would you put a nine year old on a diet?
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cut out rubbish and plenty of exercise
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Why on earth would you want to? The sugar will make her hyper and then she will crash.  It is so much better to give them juice or gatorade or pedialite.  They have important nutrients.  Its important start healthy habits for your child now.  If she drinks sugary stuff when she is young when she is old she won't want anything but sugar and chance are will be obsese later in life because she won't know how to make good eating choices. Good habits start early- she is really impressionable right now.
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This might sound really cruel but if it were me.  I'd let him go hungry to a ceirtain extent.  I have a 10 yr old who would did not start eating regularly until after 2 yrs old and for years he didn't want to eat a lot of things.  My strategy was and still is 1) Honey I won't make you eat anything I wouldn't eat myself.  2)I wouldn't make you eat something I don't think tastes good. 3)Please have only a couple of bites to make me happy and if you still don't like it you don't have to have anymore.  This was a very, very successful method for me.  My son eats almost anything today after refusing almost everything at first.  When all else fails tell him that this is what we have today, you don't have to eat it now but there is nothing else so when you are ready you can eat it then.  Don't force him.  Try rewards though, "please eat this", and when he's finished with that give him something he really enjoys but not until he has eaten what you want him to eat,  at first try at least three bites and increase the portions as you go.  Balance it out and be firm.  He may be a picky eater nonetheless, but you still have to teach him to eat well until he moves out.  Good luck
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At 9 months old pretty much all the medication is labeled as "consult doctor first".  Not until after 2 should you really start following label directions without a doctor's advice.\n\nSo my advice would be make an appointment with her pediatrician for as early as you can today.\n\nOther than that keep her warm but not over bundled.  Use layers.  Offer her lots of liquids, extra juice and water.  Run a humidifier if you can.
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Don't force a kid to eat.  Instead do the following:\n\n--Give him vitamins.\n--Make sure he only has access to healthy foods.\n\nThink about quality, not quantity of food.  Otherwise, you'll set your child up for a lifetime of eating disorders and weight problems.  \n\nOnly provide healthy foods.  Just let the kid eat as much or as little as he wants.  He won't starve himself to death.\n\nPlus, it sounds like he needs his tonsils out.  A good diet can't improve bad tonsils.  Ask your doctor about a tonsilectomy.
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It is a myth.  Myths become gospel to some people who don't know better.  Moderation is key.  Some candies are just plain junk and frankly there are better things you could put into their little bodies that taste sweet.  If they have good brushing habits and good eating habits, candy will not hurt them.  If they start to gain weight, cut back.  But always ask your pediatrician and never let another parent dictate what you feel is best for your child.
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yes. i like that diet, it's very healthy =] and it works!
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Try not to place too much importance on what your doctor advised you.  Your doctor should have already told you what tests would be carried out.  Your intuition tells you that your daughter is petite, so what she looks 9yrs old.  My daughter is 18yrs and she looks like she is 15, and behaves like it.  I have always told her not too grow up too quickly.  Stay away from any growth hormones and especially soy and any product that contains soy, lecithin, and emulsifiers.  Look up www.doctorsaredangerous.com and make your own imformed choice.  If you need to get a second, thrid opinion,get them, however I believe you are on the right track.  We can't all be giants!
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basically, wait training is unhealthy for children under the age of 11.\n\nDue to constantly changing bodies, the added stress of weights may do more harm than good. However, with that said,\nI would concentrate on light weights, high reps, and perfect her form.  It is now that you can manage her desire to maintain a healthy lifestyle. You should also instill in her the notion that being to fit may also be a hazard ie: Katie Moss, etc.\n\nDO NOT ALTER HER DIET. Maintain a healty diet consisting of 15% Fat, 25% protein and 65% carbs. DO NOT ADD SUPPLEMENTS other than a vitamin. (children SHOULD) recieve all of their nutrition from food, and not pills.
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stay away from fat, eat vegetables, no fruit it contains alot of sugar. I had my stepdaughter who is 10 and weighs almost 200 lbs on the south beach diet. She really didn't follow through with it but lost 10lbs within 2 weeks. I think the food is pretty healthy and the child would be eating right
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start with zero and after three months add 20 or 30 to your diet plan. Trust it works
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No way. First of all I believe in them too. Of course I do not believe that there is a little talking rabbit running around or a flying fairy collecting teeth.\nBut I believe in the spirit of them and think that lives in everyone who choses to believe. And that is what I have taught my daughter. \nChildren grow up way too fast these days. Nine is still young. Very young. Let her be little. So many children by that age have lost so much of their innocense. She wants to believe let her!!! Cherish the fact that she is still holding on to a part of her childhood and not being as grown as so many of these children are.
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Atkins diet, as long as you are...say 37 and under, all protein diet.
198638
You're worried about your weight in 9th grade?  Seriously.  It's smarter to change your habits for the long term...then you won't get fat EVER! (Imagine that!)  Eat right and exercise.  Fad diets may give you a fast weight loss...but ask around...the weight usually comes back and brings extra pounds along with it.
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Shouldn't eat 9 year old girls until after marriage.
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No, it's not recommended under 18 years of age and you should not take any diet pills of any kind in your teenage years, especially at 13.
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don't diet with him if you really don't need to. if he's exercising too then you should do that with him because everyone needs exercise. for the beginning of his diet, until he gains some willpower, it would be better if you don't eat tempting foods in front of him