I don't know the answer to this one but I do know that kids tend to look chubby before they have a growth spurt.

I posted in the TDC about children and carb addiction. It's something that I have thought a lot about and don't know the answer to. Since there is still a lot of discussion in the medical profession about adult LC, I suspect there is very little research about the best approach to take for children. I can't imagine trying to get a child to give up chocolates (torpedo the Easter Bunny) etc etc etc. without creating a more damaging complex in the child. Tough dilemma and one that I know my parents went through with me and I have gone through with DS2.