re: 14 year old son has stopped eating

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Wouldn’t their appetite and movement also go up as well though? Hell I bet most guys on this page can remember being 14, always hungry and always moving, but could eat anything on earth and not gain weight. I can remember eating peanut butter sandwiches right before bed to gain weight

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yes that’s what I recall and known from family members that age. Growing boys eat a TON! So definitely something off.

I like the advice to take it as an opportunity to get him on a healthy diet and exercise. If social, weightlifting and exercise got me in shape and feeling more confident. would help with his appetite too.

ETA - don’t know where you are but I’d get a family membership to a gym or club and bring him with you multiple times a week to play tennis/pickleball/hoops or workout.

My youngest son was a little chunky and smaller than most of his friends from about 11-13 years old but he was active in sports. I still remember him asking me when he was going to grow and if he needed to be on growth hormones or something like that because he was not like most of his friends. It was funny to me internally at the time but to him i am sure it was disheartening especially when he started taking interest into girls. Fast forward two years and he shot up to 6 foot and lost his baby fat and it was never mentioned again. OP just be supportive and don't beat yourself up about this but i would suggest you get it out of him through counseling or just asking him straight to his face WHAT'S going on? I raised three teens and they all turned out just fine.