SD11 is also like this. She is just so short that she just keeps getting more round. Nothing in the girls' department fits her. Juniors and Womens don't fit right. Fortunately, we've stopped buying clothes for her but what she does come in doesn't fit her well. The only things that seem to fit are some clothes from Kohl's. They have a brand that runs larger in their girls' department.

I think ordering online might be your only hope. My BS is the reverse-very tall and skinny. I order him jeans online. They carry sizes online that they don't in the stores.

I'm going to speak my mind about how kids get fat. Hate my guts if you choose...

My H showed me pics of SD18 when she was 10 and her shirts wouldn't cover her already protruding belly and I would estimate she weighed at least 100# then. My MIL mentioned to Sasquatch and DH several times that SD was getting too heavy and it offended them. So she was never told at a young age to scale back on eating or made to do anything active. Sasquatch is a burly, manly shaped woman so SD gets her shape naturally, Sasquatch is not fat per se...but being fat is SD's own doing.

If SD was active and ate right I would never say a word because I figure she is just the body type that holds weight differently. BUT she drinks a 2 liter of soda a day and LITERALLY lays on the couch ALL DAY and watches cartoons. She goes to on-line school so she never leaves the house. Each time I see her she is bigger and bigger.
She weighs 300# and takes up BOTH cushions on the love seat. She has low self-esteem and chose on-line school because all the kids made fun of her. The problem is she knows she needs to lose weight and she mentions it every time I see her but it's a lifestyle change to get off your ass and do SOMETHING. I have no sympathy for this lifestyle.

So I ask my H now...don't you wish you would have scaled her back at age 10 and made her go outside as opposed to laying around watching tv and drinking pop? Sometimes I think parents need to be the ones to hurt their kid's feelings before anyone else does.

My Ds14 wears a size 16 in boys. He is 108# he is outside or he is involved in a sport year around. I don't buy pop it's a special occasion drink and I don't let him sit on the couch and eat all day. Kids need to be active, that's why they are fatter than ever.

As far as clothes my SD wears a xxxL shirt and she has to have men's sizes.

I moved in when SD was 5 (now 8). SD has grown over a foot and only gained close to 10lbs. She weighs 87lbs now and is 4"6. SD is very self conscious about her appearance. I have a very hard time finding pants to fit her and she can wear some of my shirts. We used to be able to pull of the capris as pants but not anymore. I have found some random women's jeans that fit her around the waist so I cut and hem. Some are sz 1 and some sz 5. It's crazy.

My SD has an issue with eating her emotions. It used to be ramen noodles and macaroni and cheese.. and she would sneak food into her room. I don't let her do that. She now loves fruits.. she was into veggies for a while but not so much now. lol.

I am in the same boat... My DD is 8. She is 4'7'' and weighs 110 pounds. She is very active.. but nothing we do stops her from gaining. And she's starving all the time. It's so frustrating.

As for her clothes, I take her to Justice for girls. They have half sizes. And they're age appropriate for her. DD has short legs and a really long torso.. so I have a hard time finding clothes that fit.

Have you tried Justice for the girl?
My DD is 10 1/2 she is 113 lbs, but she is 5'3.5" tall!!! and leggy.
She still likes the girly frilly sparkly but can wear a size 3 in juniors.
I have found that Justice has up to size 20 in girls
DD wears the 16 regulars from there and they fit nicely. I did notice that they
carried 1/2 sizes for the plus girls.

I went through this with both my DDs. Oldest was always pretty chunky. I used to get her clothes at JCPenny. They had a large girls plus section that were stylish and it saved our lives! Not sure what they are like now because I have no little ones but they had a decent selection in store and a lot more online. Her whole wardrobe was from there. The good news is once she hit puberty, got her period she just thinned out on her own. Shes now almost 17 and weighs what she did in 6th grade but much taller and looks really good. Hovers between a 7 and a 9 at Hollister type stores.Smaller in ladies. Not skinny,skinny but looks really nice.

My youngest was a twig until 2nd grade. Have no idea what happened. She went on Prednisone-actually both my girls did for different reasons- and she ballooned. Nothing fit her. JCPennys plus sizes were too big and regular clothes were too small. This went on for about 4 years. It was horrible. I finally went to Kohls bought jeans that fit her waist in the juniors and took them to a seamstress and had them hemmed. She too thinned out on her own. Shes now 13 and is a 5 in juniors.

I never felt they were overeaters. I am overweight and have recently lost 25 pounds but still have about 50 to go so Im guessing we didnt eat the best or I wouldnt have been so heavy too. Stress from SD and BM and DHs family was always a factor for me. But I have learned it is a lifestyle change. Fast food is very rare here now and when we do we make smarter choices. I cook better than I did too.

Anyway try JCPenny for plus size or get her pants hemmed. Its tough today with all the styles so tight!

I hope to god that my SD4 inherits her BMs body build and learns her eating styles. BM is a smaller frame than I am, doesnt have much of an appetite and eats healthy. My partner on the other hand is a chunkier build and his appetite is just plain excessive. The only reason the guy isnt the size of a house is because his work is physical.
Yet I see how much SD4 can eat and worry that she will get bigger as she gets older. At this age shes not big, shes tall for her age which is awkward as clothes in her age group are too short on arms and legs but clothes in the next age group up are too baggy on the belly.

I've taken up the legs and shortened the sleeves on a fair few pairs of shirts, pajamas and pants for overweight SD. Sometimes it is just easier, and doesn't take too long once you sit down to do it.

Plus size clothes help bridge the gap. But it was still a problem for us with SD because when she was 9 or 10 she had the waist of a 14-plus but not the legs, so they would fit around the middle but still be WAY too long. DH complained her legs were "too short." No, DH, her stomach is "too damn big." I also bought her capri pants, the ones that are designed to hit at the calf, and they worked for pants mostly.

One thing DH did was buy SD boys' jeans in the husky section, where you can buy based on both waist size and inseam. This worked great, it was the first pair of pants she had in years that actually fit. Until BM told SD they were "boys' jeans" and then she refused to wear them again.

FYI - Kohl's has 20 husky's you can order online.

Skipped through some responses, so I'll go back and read later.

SGD was 10 when I met her ... 10 years, 5'4", 225 lbs wearing her BD's camoflauge shorts and tank top with a mini sports bra (too small) to go swimming. Last Christmas I measured her and myself at the same time while we co-shopped for swimsuits. Most of her measurements were about 50"+ Apple-shaped without breast development other than fat. Purchased a 22W swimsuit for her with the help of online customer service. It was tough because she was still a kid and Women's swimsuit frequently had plunging necklines and cups and black and sexy ... inappropriate for a self-conscious young girl. No "husky," or big girl or adult ladies clothes worked.

Taking her true measurements with a tape measure shocked me but showed how years of cramming her into poorly proportioned clothes was ripping her up as much as anything.

I spent about $ 100 for a swimsuit for her that fit and was modest. Walmart, Koh'ls, Old Navy just do not have appropriate quality clothes for kids who are outside the box.

US sizing from LLBean, et al .... 22W, 24W as a 10 year old.