We began and end the week with wise words from Ellyn Satter. Today, we focus on her message to Michelle Obama to stop talking about childhood obesity. Ellyn encourages instead a focus on helping parents set up a healthy feeding environment that will support their children’s natural abilities to choose what’s right for their health. Her feeding dynamics model which […] read more »
Today my youngest child begins his last year as a teenager. He’s off at college and I’m not dealing with the day-to-day responsibilities of child rearing anymore. But many of us still are, and I thought I’d celebrate Jake’s birthday by pointing readers to Ellyn Satter’s latest newsletter talking about the division of responsibility in adolescent feeding. If you don’t […] read more »
Sunday is Mother’s Day — a perfect time to talk about feeding our kids. ‘Cuz even on ‘our’ day, we’re thinking about our favorite people in the world. When my kids were young, I was faced with an ironic challenge for a dietitian. My son’s definite predilection for sugar and adamant rejection of vegetables, whole grain bread and milk took […] read more »
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