+10000 On 12/13/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Tony, > I think you need to seriously consider what Jim said about not playing into > this. If the docs and the shrinks (and you) all agree that it's not a > medical issue, then it's going to require very delicate handling. Special > dinners with the uncles may not be the way to go. I'd go for play date with > the uncles if she's already eaten. Reward the behavior you want, instead of > rewarding the behavior you don't want. I know you're in crisis mode right > now - it'd be hard not to be. But, she's drinking ovaltine - she's going to > have enough nourishment to get through another day. Slow down, take a deep > breath, and try to get grandma to stop coddling. > > Do go for high fat/calorie dense foods - but shoot for nutritious ones as > well. In other words, give her full fat cream to drink - but don't give her > ice cream just cause it tastes good. > > I truly hope she eats a little bit today and then realizes how ravenously > hungry she is. But, that'll probably take a few days to kick in. > > On 12/13/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 12/13/05, Bill Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > so she was just faking?? > > > > no. she isnt faking... she has convinced herself that eating will make > > her sick. READ THE OLD POSTS BILL :) and now it has snowballed > > into this. > > > > > > > > I mean when a kid says It hurts to eat then i would think there is > > > something wrong. Unless she doesnt eat enough so that it really does > > > hurt. > > > > it doesnt hurt, its a power move. but now its past a funny thing, she > > has lost 10 lbs. she weighed 52, and now weighs around 40. PROBLEMS! > > > > > > > > So she was confronted with an IV and promised to eat?? thats > > > disappointing that a kid would put themselves through that *sigh* > > > > no, that was someones idea, READ THE POSTS BILL :) > > > > > > > > well i hope she is ok and gets your shit together. I'd be pissed at my > > > nieces & nephews if they tried that shit lol. But ilove them they are > > > all good > > > > thank you. although she is not your normal 6 yr old, and i dont know how > > else to say it. she speaks more eloquently than most 10 year olds ive > > come in contact with. her vocabulary and diction is unlike any other 6 yr > > old you have met, trust me. i think its a mental thing, that is now a > > power > > move for attention. my sister just got engaged, and is going to be moving > > out in a year or so... alison doesnt like this. this = no granny every day > > coddling her. > > > > > > > > On 12/13/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 12/13/05, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "I may not be the doctor for your daughter" > > > > > > > > > > That sums it up for me. Get another doctor, today if you can. You > > insurance won't let them change until next month (way to long to let this > > condition go on) you may want to try an emergency room visit at a good > > hospital. > > > > > > > > > > > > > good hospital? heh. we are on the eastern shore... there is 1 > > > > hospital, well apart from berlin... however, if you read the previous > > > > post of mine, she put down some ovaltine and made a promise with head > > > > doc. to eat two small meals today, and they are meeting again > > > > tomorrow. i will not let this rest, trust me. im more tenacious than > > > > a pitbull, Especially when it comes to my baby girl... > > > > > > > > > I just can not fathom any doctor not worrying about a 12 pound loss > > in a six week period for any child, even an overweight child this rate would > > probably be too aggressive. And I'm pretty sure 52 pounds was not > > overweight to begin with. Even if somebody is slipping sweets or something > > to the child they are obviously not getting enough in to prevent weight > > loss. > > > > > > > > i know man, its nuts. btw... the em. room told her the same thing. :( > > wtf. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The mother and child need help, and this could get very serious very > > fast. Find a doctor that will take this serious, who will help them stop > > the weight loss, then find the cause for it if it is not do to some physical > > ailment. > > > > > > > > the mother and the child and the grandmother all need some counseling. > > > > and im more and more thinking that is what has to happen. my mother > > > > is an ex nun, really, she is a saint, and in her world, coddling is > > > > the way to fix it. WRONGO DONGO, she needs some tough love, and a big > > > > IV needle next to a plate of spaghetti, take your pic honey.. .take > > > > your pic. someone else made mention of this, and i like it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- > > > > > Ian Skinner > > > > > Web Programmer > > > > > BloodSource > > > > > www.BloodSource.org > > > > > Sacramento, CA > > > > > > > > > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > > > > > - Cynthia Dunning > > > > > > > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > > > > > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > > > > > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > > > > > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > > > > > distribution is prohibited. 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