My 11 year old brother is only 4' 11'' and he weighs as much as me and i'm 5' 4''. I'm concerned because i dont want him to be overweight because from my parents i can tell that it's not that fun.
2006-07-08 04:48:39 · 15 answers · asked by Charlie 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
My brother is 4' 11'' and im 5' 4''. He weighes the same as i do and he's 11 and i'm 13. My parents are paying him 5 bucks for every pound he looses and my brother pays them 5 bucks for every pound he gains. The thing is, he's isn't trying his hardest to shed those pounds. I really want to help but everytime I try, he rolls his eyes and tells me that I'm not his mom. (which is true, but I'm just trying to help!!!) He loves to play soccer (like me) and i try to get him out there and do it, but he makes up excuses to go back inside. Like he says "O! Well, your not playing fair!!" (but i do because i was on a comp. soccer team for 3 years!) I need help! and so does my brother!!
2006-07-08 05:01:43 · update #1
Depends....
Okay, before I answer, just one question that I need to know...what are his hobbies, and give me a brief explanation of his personality. Hmmmm...Difficult.
Well, since he likes to play soccer, let's see. Maybe you can somehow "bribe" well maybe not bribe but tell his friend to come over your brother's house more. There, maybe your brother will play soccer with your friend everyday. He sounds very stubborn. Convince your parents to take off cable maybe and only bring the boring channels. OR, you can have your parents get a special kind of cable where they can lock the good channels and they'll put their secret pin numbers to open it. But try not to be so cruel to your brother and force him to shed some weight. Instead, maybe at least change the food. Have your parents cook healthy, but good foods and more of the foods that are healthy that your brothers like. Tell them not to buy too much junk food but save it for rare occasions in a week. So the whole family may lose their weight fair and square. And also have your family do fun activities outside and maybe with another family friends like swimming, soccer, etc. Maybe barbeque. And if your brother refuses, he will regret it since you guys may have a lot of fun and do it next time. And once he realizes how fun it is to get up and move, he'll maybe lose some pounds. Also, try to inform him (but casually) about all the risks or cardiovascular disease and how he can possibly never be the same...or die from stroke or something. And how much his friends/family will miss him. On yeah and tell him that once he gets to 7th grade or something, people will tease him so much and maybe tell a really overweight person's social life story in your school. And if he says, "I don't care" to every one of this, then leave him alone, there's nothing you can do, I'm sorry to say. he'll regret it one day, maybe he'll be motivated.
2006-07-08 04:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your brother is probably about to hit puberty! This happened to my son...he was probably about 4'11 (i know he was shorter than me and I am 5'1) and he had gained quite a bit of wieght. He wasn't fat but he was getting chunky. Our families were FREAKING out. I just kept telling them he was about to hit a major growth spurt and I was right. He grew 6 inches in a year and gained no extra weight. He is 13 now and a perfectly portioned teen. He doesn't play any sports but he did take up skateboading and that apparently is pretty good exercise. He also walks quite a bit...to friends houses and they will walk to the library or store or to Pizza Hut.
I think it is great that you want to help your brother! Keep offering to play soccer with him and maybe you could walk to places (i'm not sure how far you live from anywhere) not just walk for the sake of walking. I know I hate that. Or if he has any friends you know are active tell him "Why don't you call so and so we haven't seen him for a while. One last suggestion the kids in my neighborhood (teenagers) play this war game with air soft guns. The are like bb guns but the pellets are soft. You can get these guns and pellets at Walmart for a pretty reasonable price. I think about $20, of course they have really expensive ones too! The kids make up teams and play this for days!
2006-07-08 05:25:13 · answer #2 · answered by beth l 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think that would be fine. I have always disagreed with how on the car's label it says: "Anyone 12 or under should not sit in the front." because people are all of different heights. I know a 4'5 13 year old.. They should say a specific height, not age.
2016-03-26 21:33:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try including your brother in your activities. ( I know that probably is not what you had in mind. ) Just ask him to go on walks with you. Make it fun, into games. Go on a "listening walk." This is where you are quiet while walking and listen to the noises around you. Then when you get to a stopping place, you can discuss with each other what you heard.
This may help with more than just the physical attributes.
Good Luck!
2006-07-08 04:55:02 · answer #4 · answered by beachcchs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your right, being heavy is awful! i am much happier now that i am 5'5" and 115. i used to be over 200 and people make fun of you. for indoors, how abou that dance dance revolution thing that you hook up to your tv? and for outdoors why not offer to play games with him or take him rollerblading? a trampoleen would help him lose weight too.
2006-07-08 04:54:35 · answer #5 · answered by HatesMondays 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him know that you care about him and that being overweight at his age can cause health risks in the future. It's a really sensitive issue, so make sure that you are positive and non deprecating.
2006-07-08 04:54:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Motivate him!...Maybe...do a fun sport with him outside. For example just say "Hey! You want to go play some soccer outside with me?" If not...I guess just keep trying....Good Luck!
2006-07-08 04:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by blake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Help him make friends if he doesn't have any. Invite his friends over if he does. Get them all involved in some fun project that does not involve eating and take them all out to the pool.
2006-07-08 04:56:23 · answer #8 · answered by Dreamcatcher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU can't make him do anything to lose weight...he has to want to!!! If he's not ready he won't! I should take my own advice b/c I have battled weight issues for yrs now. It comes from with in and you have to COMMIT to it and make it a goal!
2006-07-08 04:59:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing really if your parents aren't pushing him to get that fat off then there is nothing you can do because he just lazy!
you need to talk to your parents about it and insist that they back you up on making him shed those extra pounds!
2006-07-08 04:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by leo29sexy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋