We want to help our kids be healthy. But what if we’re missing what matters most? So much of the focus has been on the body. Weight. Food. Habits. But underneath that? Confidence. Body image. Mental health. In this episode of Family in Focus, I’m joined by Joey Skelton, MD,…
Disrupt the pattern of fear, control and restriction-based health. It ain't helping any of us. All apologies (and thanks) to MC Hammer. Learn more about Dr Wendy and the Family in Focus movement of parents leading change without harm - www.WendySchoferMD.com #hammertime #haes #Familyinfocus #emotionsmatter #parenting #pediatrician #pediatricianapproved #family #weightinclusive…
I wanna shout, but there are too many loud voices right now. Our focus on weight is contributing to stigma, shame, restriction and lifelong struggles with self-concept and mental health. Parents, Change starts here, not on the scale. www.WendySchoferMD.com #eatingdisorderprevention #whisper #areyoulistening #Familyinfocus #emotionsmatter #parenting #pediatrician #pediatricianapproved #family #weightinclusive #haes…
If you have ever felt overwhelmed trying to help your child with eating, weight, or health—this conversation is for you. In this episode of Family in Focus, I’m joined by Joey Skelton, MD, MS, FAAP and Dara Garner-Edwards, MSW, LCSW, co-authors of Your Child Is Not Their Weight: Parenting in…
If you have ever felt overwhelmed trying to help your child with eating, weight, or health—this conversation is for you. In this episode of Family in Focus, I’m joined by Joey Skelton, MD, MS, FAAP and Dara Garner-Edwards, MSW, LCSW, co-authors of Your Child Is Not Their Weight: Parenting in…
How you talk to younger, more awkward you - will help you talk to your kids going through the thick of it now. I'm the pediatrician specializing in eating disorder prevention and helping entire families create lifelong relationships with food, body, and especially each other. This is real help without…
The real risk isn't weight... It's what happens when we focus on weight to define health. www.WendySchoferMD.com #eatingdisorderprevention #familyinfocus #pediatrician #weightstigma #helpwithoutharm
Do not agree with your children''s body image struggles. Nor discount them. Get curious. Www.WendySchoferMD.com #eatingdisorderprevention #familyinfocus #pediatrician #dietculture #helpwithoutharm
Do not try to fix their feelings, their weight, or their appearance. The itch that you feel is just diet culture screaming in the back of your head. Join me for the upcoming parent workshop, No More Candy Wrappers Under the Bed: how to stop the sneaking and create better…
Join me today! Ask Dr Wendy: live Q&A for parents about eating habits, Weight, creating change without harm - with the pediatrician specializing in eating disorder prevention and helping entire families create lifelong relationships with food, body, and especially each other. www.wendyschofermd.com/freeclass #keepitreal #eatingdisorderprevention #familyinfocus #pediatrician #haes
You're worried about your child's growth and eating habits. That makes sense. However, the focus on their food and body just makes things worse. Join my next parent workshop, "No More candy Wrappers Under the Bed." learn how to stop the sneaking and create lifelong relationship relationships with food. Sign…
Get answers to the long list of questions when you find those Squirrely candy wrappers under the bed. Sign up now. Space is limited. www.WendySchoferMD.com/no-more-candy-wrappers #eatingdisorderprevention #familyinfocus #pediatrician #nomorecandywrappers #emotionsmatter
Imperfect body? Imperfect health? Imperfect habits? Start here to embrace imperfections. And listen to Family in Focus with Dr. Wendy Schofer, MD wherever you get your podcasts. www.WendySchoferMD.com #eatingdisorderprevention #familyinfocus #helpwithoutharm #familyinfocus #wrinkly
If you are frustrated by constant conversations about your child’s eating habits, this episode is for you. In this episode of Family in Focus, I explain why focusing on habits often keeps families stuck and how shifting your attention to patterns can completely change the way you approach eating behaviors…
If you are frustrated by constant conversations about your child’s eating habits, this episode is for you. In this episode of Family in Focus, I explain why focusing on habits often keeps families stuck and how shifting your attention to patterns can completely change the way you approach eating behaviors…
You are not alone. Help is available to eating habits and health without harm of diets, restriction or seeding disordered eating. #eatingdisorderprevention #imecommunity #somedocs #familyinfocus #helpwithoutharm Learn more about Dr Wendy and Family in Focus www.WendySchoferMD.com Learn more about @d@drkarlamdand Dr Karla Lester Www.imecommunity.com
I'm not calling you a tool. 😊 We just use all the executive function that you have developed over years of practice. You've got a skill set to use at home, and it's available as soon as your own stress is decreased. www.WendySchoferMD.com #eatingdisorderprevention #pediatrician #familyinfocus #executivefunction #healthyhabits
Intro to Ask Dr Wendy 2026-03-08 We had 1:50 of Q&A today! Such a fabulous turnout and connecting with parents about their real life experiences and how to create change without harm at home. We walked through the Family in Focus framework and every parent was experimenting. Ready to dive…
Tired, grumpy kids = erratic eating. Sleep comes first. Learn more: www.WendySchoferMD.com #eatingdisorderprevention #pediatrician #familyinfocus #sleepcomesfirst #daylightsavings
The first step is not to agree with what your child is hearing, it's also not to reinforce that changing their body will make everything better. First, we slow down to understand the impact that Diet culture has on all of us Bonus points for simply asking your child to…
The unspoken part when we focus on a child's weight and eating habits. It's the part that keeps the cycle of diet culture turning. Learn more about breaking cycles and leading the change for your family (psst: at every size!): www.WendySchoferMD.com I'm the pediatrician specializing in eating disorder prevention and…
No more candy wrappers under the bed -- and without becoming the candy police. Yes you can, parents. Learn more: www.WendySchoferMD.com/no-more-candy-wrappers I'm the pediatrician specializing in eating disorder prevention and helping entire families create lifelong relationships with food, body, and especially each other. This is real help without harm. #nomorecandywrappers…
Are you ready to stop the fighting, sneaking, and worrying? Register now: www.WendySchoferMD.com/no-more-candy-wrappers Live workshops start 3/30. Space is limited for real support. I'm the pediatrician specializing in eating disorder prevention and helping entire families create lifelong relationships with food, body, and especially each other. This is real help without…
BS alert: yet another thing that overloads parents' stress (and dopamine)! Fight - flight - fix all the time. Enough. Slow it down. Pause. Patterns. Connection to the practices we want for life. Join the community - the movement - of parents creating the changes we want for our families:…