My little sister

[lost and tired]

My little sister came into my room the other day and said that her and her friend were trying to lose weight. This was a shock to me because my little sister is 11 and she weighs like 80 pounds and that's right where she is supposed to be for her age. Shes really picky and shes always trying to work out and constantly calls herself fat even though she is literally a twig. Should i be worried that this could turn into something dangerous?

[Doc. Crane .-.]

This could definitely turn into something dangerous up you just need to reassure her that she is fine.

[lightPainting]

tell her to eat more fruits and vegetables, she will turn out much more healthier.

[xDarkAngelx]

I guess reassure her that she is fine how she is and maybe compliment her maybe even ask her if anything has been said to her at school to make her think like that and why she suddenly is. Also possibly tell your parents if you really are worried

[anyone50]

most girls get the idea at a very young age that skinny is better from the media and looking at models in magazine adds and covers. The problem with this is they are too young to realize this isn't reality. I would sit her down and ask her why she and her friends feel they need to lose wiegh. This will give you a better idea where she is coming from and you'll be better able to help her. If she says she looks fat when she looks in the mirror it could be a disorder called body dimorphic disorder which distorts the image the brain recieves from reality.

[liezia]

i need to loose weight too

[workingatperfect]

I would just ask her, first of all, why she thinks she needs to lose weight and then try to assure her that she's perfect the way she is and that the last thing she needs is to lose weight. If she tells it's something to do with boys, tell her that the idea that guys are only attracted to super skinny girls is unrealistic and false. Finally, make sure she knows that being underweight can be really dangerous to her health. It's sad that she's getting this idea that she's too fat so early, it can be really damaging to your self esteem and overall psyche.

[Jamesison]

Tell her to eat more of the good food maybe talk to your parants...

[bored4evah]

yeah it probally will turn into something dangerous, get her help, or compliment her loads and kinda try to give her food that'll add some healthy weight to her. try to sit her down and talk to her about it and and ask why she thinks this is a good idea?