About 14.7 million American children are affected by obesity(1) and, while many people with larger bodies are healthy, obesity puts children at increased risk for health problems including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, asthma, joint pain and difficulty with physical functioning, as well…
You may never have heard of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) before but – if you’ve ever shared a meal with a toddler – then you know that picky eating is very common in early childhood. In fact, it is a pretty normal and even developmentally…
Most, if not all, children display ritualistic or superstitious behavior at some point during their development. Around age 2, children often insist on elaborate bedtime rituals and can be very rigid about their eating and bath routines being done “just so”. Between the ages 3…
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Teddy Roosevelt. I love this quote, but is it really true that comparison is the thief of joy? It turns out, actually, it is not so much the comparison itself but how you compare yourself to others that makes…
In my last blog post, I talked about recognizing the signs of an eating disorder and what to do if you suspect your child may have one. If an eating disorder has been diagnosed by your child’s pediatrician, then you probably are feeling very scared…
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