My 4yr old son has put on 2 stone in 3 months,we don't feed him rubbish!. he's been tested for thyroid
and prada willi syndrome. he is full of energy most of the time
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- school in september and we and he could not cope with the
- I think you should go back to your doctor, maybe he could refer your son to someone, 2 stone is a lot to put on in 3 months.
Other than that, now the weather is getting better, you could to the park on a regular basis, my children get far more exercise playing at the park doing things that they have chosen to do than at specific classes.
Good Luck
- they told us that just keep doing ewhat ur doing and it will all work out. he will be fine. god knows what he is doing
- That does seem to rather a large amount of weight in a short time. It must be extremely worrying for you. Has the doctor suggested anything which could help. If you can help him to exercise - perhaps swimming, going for walks - which can be done as a family, rather than just your son. If nothing seems to help, I would suggest going back to the doctor for more tests, even a repeat test for thyroid.
- can anyone suggest the next step for us as he will be starting
- bullying that goes hand in hand with a shall we say a larger than normal size child. please serious answers only.
- You could always start an excercise regiment. They have some good kids videos that are fun that would help. We did this for my brother because he was the same way. His diagnosis was a slow metabolism.
- Oh what a shame. This is so hard we hear of all the bullying of older kids due to weight but not always younger ones. Have you checked where he is on the centile chart. My twin was born really big and was above the centile his whole life. Yes he is big looking older them his age but he grow at an even weight always staying level on the centile,
Have you got a consultant to help youi. Ask to be refered. Its really hard to put a child on a diet. Sounds like your son is active and does not over eat. Prada wills would mean he would keep eating whatever. Have you mnoticed loss of food. Years ago when my oldest was a youngster I found out she was taking frozen cakes from the freezer adn eating them frozen. I stoppe buying them and tried to always supply healthy food with the occatioonal treat. I wish you and your son luck and I am sure you will win in the end, You took the trouble to ask for help thats the first step
- but his confidence has gone when climbing steps/stairs etc.
- I think at that age they are not really viewing children as fat - they think of themselves in relation to others (I'm taller, shorter, older, younger) they may view him as just 'big' which may command respect. Hopefully you will have a medical answer with enough time to at least commence treatment before school starts. You must be so worried. As for regaining confidence, perhaps a Little Gym would be fun for him to join, its expensive (check if theres one nearby) but they are so encouraging with getting young people up on the beam etc. that it may help
- unfortunately yes, as this is a big cause of bullying, I.e facing it myself when I was younger, its hard as in the same time your son could be growing into puberty early maybe!!!
have a good chat with your doctor and go and see a specialist good luck