Weight gain and Puberty -- EDPR 7/8112 Adolescence Sec. 001 0500-0800 R

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 22:07:05 02/07/07 Wed
Author: Ethel McKinney
Subject: Weight gain and Puberty

My oldest daughter is in her Freshman year at college. She was a tremendously active child and supressed the onset of the menrche until almost 13. This may seem normal but understand hereditarily I was 10 and my sister 9; and the two of us were also overweight. Now that my daughter is in college, she no longer ice skates or practices 4 hours a day for marching band. She has gained 20 lbs. She has fits of depression and drastic mood swings that were not present before the weight gain. Now I don't attribute all of her maladies to the weight gain, but that coupled with the fact that her adolescent body is still in flux may be a contributor.
As parents and educators of adolescents, I think it becomes increasingly important for us to find relevant and appropriate activities for them. We can help them keep their weight down, alleviate stress through the adrenaline rush and endorphine release of proper excersize. I think proper diet and excersize are important to help all individuals have higher self-esteem and better body image; things that the text reads decline at the onset of puberty.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]