Thank you for this. My 4 year old son wasn’t eating much for a day or two after he visited family with my partner. I didn’t think much of it at first. He was talking a lot about his 16 year old relative playing catch with him and how much fun they had. He also mentioned his aunt kept asking the 16 year old if he was hungry and he said no. After some sleuthing and some more talk with my son, I learned the teen was cutting as he plays baseball year round and this is part of his training. My 4 year old picked up on this and wanted to be like his older cousin and started eating less! I was shocked and saddened and then relieved to be able to figure it all out and help get him back on track and eating. The younger ones are watching and listening too!
Thanks again for asking these great questions and bringing attention to an often overlooked issue.
Thank you for this. My 4 year old son wasn’t eating much for a day or two after he visited family with my partner. I didn’t think much of it at first. He was talking a lot about his 16 year old relative playing catch with him and how much fun they had. He also mentioned his aunt kept asking the 16 year old if he was hungry and he said no. After some sleuthing and some more talk with my son, I learned the teen was cutting as he plays baseball year round and this is part of his training. My 4 year old picked up on this and wanted to be like his older cousin and started eating less! I was shocked and saddened and then relieved to be able to figure it all out and help get him back on track and eating. The younger ones are watching and listening too!
Thank you so much for this, from the mom of two boys.