Young girls....

[Qjai]

For those of you who have little girls...

My oldest daughter has gained about 25 lbs since we've been in Georgia :eek: . Could this be depression????? I found out that she was eating breakfast at home and at school. Then I started walking her in to her class after telling her not to eat breakfast at school anymore. Then she began asking the teacher for any left over snack from the day before (she's 9). The teacher figured she hadn't eaten and would give it to her. I'm waiting on a referral to a pyschologist for evaluation but does anyone else have a similar story? She now weighs 128lbs. She's very tall for her age so her average weight should be about 75-80 lbs.

[HulaSista]

interesting Jai. It may come from depression or anxiety. She may like her move, yet, the anxiety of fitting in with her new surroundings got her to the point where she feels like she is really hungry and wants to eat.

My neice moves around a lot because of her mom not being stable. Her weight is constant and we try to tell her mom to stay in one place.

But you have only made ONE move, and it may be a temporary thing for her. as she get taller, and older, and hormonally start changing, she should fit into those pounds quite well.

what was her weight gain and eating habit in the year or two before you guys moved?

[Qjai]

my daughter and I have always battled weight. She was average weight until she was five and then she blew up (babysitter giving way too much sweets and no exercise). I switched sitters and she started being more active and she thinned out nicely for about a year or two. Before we left, she was still about 15lbs over weight but nothing to stress over. She was still active, eating regular meals and not tripping (too much) over food. She has always been into food (most kids I know aren't), but now she seems consumed with eating and how much everyone else around her eats. I try not to make it a big issues so she isn't so self concious.

I never thought much about it being the move...its not the first time we've moved. Actually its the 8th time in her lifetime. I know we seem like gypsy's but I would say she is use to moving. Maybe I'm wrong. Talking to her gets no where...she says nothing is wrong...:confused:

[Juicey1]

How old is she? 8 times in her lifetime seems like a lot. Maybe she is just tired of moving and having to make new friends. Could be that she is having problems making friends with the kids at school and food is her comfort.

When we moved I didn't have a problem with my daughter. Of course she missed her friends in St. Louis, so I let her talk with them often. She always whined about going back to St. Louis now its hard for me to get her to go. She has made very good friends here and she is enjoying herself.

I think you are making a step in the right direction by taking her to a psycologist. Good luck.