by BrachaKopstick | Jul 24, 2024 | Child & Adolescent Health, Nourished Eating
Teen independence is an important stage of development. Adolescence is a time when kids start individuating themselves from their family and developing their own identity. Peers play a bigger role in their beliefs and behaviors, and they start distancing themselves...
by BrachaKopstick | Sep 5, 2023 | Child & Adolescent Health
Calorie counting is an activity many kids turn to when they are uncomfortable with their weight. It seems like a simple way to change their body without requiring much lifestyle change. Also, many kids are now aware of the risks of dieting, and calorie counting seems...
by BrachaKopstick | Dec 7, 2022 | Child & Adolescent Health
Teens eating when not hungry is often necessary to ensure appropriate nourishment. Parents often ask why I recommend their adolescents eat on a (loose) schedule, when Intuitive Eating seems to recommend listening to one’s body and eating in response to hunger levels....
by BrachaKopstick | Aug 4, 2022 | Child & Adolescent Health
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...
by BrachaKopstick | Aug 4, 2022 | Child & Adolescent Health
Co-parenting in separate homes raises many concerns around child & teen nutrition. In Part 1 we learned how dieting messages may show up and how they can negatively affect your adolescent. In this post we’ll discuss how you can address these concerns and...
by BrachaKopstick | May 24, 2022 | Child & Adolescent Health
“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...
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