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Can I Really Trust My Kid to Eat Healthy?
It’s normal to worry about whether kids will make healthy food choices on their own. But research shows that trusting them—and giving them the tools to listen to their bodies—can lead to healthier habits and less stress. Learn why letting go of food control might be the best thing you can do.
parents
Feb 21, 2024
Every parent has a deep-seated desire to pave the way for their children’s success and happiness. Yet the journey of parenthood is full of realizations that the lessons we’ve inherited may not always serve the best interests of the next generation. This truth becomes especially evident in the realm of food and body image, where…
parents
Feb 20, 2024
As a mom with little ones running around, I usually realize I'm a bit late to the party when it comes to catching onto what's trendy (although I'm always up to speed on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce – they pretty much occupy all my spare pop culture time). And when it comes to Gen…
advocates
Dec 22, 2023
2024 marks my tenth year as an advocate for eating disorder healing, which means my work started when I was fifteen years old. I am, for all intents and purposes, a product grown of the eating disorder field, mixed with the inclusivity and intention that comes with being a mixed race, queer, Fat activist in…
parents
Dec 4, 2023
We all want the kids in our lives to lead happy and healthy lives. Not talking to the kids in your life about food in oversimplified terms doesn’t mean that you can’t help them to form habits that will protect their physical and mental well-being for years to come.
parents
Nov 20, 2023
Avoiding diet and weight talk doesn’t have to be hard. The key is to focus on simple adjustments to create safe, positive conversations around food and body.
parents
Oct 7, 2022
You’re days away from trick-or-treating, but already you are bracing yourself for the perennial parent-child Halloween Candy Battle. After all, just as surely as jack-o’-lanterns will be popping up on front steps in the coming weeks, loads of candy will soon be showing up on yours.
coaches
Aug 17, 2022
In today's video, top olympic skiers Jessie Diggins and Gus Schumacher will equip and inspire you to support the health of the athletes in your life with their powerful stories
parents
Aug 17, 2022
You’ve got questions, we’ve got experts. This virtual session with Dr. Katie Loth and Dr. Charlotte Markey in April 2022 goes deeper into how you can support life-long health and well-being for the kids in your life through the words you say…
parents
Jun 15, 2022
People are not data points. Here is why physical indicators like the Body Mass Index should be decentralized from DSM’s Eating Disorder Criteria
parents
Nov 23, 2021
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, and the many challenges the last 18 months have placed on gatherings, many of us are looking forward to finally spending time with family and friends at holiday parties, family dinners, and other celebrations in the coming months.
parents
Nov 18, 2021
As you’re living out the pledge to stop diet and weight talk, you may notice other adults your child looks up to do not know the importance of their words about food, body, and exercise. You may notice some of them do…
parents
Nov 3, 2021
“Diet talk" includes any conversation about restricting certain foods or food groups, especially for the sake of wanting to change one's body weight, shape, or size. This includes such practices as harmful food labeling”, or assigning a “moral” value to foods. This causes us to value ourselves or others based on which foods we do/do…