My soon to be 10 year old grandson sits at nearly 100 lbs. Wears a size 14 husky, of which you have to cut a 6 inches off the leg length. His parents watch what he eats at home, had to get onto the school about him getting extra portions. He sneaks food from the fridge when no one is looking. Constantly hungry according to him.
How big is Mom and Dad? Would you define him as fat or big? Granted, a lot of pre-puberty kids get heavy and it seems the parents are doing what they should. I’ve told mine that if they are hungry then fruit, a wheat sandwich, or an entire bowl of vegetables will fill you up better and faster than say.. potato chips. According to my pediatrician, no child should be put on a “diet” (restriction of calories to lose weight). If healthy options are allowed and decent meals then the problem usually resolves itself with a good growth spurt.
Back in the day, we had one fat kid in our class and he was constantly made fun of. He never did get skinny. You would have thought with all the taunts, he would have lost some weight but maybe he liked the attention regardless of whether it was negative. Today it is disgusting how many fat kids are in my kids class. It is really sad that parents allow their kids to be fat. The only thing I would say about your grandchild sneaking food would be to just by veggies and fruits only. Yes a bit more expensive but worth it in the long run. Your grandson hopefully is not going through anything. Of course today if you make fun of children, the school will clamp down hard on the perps.