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Aug. 7, 2025

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Better, Without Battles or Bribes

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Better, Without Battles or Bribes

Struggling to get your child to eat better without daily battles, bribery, or stress? In this video, Dr. Wendy Schofer, pediatrician and founder of Family in Focus®, reveals the surprising emotional and relational reasons behind kids' eating habits—and what to do instead. Discover 3 powerful strategies to create a calm,…

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Aug. 7, 2025

Parental stress relief benefits kids and their eating habits & screen time

Parental stress relief benefits kids and their eating habits & screen time

Why your stress is shaping your kids' screen time, eating, and anxiety. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Let's look at this with curiosity, compassion and put the judgment (and guilt) aside for a few moments. Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/kids-smartphones-play-freedom/683742 💥 Point 1: Safety became a double-edged sword We wanted to protect our…

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Aug. 7, 2025

Your Stress Is the Real Problem

Your Stress Is the Real Problem

Why your stress is shaping your kids' screen time, eating, and anxiety. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Let's look at this with curiosity, compassion and put the judgment (and guilt) aside for a few moments. Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/kids-smartphones-play-freedom/683742 💥 Point 1: Safety became a double-edged sword We wanted to protect our…

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Aug. 3, 2025

Raise Healthy Eaters Without Repeating the Shame You Grew Up With

Raise Healthy Eaters Without Repeating the Shame You Grew Up With

Hey, Momma, you're not alone. You want to create changes at home WITHOUT the harm you've experienced firsthand. Learn about how to change the way that you raise healthy eaters -- without shame, weight stigma Learn about the role of emotional health in eating habits - for both you and…

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July 21, 2025

No more harm in the name of "health". Stop the shame cycle.

No more harm in the name of "health". Stop the shame cycle.
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July 15, 2025

How to address weight stigma in medical offices (and our homes!)

How to address weight stigma in medical offices (and our homes!)

Learn 3 ways to be mindful of weight stigma, how it's interfering with our relationships and health, and what to do instead. From Dr Wendy Schofer, pediatrician specializing in weight-inclusive emotional health for families & founder of Family in Focus. Join me for the Raise Healthy Eaters Without Repeating the…

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July 12, 2025

Raise Healthy Eaters Without Repeating the Shame You Grew Up With. Free class #familyinfocus

Raise Healthy Eaters Without Repeating the Shame You Grew Up With. Free class #familyinfocus
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July 12, 2025

Raise Healthy Eaters Without Repeating the Shame You Grew Up With: free parent class. Break cycles.

Raise Healthy Eaters Without Repeating the Shame You Grew Up With: free parent class. Break cycles.
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July 11, 2025

The Hidden Harm in Pediatric Weight Counseling — And How to Stop It #familyinfocus

The Hidden Harm in Pediatric Weight Counseling — And How to Stop It #familyinfocus
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July 6, 2025

Enjoy the custard. Your choice. Your terms. Your summer. Your health. #familyinfocus

Enjoy the custard. Your choice. Your terms. Your summer. Your health. #familyinfocus
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July 3, 2025

Stop Policing Food This Fourth of July — Here’s What to Do Instead #julyfourth

Stop Policing Food This Fourth of July — Here’s What to Do Instead #julyfourth
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July 3, 2025

When a child says "I am fat," it's not a request for a weight loss plan. It's signaling pain.

When a child says "I am fat," it's not a request for a weight loss plan. It's signaling pain.
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July 2, 2025

Safety comes first. We create it so we can then help our kids. #familyinfocus #overwhelmed #mom

Safety comes first. We create it so we can then help our kids. #familyinfocus #overwhelmed #mom
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July 1, 2025

When your kid says "I AM FAT".. what do you do? #Familyinfocus #emotionsmatter #pediatrician #help

When your kid says "I AM FAT".. what do you do? #Familyinfocus #emotionsmatter #pediatrician #help
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July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025
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June 29, 2025

Physicians, why should you embrace emotional health for your practice? #familyinfocus

Physicians, why should you embrace emotional health for your practice? #familyinfocus

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.…

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June 29, 2025

How do doctors help overweight kids without seeding eating disorders?

How do doctors help overweight kids without seeding eating disorders?

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.…

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June 19, 2025

If your kid's eating habits aren't about food, then what are they about? #familyinfocus

If your kid's eating habits aren't about food, then what are they about? #familyinfocus

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…

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June 19, 2025

The Real Reason Kids' Behavior Feels so Hard #familyinfocus

The Real Reason Kids' Behavior Feels so Hard #familyinfocus

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…

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June 19, 2025

What's Behind Your Kid's Eating Habits?

What's Behind Your Kid's Eating Habits?

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…

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June 17, 2025

Learn more about what really helps families #familyinfocus www.wendyschofermd.com #healthyparenting

Learn more about what really helps families #familyinfocus www.wendyschofermd.com #healthyparenting
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June 8, 2025

Forget the Food Rules — Here’s What Your Family Really Needs to Grow

Forget the Food Rules — Here’s What Your Family Really Needs to Grow

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…

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June 6, 2025

Eating Disorder Prevention for Families

Eating Disorder Prevention for Families

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…

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June 5, 2025

MAHA (and America) doesn't have a pizza problem, it has an adulting problem. ​⁠@TheAtlantic

MAHA (and America) doesn't have a pizza problem, it has an adulting problem. ​⁠@TheAtlantic

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…

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