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 moms who reach out...

You like vegetables, and you know what kind of exercise makes you feel great and look great. You fall asleep easily and know that you...

You’re Putting Your Children’s Wants (or what you want for them) above your needs. Does anyone else think it’s ironic and sad when an...