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This woman swore to herself that she would do everything in her power to allow her kids to enjoy their life free of eating disorders. She knows how much of a toll they can take; she had one.
So you can imagine how devastated the woman was when her 3rd grader stopped eating because the girl started thinking she was “too fat”. However, the mom’s emotions turned even rowdier when she learned that the little one got this ‘lesson’ at school.
This elementary school decided to measure its 3rd graders’ BMI
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And everyone whose numbers were above the norm received an envelope
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CatWoman312 CatWoman312 Community Member Follow
I understand childhood obesity is a problem, but this isn’t the way to handle it. This is only setting OP’s daughter for being bullied and/or developing an eating disorder.
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RaroaRaroa RaroaRaroa Community Member Follow
Never in my kid's 11 years of schooling (so far) has her school weighed her. That's not their job. However, if it's some kind of government initiative they have to do in some countries, send a letter to every parent (don't give it to the kids) along with how to address any possible issues WITHOUT kicking off an eating disorder. Kid in the story was only upset the same day as the post was made, so hopefully hunger and good parenting will see her right within 24 hours. The school however, needs dealing to.
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MsLou MsLou Community Member Follow
This made me cry. I got diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 7 and the medication made me gain so much weight that I started my ED when I was 9 years old and it was because of the fitness program and getting a letter. I was severely bullied until I went to a private school for high school. The mom is 100% doing the right thing and not sweeping this under the rug. I wish there was something I could do to help her and her child
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism and_a_touch_of_the_’tism Community Member Follow
Same, I have JIA, was it prednisone? That stuff is the woooorst. Crazy bloating, crazy munchies, crazy mood swings.
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Brocken Blue Brocken Blue Community Member Follow
Wow. School administrators here need a giant wake up call. Shaming people publicly about weight is never the way. I remember the funeral I attended in high school for a fellow student who died of her ED. It’s only more heartbreaking the more I think about it
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CatWoman312 CatWoman312 Community Member Follow
I understand childhood obesity is a problem, but this isn’t the way to handle it. This is only setting OP’s daughter for being bullied and/or developing an eating disorder.
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RaroaRaroa RaroaRaroa Community Member Follow
Never in my kid's 11 years of schooling (so far) has her school weighed her. That's not their job. However, if it's some kind of government initiative they have to do in some countries, send a letter to every parent (don't give it to the kids) along with how to address any possible issues WITHOUT kicking off an eating disorder. Kid in the story was only upset the same day as the post was made, so hopefully hunger and good parenting will see her right within 24 hours. The school however, needs dealing to.
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MsLou MsLou Community Member Follow
This made me cry. I got diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 7 and the medication made me gain so much weight that I started my ED when I was 9 years old and it was because of the fitness program and getting a letter. I was severely bullied until I went to a private school for high school. The mom is 100% doing the right thing and not sweeping this under the rug. I wish there was something I could do to help her and her child
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism and_a_touch_of_the_’tism Community Member Follow
Same, I have JIA, was it prednisone? That stuff is the woooorst. Crazy bloating, crazy munchies, crazy mood swings.
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Brocken Blue Brocken Blue Community Member Follow
Wow. School administrators here need a giant wake up call. Shaming people publicly about weight is never the way. I remember the funeral I attended in high school for a fellow student who died of her ED. It’s only more heartbreaking the more I think about it
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