fatty bum bum

[4getmenot]

Is there any nice way of telling somebody they are overweight. My blokes neice is very large for her age she's 4 and eats alot. Its not her fault as the parents let her have up to 4 choc cake bars after her tea. I wouldnt tell her myself but just wondered if there was any nice way to tell them they feed her way too much. Her mums is quite large so I often wonder why she would feed her child like that when she is always going on fad diets.

[Captin Kirk]

I have opinions on this which I would love to share through my dear daughter but lunch is almost over so will have to skip this for now.

[yogi-bear]

Hiya CAJ

The gym's not very big, but it'll do....... a great place to take out stress!....and the mrs b/ kids love it too...lol

I'm off out....see ya later xx

[NoMercy]

4get - if the child was being starved and malnourished, would you stand back and say nothing? They are allowing her to munch her way through high fat/high sugar snacks, thereby putting her at risk of life-threatening illnesses in later years.

[zzxxee]

my 2 loved tumble tots at this age also judo

[CAJ1]

Have a nice time out, don't be eating anymore waffles or you'll turn into a fatty bum bum! xx

[4getmenot]

Sine Pietate thats a very good point

[cazzz1975]

its down to the parents, at the age of 4 she is just eating what is readily available at home, its down to the parents to set the rules and introduce active play. If you feel strongly about this girls long term health implications then maybe you should discuss your concerns with her parents, kids enjoy active games, they barely know they are exercising if they are doing fun stuff like roller skating or playing tig.

but the people you need to talk about this with is her parents

[4getmenot]

cazzzz it was just really about how anyone on here would approch it. I;m not saying a thing. Up to her family to tell her

[cazzz1975]

at the age of 4 it would be awfully cruel to tell a young girl this, it would be better for her parents to modify her diet and introduce a few fun activities during the day.

[cazzz1975]

personally I would remove the junk and introduce a fruit bowl, put emphasis on getting enough nutrients and highlighting "superfoods" a few weeks on that and the craving for junk food will calm down, instead of having a lot of junk in the house, she can have the odd chocolate bar or crisps.

everything in moderation

[Bapla]

it would be cruel to tell a 4year old she was fat.its the parents that need educating about healthy food personally i wouldn't bother telling the parents theres so much information out there about eating proper food, the mum obviously isn't interested

[redcrx]

i think 4get means the family should tell the mother, not the little girl :)