THIS is the question to actually be asking, because our patients do come in all sizes. And if we are strictly focusing on their weight to define "healthy" or "success", we are failing our patients, pushing them away, and seeding disordered eating. We can absolutely do differently - and better.…
Why Your Child's Eating Habits Aren't About Food 🍽️ (It's Deeper Than You Think) Think your kid's eating habits are just about what’s on the plate? Think again. In this short video, Dr. Wendy Schofer, pediatrician and founder of Family in Focus®, breaks down the emotional drivers behind how kids…
Why Your Child's Eating Habits Aren't About Food 🍽️ (It's Deeper Than You Think) Think your kid's eating habits are just about what’s on the plate? Think again. In this short video, Dr. Wendy Schofer, pediatrician and founder of Family in Focus®, breaks down the emotional drivers behind how kids…
Parents, are you struggling with your kids' eating habits, trying to figure out how to help when you've struggled yourself, and you want to help without causing more issues? Learn in this workshop: Why it's such a struggle How you are NOT alone Where the medical model and tip sheets…
Forget the food rules. Your family needs something deeper. In this video, Dr. Wendy Schofer — pediatrician and founder of Family in Focus® — shares a powerful alternative to diet culture, food policing, and emotional disconnection at home. If you're tired of fighting over food, worrying about your child's eating…
Learn the 3 overlooked steps that you can start taking today to address concerns about eating in your home. These steps are always helpful, and the earlier we start, the more we can shift from preventing crises to truly building what we want to see. (Think about prevention of building…
Check out the article from the Atlantic faded June 5, 2025 called "MAHA has a pizza problem" by @SportCardStories Nicholas Florko. It's a fascinating deep dive into the walls of trying to address American children's eating habits and make them healthy again. Well we can talk all day long about…
We can break the cycle for our families: the cycle of hating our bodies, thinking if we just lost 10 or 20 pounds everything would be better thinking that if we changed our looks we would belong. Those are just lies that have been passed on and on for generations.…
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So when folks make some kind of "but it's for your own good" statements about other's bodies, that's weight stigma. And it's NOT for their own good. Stigma = shame = unhealthy and not health-promoting. Shame, loneliness and disconnection are huge factors in our national rates of dis-ease (aka unhealthiness).…
We are all struggling with weight, each and every one of us. The focus of our struggle may be our own weight, our loved ones, and professionally the struggle may be for our patients, students and colleagues. Today's episode is an abbreviated version of a chat I did for the…
We are all emotional eaters. Truth. Let's talk about it to open awareness, understanding. And perhaps some alternatives for when we are in those moments when we just need a break. Www.Wendyschofermd.Com for more info about Family in Focus with Wendy Schofer, MD.
A little gift for parents to take a moment for themselves, to experience the breath, the calming and relaxation afforded by the exhale. When you're ready for more, subscribe to the Family in Focus® newsletter, "the exhale", where parents receive the support they need to raise a healthy family with…
Whose job is it to have "the weight talk" with your kid? The doctor? You? Hear me out: you're not helping them by sharing the cruelty of the world judging bodies. And you're not helping by suggesting that if they just lost weight it would all be better. That's a…
So how do you create change for your family's eating habits without all the food fights, emotional meltdowns, friction, stigma, shame, weight talk, diets, and fear of eating disorders? Welcome to modern parenting. And, it doesn't have to be this hard. Family in Focus is the pediatrician approved movement of…
