Episodes

Dec. 9, 2021

Episode 27: Hunger & Kids

"My kids are always hungry!" Sound familiar to you? So many parents note it with concern, and question, "What does this mean?" This is the first episode in a series on hunger. We are starting with the why, the biology, and th...
Dec. 2, 2021

Episode 26: Three Things That We Were Never Taught

Welcome to Family in Focus with Wendy Schofer, MD. As a physician and parent, I've learned a lot about kids, nutrition, and growth. But these are three things that I wasn't taught in school about weight - and are now oh so im...
Nov. 23, 2021

Episode 25: Teaching Gratitude for the Pain

Welcome to Family in Focus with Wendy Schofer, MD, Episode #25! It's Thanksgiving week! It's that time of year where we renew our gratitude practices - and yet, how do we reconcile having gratitude amidst so much pain? Today'...
Nov. 23, 2021

4 Rules to Keep (Food) Peace on Thanksgiving

Welcome to Family in Focus with Wendy Schofer, MD -- Thanksgiving special post. You know who wasn't invited to Thanksgiving - anywhere? The Food Police! In this super-quickie episode, I go over four things to consider before ...
Nov. 18, 2021

Three Tools to Help Us Help Our Kids

Welcome to Family in Focus with Wendy Schofer, MD - Episode #24! You know what's different in helping parents who are worried about their kids' weight? Having conversations like these: not about cutting calories and increasin...
Nov. 11, 2021

Episode 23: The Many Faces of Responsibility

Welcome to Family in Focus with Wendy Schofer, MD. Today we dive into Responsibility when it comes to helping kids navigate weight concerns. What are we controlling? Where is the finger-pointing? Where are the opportunities t...
Nov. 4, 2021

What Do You Choose to Focus Upon?

Welcome to Episode #22! My son's at it again: giving me material for the podcast! And that's not a bad thing. I appreciate the opportunity to choose to focus on our conversations. You see, the brain is hard-wired to find prob...
Oct. 7, 2021

Why Aren't Parents Playing?

Welcome to Family in Focus with Wendy Schofer, MD. Episode #18 A gymnastics-tricks session with my niece this weekend left her amazed: her mom and I jumped right in. She hadn't seen adults jump in to play like that at the gym...
July 29, 2021

The Gifts of Imperfection

I'm practicing -- "I am not perfect, I do not need to be perfect, I am amazing BECAUSE of my mistakes and imperfections." Yeah, it's an ongoing practice. Like today, not editing. Just taking my unedited podcast and going real...
June 10, 2021

Family in Focus, with Dr Wendy Schofer - Episode 1

Welcome to Family in Focus, the podcast, with Dr Wendy Schofer. I empower parents of overweight children to build healthier families. www.wendyschofermd.com Check out the free Mini-Course at www.wendyschofermd.com/mini . And ...