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In This Issue:
Featured Wellness Message: Wishing You Healthy Habits and Fresh Starts for Spring
My Psychology Today Article: Should You Be Concerned if Your Child Is a Picky Eater?
Recommended Resource: Listen Your Way to Food Freedom
My Recent Blog Post: Eating Disorders: FAQs Part 1
Wishing You Healthy Habits and Fresh Starts for Spring
I don’t know about you, but I feel energized by spring. The change of season brings more hours of sunlight, new blooms, the scent of jasmine, and the sounds of birds. It’s a natural time to get started on something new or to let go of something.
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This spring, I have a wish for you: to be brave enough to try to make your life even better, healthier, and happier. Set intentions that can lead you to the life you want. Everybody wants to change something. What do you want? Who do you want to become?
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Find out what may be possible for you by signing up for my new online course:
Overcome your blocks: Build habits for better health and boost your happiness
This self-paced course makes it simple for you to learn about and apply habit building tools that work—and meet your goals. In five interactive, science-backed lessons, you can have a fresh start!
“What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”—Mary Oliver
Should You Be Concerned if Your Child Is a Picky Eater?
7 tips to expand your child’s food flexibility and know when it might be ARFID
All parents know that meals can be a challenge, and when you’ve got a picky eater, it’s even more difficult. But it doesn’t have to always be tater tots or tantrums. With some science-based strategies, you can help your child expand their food variety.
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A child’s distress about food and eating can start at a young age and may be exacerbated by a parent’s fears and reactions. Food preferences among children are not unusual, but extreme pickiness can lead to avoidant/restrictive feeding intake disorder (ARFID), an eating disorder that can interfere with health, growth, and psychosocial development.
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If you suspect your child might have ARFID, it’s important to talk to a pediatrician.
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A positive approach is one of the best motivators for kids to try new foods, along with practical strategies. For seven tips to getting your child to expand their palate, read my full Psychology Today article.
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Listen Your Way to Food Freedom
Try a podcast to get informed and empowered
Created and hosted by registered dietician Marie-Pier Pitre-D’lorio, The Balanced Dietitian podcast provides a comfortable space to hear about all things food, body, and mind through an anti-diet and healthy-at-every-size lens. Every week, you can tune in to hear Marie-Pier and different guest experts discuss various subjects.
Recent episodes include:
Unpacking body shame, with Kate GilbertsonHow to be an empowered eaterParenting without diet culture, with Oona Hanson
Marie-Pier is passionate about helping people ditch diet culture and nourish their bodies without guilt, shame, or restrictions. I hope you’ll take a listen to this great resource.
Eating Disorders: FAQs Part 1
Find answers to the most common questions about EDs
Eating disorders are on the rise—and even more so for those under age 12 who need to be hospitalized for medical stabilization. Because I receive so many inquiries about eating disorders, I wrote this blog post (along with Part 2, which will be featured in the next newsletter) to offer brief answers to some common questions about eating disorders.
In Part I, I answer:
When it comes to eating disorders, what treatments work?What is family-based therapy for eating disorders?What is cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders?
Click the link below for the answers—but know they are not meant to be exhaustive. You can find reputable websites, books, and emerging research for in-depth exploration. You’re also welcome to email me if you would like recommendations for further reading.
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