Where to buy clothes for overweight kids?

Ms_Chocaholic

BHS do larger sizes in school uniform; not sure whether they do in "normal" clothes, might be worth a look

Bextow

Marks and Spencers do clothes for larger children. My son is just turned 6 and wears adult size 6 shoes and is already 5ft 2in, so I'm sure I shall be having problems clothing him very soon!

kittykat100

Thanks for the replies everyone. I would love dearly to take control of his diet but I don't have that power. He is with us 50/50 and in the time we have him I feed him healthy and portioned control foods, however his mother is a nightmare and feeds the kid all kinds of crap. So if he was not with us part of the time god knows how big he would be.
To give you some idea he is about 4 foot 10 and weighs just over 11stone.. which is huge!

I just want to help him look a bit better than he does at the moment and stop having his bare stomach hanging over his trousers!

Kittyx

mrcow

I've just measured my son. He's 4 foot 10 inches exactly.

He weighs 6 stone exactly and is no skinny boned lightweight - just normal for his age.

You have to do something about this. Whether you have him 50% of the time or not. This boy is going to be killed before his time through CVD, CHD or diabetes. It's nothing short of child abuse.

Person_one

mrcow wrote: »

I've just measured my son. He's 4 foot 10 inches exactly.

He weighs 6 stone exactly and is no skinny boned lightweight - just normal for his age.

You have to do something about this. Whether you have him 50% of the time or not. This boy is going to be killed before his time through CVD, CHD or diabetes. It's nothing short of child abuse.

I don't disagree that the child is in danger, but what can she do? Its a very tricky situation to be in.

mrcow

Person_one wrote: »

I don't disagree that the child is in danger, but what can she do? Its a very tricky situation to be in.

As a step-parent? She can start by discussing who is going to take him to the doctor about this, she can raise it as a concern with the school too or even with other agencies if necessary. Find out what he's eating at school - and what he's actually eating at home!

For a child of 13 to be over 5 stone overweight is shocking. This has obviously been going of for a long time. Someone needs to step in. He's probably already caused his growing body damage through this abuse of food.

This child needs help, education and support. I appreciate that the OP is "doing her bit" when he's with them, but if the mother is continuing to neglect his wellbeing like this, someone has to step it.

Robin_TBW

Buy him clothes that are too small for him and tell him you couldn't find anything that'd fit and maybe that'll get him to realise he needs to lose weight.

mrcow

Robin_TBW wrote: »

Buy him clothes that are too small for him and tell him you couldn't find anything that'd fit and maybe that'll get him to realise he needs to lose weight.

Yes, because he probably doesn't already have everyone at school ripping the p1s out of him about his looks. Best to get someone at home having a dig too just in case.

amyloofoo

Robin_TBW wrote: »

Buy him clothes that are too small for him and tell him you couldn't find anything that'd fit and maybe that'll get him to realise he needs to lose weight.

He's a child and probably only has very limited input into his diet and after-school routine; if someone needs to understand the implications of his weight then it's the adults in his life - scaring and upsetting a child isn't the way to change the behaviour of their parents.

claire16c

That is shocking.

As a step parent Im not sure what the OP can do apart from get his Dad to do something about it and help with clothing in the mean time.