Dear Dr. Tracy Navigating Children's Relationships with Food - with Dr. Taylor Arnold
This week, Dr. Tracy is joined by Dr. Taylor Arnold, a kids nutrition expert, nutritionist, PhD, pediatric dietician, and mom of three. Dr. Arnold specializes in helping parents shape healthy relationships with food, and she offers valuable insights on how to raise the next generation of eaters who love and nourish their bodies. Together, they discuss generational patterns related to food, high-pressure eating environments, and the importance of allowing children to learn about how different foods affect them, enabling them to connect feelings in their bodies with the foods they eat. We also address the challenges posed by well-meaning grandparents who may overstep boundaries and inject diet culture into conversations at mealtime. Lastly, Dr. Arnold discusses setting boundaries at mealtime and exploring alternative ways to minimize waste beyond forcing children to eat everything on their plates.
In this episode we discuss:
- Generational patterns: the clean plate club and high-pressure eating environment
- Managing children's relationship with sweets and food in general
- Helping children connect feelings in their bodies with the foods they eat
- Dealing with well-meaning grandparents and their influence on kids' eating habits
- Setting boundaries at mealtime
- Avoiding food waste and finding alternative ways to minimize waste
- Food neutrality and creating a healthy and respectful mealtime environment.
You can find Dr. Arnold on YouTube where she offers 3 free courses along with Instagram, and her website Growing Intuitive Eaters!
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