Situation Five: Inter-family
Weight Differences
Your son, who is of average weight, pokes fun of your daughter and calls her “fat.”
What do you say?
“One of the hardest things about this is that most people don’t understand that carrying extra weight is an issue of health and they might tease her about how she looks, which is really unfair.”
Tips for what a parent might say:
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I don’t know if you know this, but your sister is dealing with a health issue. |
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Like some of your friends who may have asthma or trouble concentrating, your sister carries around too much weight and that can hurt her health too. |
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Struggling with extra weight is really hard to manage. As a family, we need to be supportive. |
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One of the hardest things about this is that most people don’t understand that carrying extra weight is an issue of health and they might tease her about how she looks, which is really unfair. |
