[backinthefold]

My mom had the full Italian figure, and I guess I didn't want to look like that. She even joked about being able to set a table for 2 on her rear... really she did..

 

I, like you, don't want to do that to my kids. My youngest is a bit heavy for 12 years old, but even her pediatrician said, lets see how the body changes when she gets her period.

 

[annyokie]

Your daughter will likely have a growth spurt when she gets her period. I have no girls. What is the usual age that a girl gets her period today? I was about 12 and a half, but had a girlfriend who got her first at 9.

[sarasota]

My daughter was slender until she got her period. She was very stressed out about it and ate for comfort. Maybe it will have the reverse effect on your daughter. You never know with hormones.