After age 9, many kids describe being hungry “all the time” or “within an hour after every meal”.  Some of them connect this with bad mood and impulsiveness, but many do not. They describe the food at home as “fine, but always the same.” Maybe they love family dinners but not breakfast and lunch. Maybe they don’t enjoy eating at school and getting teased for whatever they packed - a cultural problem that isn’t going away soon. Here are the strategies I offer them, and offer m

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Go ahead. Vent. Complain.  Your frustration won’t bother me. I won’t judge you, even on the inside. I’ve been there - you probably can’t...

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This week I had a fascinating conversation with an old friend - who does not have children - about what it means to be “all in” with...

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