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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.
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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
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Nov 3, 2021
Kids will and do receive negative messaging from all over, especially considering the increased use of media in our digital world. It’s important to help our kids navigate that and learn what voices to listen to and which to disregard.
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Nov 3, 2021
Research shows that focusing on weight does not contribute to healthier lifestyles. It’s also important to remember that size does not equate health. If health is what we are concerned about, we need to keep the focus on health.
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Nov 3, 2021
Research shows “weight talk” has a negative impact on kids. Weight talk is harmful. Talking to a child with judgment about their weight, your weight, and the weight of others is known to contribute to the development of negative thoughts about one’s body.
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Nov 3, 2021
“Weight talk" is any mention of your, a child’s, or someone else’s weight. This could be in a seemingly “positive” way, “you look great – have you lost weight?” or negative “My stomach is so flabby – gross!” Equally as harmful is commenting (positively or negatively) about bodies on TV or magazine covers.
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Oct 21, 2021
At WithAll, we believe it is important, no matter the reason for your concern, to not single out a child or a subgroup of children when encouraging food and exercise habits. This can be stigmatizing and isolating and can indicate to the child that their body is wrong or needs to be fixed.
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Sep 20, 2021
In today's video Dr. Jillian Lampert shares advice for parents wondering how to support their kids with special dietary restrictions, such as food allergies.
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Aug 23, 2021
My name is Elle Jones, I’m 18 and was one of the WithAll 2021 summer interns. Throughout the summer, I worked on a project focused on infusing youth voices into WithAll’s What to Say program. Research shows that what adults say matters, but WithAll wanted to hear from teens like me how it matters and…
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Jul 19, 2021
In today's video Dr. Jason Nagata shares why it’s important to understand that boys struggle with body image just like girls, though sometimes it looks different.