCERNED ABOUT HER WEIGHT? SHE IS MY STEP DAUGHTER AND HER MOM IS SHORT AND STOUT. SHE LIVES IN OUR HOME AND I'M CONCERNED THAT AS A TEEN SHE MAY HAVE PROBLEMS I JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING ADOLESANTS IS HARD ENOUGH ON THEM.

Answer 1

i would talk to the doctor and see if they have any recommendations for what to do . try to get her active in a sport or in gymnastics something that interests her to help  

Answer 2

Well how much does she weigh?  Is she short?  I wore a size 1/3 in Juniors in 4th grade (age 9) because I was very tall.

If she is indeed overweight, then you need to get her on the right track before it is too late.  Right now you guys are pretty much the only source of her food.  Once she's a teen- try controlling what she eats-it just won't happen!  Make this  a whole family change.  Do not allow skinny Jimmy to eat chips and soda while Susie is stuck with celery.  Fruit is sweet enough for most kids to enjoy, and vegetables taste great with reduced fat ranch dressing or cheese.  Switch to skim milk and lower sugar cereals.  Absolutely no soda, and limit juice to 1 drink a day.  (juice is just soda with a vitamin C pill in it.  Same calories and sugar!) Small changes make a huge difference

Also, take evening bike rides, walks, play soccer, tennis, with the entire family.  These are  fun activities and kids don't think of it as exercise.  Jumping jacks is exercise to them, not sports and games.

Answer 3

Take the junk food out of the house and encourage healthier eating habits.

If her Mom is that build, part of it will be genetics but you can always make changes to keep her from being that way.

Maybe start taking walks at night after dinner as a family. Don't make it seem like exercise. Also, I wouldn't tell her she needs to exercise or anything like that because she might get a complex about her weight.

Answer 4

if she is overweight don't tell her she is i grew up in a house where my dad told me i was overweight and truth be told i really wasn't i was just a thick girl. but i had no self esteem at all my advice would be if you think she is overweight and she truly is then change how you cook food (no fried food or fast food) and buy more healthy things....just help her get on the right track to eating right...maybe get her involved in a sport...just don't tell her she has a weight problem  

Answer 5

My daughter is 9 too and she also can wear the 14/16  and I have the same worries!??!!? I think that we need to be concerned now. I"m worried about grade school kids teasing my daughter,, kids can be really hurtful sometimes. She doesn't eat junk food and I don't let her drink pop, she plays outside all the time...I'm thinking this... just watch her now PLEASE DONT make her self conscious about it..just choose healthy meals to cook and make sure she gets motivated every day (riding bikes, jump ropes, swimming etc) watch the junk food !!!! Do activities together too

Answer 6

she really needs to be active and she may already have a problem wow never herd of a 9 year old in size 1 juniors she really needs to be looked at to se if it is a medical problem or what not

Answer 7

well, she may not be overweight.  she could mature a bit faster, be taller, or almost anything.  just because it's juniors doesn't mean that she's huge, some juniors are still small.

ok, this doesn't make much sense though, i may be totally wrong, cuz i can wear 16 in kids (lol) or 6 in juniors (another funny thing)

Answer 8

Try to keep all junk out of the house.  Introduce healthy alternatives and stay active as a family.  She can also join school sports or other activities.