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My boyfriend's son is 5. He's short for his age but weighs 60 lbs. I've looked up his height (estimated) and his weight (which I know because he can't walk past the scale without asking to be weighed) into a childhood bmi calculator and he's categorized as "Very Overweight". I'm concerned, but not surprised. His eating habits are atrocious. I've been dating my boyfriend for 3 1/2 years (so, since his son was 2), and in that time here's the foods I've seen his son eat: - Chicken Nuggets - French Fries - Pizza - Corn Dogs - Mac and Cheese - Hot Dogs - Pancakes - Bacon - Goldfish Crackers On rare occasions (and I mean, blue moon rare) he'll eat: - Applesauce - Ham - Bananas - Mashed Potatoes He flat out refuses foods that aren't on this list. He won't even try them, and throws wild temper tantrums when asked. He gets winded and short of breath very easily (flat out panting after running 20 feet). He leads a very lethargic lifestyle (if it's not a video game or TV, he's not interested). He's already more than outgrown his size 6R pants we got him for Christmas (they're still waay long in the leg, but now too tight in the waist. We had bought them big so he'd grow into them around his birthday this summer). I've tried talking to my boyfriend about this, but he doesn't seem concerned. I thought he "got it" last summer: we were at a playground and he made a comment about how small another little boy (same age) looked next to his son. I replied with, "no, the other boy isn't small, he's a normal weight. K is a bit overweight" there was a glimmer of concern but that quickly faded. This past weekend when K wouldn't fit into his 6R pants anymore, my boyfriend responded with "I don't get why he doesn't fit in his pants anymore". My boyfriend has his son every other weekend, so I get that the majority of the child's diet comes from Mom at home (who is more than happy to feed him pizza and fast food. K dictates the meal menus at home, she'll only make things he asks for or knows he'll eat). But on the weekends K visits us, I try to prepare healthy meals, that are always met with a great deal of opposition from K. I try to encourage him to play outside on his bike. I'm seriously concerned about this little guy. My boyfriend doesn't want to say anything to K's mom about his eating habits, and seems to be in complete denial about his unhealthy weight. I'm at a loss. I know he's not "my child" but I do care deeply about him and therefore, his well-being. I feel like I'm "the bad guy" for trying to introduce healthier foods into his diet. I honestly wish I could get my boyfriend to see how serious the situation is. I feel like I'm in the middle of the room screaming and no one hears me. I really hope someone has some advice :( My boyfriend can't get full custody because of his work schedule. He works for a gas and oil company and is out of town every other week.

Nobody is going to fix this every other weekend if the rest of the time he is being fed junk. You need to accept that. Your boyfriend has three choices: let it slide, confront the mother, or go to court for custody. Be careful what you wish for. A little weekend armchair quarterbacking from you is not going to help the child. Getting custory will. You can support him in that choice, but you can't make it for him.

When he is at your house, and he refuses to eat what you prepared, don't make him anything else. Your boyfriend is going to have to back you up on this. Also, take him to the park, and only allow him 30 minutes of video games.tv per day.

Very serious situation. They need to get together and work on feeding him healthier foods and getting him to play more. It will only get worse. They need to realize the dangers of being overweight and not even that what he will go through at school. Kids are so cruel. He will have no confidence! Need to nip it in the butt while he is young. He can only eat what they feed him! It will be hard because all he is used to is junk food. Take all the junk out of the house and the whole family can eat healthier together so he can see Dad or Mom smiling while they eat their peas. Good luck! Hopefully they can work together and realize what they are doing to their son.

I'd advise you to say "K is extremely fat" next time your boyfriend asks, instead of pussyfooting around with "a bit overweight". Honestly? Put healthy food on the table. If he eats it, great. If he chooses to throw tantrums instead, he'll be burning calories and not eating any. Win-win.

If the mom will not change then there is nothing more you can do. The dad needs to speak to her but since he won't then all you can do is provide healthy food and limit his indoor entertainment. The bad thing is that the kid suffers for the lack of responsibility the parents are willing to take. It's good he has you in his life. Hopefully one day the kid will want to change for himself and you can guide him. Oh, if you fix food for supper and he refuses it, do not fix him something else. You are not a short order cook. Also put the food he did not eat in the fridge. Then when he decides he is hungry later then pull it out and warm it up. He can eat that instead of the usual snack food.