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Episode 3598:
Sally Kuzemchak shares how growing up in a home free of diet talk shaped her own relationship with food, and why research links diet-focused households to lasting body dissatisfaction in kids. She lays out five rules for parents, including keeping body talk positive, treating no food as good or bad, and letting kids decide their own portions, so healthy habits get built without passing down food and body image baggage.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.realmomnutrition.com/mom-thank-never-talking-weight-mine/
Quotes to ponder:
"They shouldn't connect their own goodness with what they're eating."
"Nobody should be singled out with a weight-loss diet, food restrictions and rules, or extra exercise."
"Kids should feel loved and appreciated for who they are, not for the size of their bodies."
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