“There have always been kids who enjoy sports and outdoor play most, and there have always been kids who prefer reading, writing and playing video games.” —Amee Severson, registered dietitian nutritionist Raise your hand, fellowRead more

“Nobody faults your adorable grandmother for getting Covid, but everybody faults a person at a higher body weight.” —Jeffrey Hunger, PhD, assistant professor of social psychology at Miami University of Ohio I have to say,Read more

Hello from our isolation, we made a rainbow window this week. Which I’m posting not to make you feel like you aren’t quarantining right if you haven’t done an elaborate art project with your kids. But actually just to say—this seems to be about all my brain can manage this week?

I talked about this on Instagram recently and it seemed to resonate with a lot of you… The vast majority of the people writing/studying/advocating about how to feed kids are operating from the premise thatRead more

Since writing The Eating Instinct, I think a lot about what makes someone an “expert.” Doctors are held up as weight and diet experts even though the subjects are covered pretty minimally in med school.Read more