Mum Puts Her 5 yo Daughter on a Diet Despite Having No Fat on Her Body

A mother has put her five-year-old daughter on a diet despite admitting she has no fat on her body.

The mother who used the username ‘PurpleSky2’ on a UK website, Mumsnet, took to the website to ask other parents for advice on her decision to monitor her daughter’s diet but has come under fire over it.

She said on the discussion forum that she was getting “stressed” about her daughter’s weight. She said that her child is five years old, and is tall for her age at 4ft. She also weighs a healthy 3st 12lb (19 – 20 kg) which falls within the NHS guidelines.

In spite of this, the mother says:

“I’ve started watching her diet a lot more,” she said.

She explains: “She has started school now so not with me constantly asking for food and I think school dinners are less than the hearty meals her private nursery gave and loved to feed her seconds.

“She has a hearty appetite and loves food.

“It makes me sad to be stricter but it is for her own good.

“My slightly older boys are skinny but different build so I have never had to worry before!”

However, instead of receiving advice, some mothers thought she was irrational, with one mother saying: “She’s 5 don’t make her self conscious about her weight,” while another user said, “Please don’t give her a complex, it will lead to life long issues.”

Unfortunately, one mother took it more personally saying: ‘She’s fine! I think you’re the one with the problem not your daughter’.

The mother later posted a picture of her daughter and tried to defend her decision, saying: “She is noticeably bigger than her peers. I don’t want her to struggle with bullying,” and added that her daughter is ‘quite greedy.’

But not everyone disagreed with PurpleSky2, with one mother saying: “I think subtly managing her diet is a good idea in this case.”

One user finally gave a sound advice saying: “Never try to get a child to lose weight prior to puberty (the unusually extreme situation where it might be necessary should involve medical supervision). It is not necessary because even if genuinely overweight they can grow into their weight, and their nutritional needs must be met for them to grow properly…Your daughter may look “solid” but that is very normal and OK at her age, and very common amongst tall children who are probably built more broadly than their shorter classmates. She will grow into her size and continue to “slim down” without you doing anything other than allowing her to eat what she needs and encouraging her to enjoy playing outside etc.”

Source: Dailymail.co.uk