I just got an email from my 11 yr old step-daughter's mom...Cora has been on meds for ADHD for about 2 years now. She is doing GREAT on them...but she is now down to 57 pounds. The Dr's are very concerned. If she doesn't gain 3 pounds in 3 months, she's off the meds. The meds have helped her so much...she's gone from a D-F student to a A-B student and..well, that's just the start of her accomplishments.
She's a picky eater to begin with. We need more ways for her to gain weight, in a healthy manner.
Suggestions already given to us from her mom are...
"Some of the simple things to do is: if she has celery, add peanut butter to it, if she has vegetables, add cheese/butter. Whole milk, she has to eat bread, no more taking the hamburger off the bun. I bought carnation instant breakfast, so in the mornings when she has her cereal, she will start to drink a class of that also"
We only get her every other weekend...but she already drinks whole milk at our house. We only buy real butter...
Help? My 11 yr old should weigh more than 57 pounds. She is still in size 7 clothes.
Thanks.
She's a picky eater to begin with. We need more ways for her to gain weight, in a healthy manner.
Suggestions already given to us from her mom are...
"Some of the simple things to do is: if she has celery, add peanut butter to it, if she has vegetables, add cheese/butter. Whole milk, she has to eat bread, no more taking the hamburger off the bun. I bought carnation instant breakfast, so in the mornings when she has her cereal, she will start to drink a class of that also"
We only get her every other weekend...but she already drinks whole milk at our house. We only buy real butter...
Help? My 11 yr old should weigh more than 57 pounds. She is still in size 7 clothes.
Thanks.