One of the most successful tools eating disorder therapists and psychologists use to help heal clients’ body image… …is to help them *see* more body diversity. Like, a lot more. It’s an easy tool that you and I can also use, in our homes, to help prevent body image issues taking hold in our […]
To understand the reasons kids sneak food, we need to understand the reasons behind why they eat anything in the first place. There are three… 1. Physical satisfaction They are hungry, tired, or have the desire to eat because their body needs nutrition and they want, probably unconsciously, to satisfy that need. 2. Emotional satisfaction. Children […]
Video interview with Isabel Foxen Duke – part of the Expert Series in the Raising Body Confident Kids online course. Isabel Foxen Duke is the creator of Stop Fighting Food, a Video Training Series & Master Class for women who want to “stop feeling crazy around food.” After years of trying to overcome binge […]
Most parenting advice, when it comes to kids and food, sways heavily toward the ‘what kids should and shouldn’t eat’. They might throw in something like, it’s all about balance. Which makes it seem like *our* job to ensure that what goes in their mouth is just the right amount of this and not too […]
Ask a bunch of parents this question and most likely the answer will be no. Na ah. Not without strict limits and preferably, adult supervision. But is that really the case? To understand if sugar is really that bad, we need to understand the context in which a child is eating it. Isabel Foxen […]
When my first child was born, I remember promising her she was going to grow up slim and fit and devoid of any of the body and food struggles I’d had. In my mind that meant she was going to be fed healthy food, I’d limit sugar and ‘junk’ and all would be well. […]
If you’re anything like me you’ll know what mealtime battles are like. If you’ve been following my work for more than a hot minute, you’ll be learning the 10 key principles of raising body confident kids and feel less concerned about getting nutrition perfect. What the 10 principles don’t address, though, are broader parenting tools that […]
Like most women my age, I have an uncomfortable history with not feeling good enough. Truth be told, I still feel it. Every time I stand in front of an audience, or push ‘publish’ on a blog post, or send my kids off to school with mismatched socks (if they have socks on at all) […]
I’ve just got off the phone with yet another photographer who told me the number one reason people don’t book family photos is that mum is waiting until she’s lost some weight (I’ve heard it so many times!!). My first reaction was heartbreak. Then I found my hands flying around, my voice raising and […]
How to talk to kids about weight is one of the most common questions I get. The question, more often than not, is really about how to help a child lose weight for their ‘health’ without causing body image issues. The answer is this; we can’t. As soon as we suggest a child lose weight, harm […]