Co-parenting in separate homes raises many concerns around child & teen nutrition. I often see one parent committed to raising kids & teens diet free, while their co-parent is entrenched in diet culture or has other food-related concerns. While I see this also...
My 15 year old eats a very limited diet. There are few foods he’ll eat, and most of those seem to be carbohydrates! How can I help him increase the variety of what he’ll eat? Bracha’s Bite: This can be really frustrating seeing your adolescent...
What is labeling food? We have a real affinity for labeling foods and putting them into categories. This looks and sounds like referring to food as healthy and unhealthy, toxic and clean, junk food, garbage, and more. This is harmful for adolescents and distances...
Summer snacking is so important for adolescents. Days are longer, they’re busier, and they often don’t want to take the time for long meals. Snacks are always an important focus for providing nutrition and nourishment for adolescents, but there are some...
I’m a mom of 2 adolescents, and raising them as intuitive eaters, so I allow many different foods into our house. One food I’m struggling with is chocolate syrup. I’m okay buying ready-made chocolate milk- and do so frequently! But my kids want the...
“Fat” is one of the essential nutrients adolescents (and all humans) need to eat regularly. The others are Carbohydrates and Protein. Teens often fear eating foods with fat because of the negative association society has created with “being...
My 15 year old daughter has a morning job as a lifeguard and then goes straight to school. She says she has no appetite to eat breakfast, but she also has no time to eat once she gets to school. What advice can you give her? Bracha’s Bite: I remember working as...
I was recently speaking with a group of women about food and body image, when one mom asked how to deal with clothes shopping for her teens. Her daughters are both in big bodies and shopping in mainstream stores can be very difficult for them. Mom wanted to know what...
I’m often asked by parents how to help their adolescent be more active. They’re concerned about weight gain, excessive screen time, and general inactivity. While these are valid concerns, your adolescent does NOT need to be “working out”, and...
The adolescent mind is fascinating in its complexity and development. And while this isn’t the place to get into detail about it (I highly recommend reading The Teenage Brain: A neuroscientist’s survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults if you’re...
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