That's so sad for her- kids are so mean to one another. Our granddaughter takes after all the women in our family and has a tendency to put weight on easily.
She was a grazer too ( as a lot of children seem to be these days). My daughter solved it with a combination of things. Firstly , snack time was limited to twice a day in school holidays and weekends. Both children got a snack box and they could choose what they wanted but that was all there was for a week. If they ate it all in the early part of the week there was nothing more.
She reasoned that they don't snack randomly at school so there was no reason to do so at home.
The second part was that she took her shopping to buy ingredients for healthy meals, they discussed healthy choices as they shopped and cooked together. She encouraged her to try new foods and widen her tastes to beyond the normal thing children seem to be fed. She taught her how to cook these healthier choices not just for herself but for her family.
There was never a mention of weight , it was all about being healthy and making good choices and seeing a treat as exactly that - a treat.
The last part was they started doing more things as a family but not calling it exercise. They tried Geocaching - like a long walk with a treasure hunt combined. They got a new dog that NEEDS a long walk, they spent more time doing things like camping and spending time at the beach etc. Her Dad introduced her to badminton and they do that together.
Its worked well enough that our other daughter has implemented a similar routine to make sure the little boys know about making good choices, maybe it might work for your family?
Preston Davey, another baby P.
