Have you noticed your child loves condiments with their food? Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, Ranch, Hot Sauce? Have they ever used the carrot to suck up all the ranch dressing only to leave the carrot behind? Maybe they even tried to dip their brownie in ketchup? Gross, right? Yes, it’s true your child may show more … Continued
When your child comes to you for the first time and tells you they don’t like their body, what would you do? Will you try to help them to change their body? Will you support them in changing their body? Will you blow them off by telling them they are fine? Will you clam up … Continued
First and foremost becoming an intuitive eater means going back to your natural tendencies, learning to listen to your body and eat based on your internal regulators again. Why do I say AGAIN? This is how we are born – we are born as intuitive eaters. If you have struggled through the years with chronic … Continued
Navigating feeding your children is hard work. Finding a balance to what they eat can feel even more daunting. Here is what I know – your children have an innate ability to listen to their bodies. When you trust them they know exactly what and how much they need. Yes, they are quite capable of … Continued
Would you put the oxygen mask on yourself first to better help your children? Last week we went on a family vacation to Arizona for spring break. As we were getting ready for take off the flight attendants went through the traditional safety brief. For the first time it dawned on me the parallel between … Continued
What would it look like to give up control of what and how much your children eat? Does letting go of controlling their eating scare you? Are you not sure why this would be beneficial? What if it meant that you got to put one meal on the table, got to sit down with your … Continued
We’ve all been there. Your child eats their food, wants to get down, and then they are back two seconds later asking to get up and sit on your lap. Maybe they eat a few bites, get down, come back, eat a few bites, get down, come back (you get the idea). It’s probably driving … Continued
Sometime many years ago a very famous women told the world that they shouldn’t eat after 7pm – meaning you should eliminate evening snacks. The response- the world felt guilty eating after 7pm. The truth – there is nothing wrong with eating after 7pm. And even more importantly, it’s almost essential for children. Has anyone ever … Continued
You ask your child what they want to eat. You are greeted with, “I don’t know” – this is the best case scenario in my opinion. The other option is your child tells you exactly what they want only to refuse to eat it. And..if it’s a really bad day it might even end in … Continued
Sugar has gotten a bad rep in our culture today – I’ve heard it been compared to drugs and poison. No wonder parents struggle to allow their children to have a good relationship with all food, including sugar. Any well-meaning parent is going to feel bad and want to restrict sugar if they think it … Continued