Episodes

"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 the NORMAL of hunger. Join me next week for the next steps... how to deal with hunger and the emotions of eating.

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 important to help now amidst concerns about weight and how to help our kids. 1) Our children's weight is not a fault/blame game, 2) Weight is NOT the problem, and 3) It's possible to be healthy at a wide range of weights. C'mon over to www.wendyschofermd.com to check out the u...

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's episode dives deeper into how do we embrace the pain, fear, uncertainty, grief - and open up the possibility for experiencing gratitude FOR the pain? So timely in 2020, 2021... and a good time to start modeling for our kids for 2022! This is getting personal - my examples ...

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 your Thanksgiving meal. They're so important that we can call them rules for the day. Actually for every day. Enjoy!

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 increasing movement, but using the tools of connection, openness and learning. Join me - and let me know how you apply for yourself and your family and community: wendy@wendyschofermd.com.

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 to take ownership? Dive in and let me know what you see as your responsibility in your home. And the downloadable Division of Responsibility sheet (all thanks to Ellyn Satter's work) is available here . Drop me a line wendy@wendyschofermd.com and let me know how you're applyi...

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 problems and to focus on them until fixed. So we are ALWAYS looking for danger, problems, and pain. It's about ensuring our survival. But we have the option - the choice - to focus upon what is going well. And yes, our relationship is going well. Take a listen, and the challenge...

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 and it begged the question: why? Why aren't parents playing? In today's episode, we dive into this further - and I ask of you: how can you let go and allow your brain and body to play? Please like, follow, and subscribe to Family in Focus on your favorite podcast service an...

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 with you. It's a work in progress. As a physician, I thought that I needed to get it all right, not make mistakes - and I buried myself in shame when I did. I'm still learning about myself, about medicine, about my family - and that has made the difference. Because when I s...

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 our free community for parents at www.facebook.com/groups/familyinfocus The information contained in Family in Focus, the podcast; as well as at www.wendyschofermd.com and the resources available for download through this website is not intended as, and shall not be understo...