The story starts with a toddler whose eating quirks stopped being quirky and turned into a medical emergency. What looked like "picky" behavior escalated into extreme restriction, weight loss, and a ...

Oona Hanson is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders. A common misconception about eating disorders is that they afflict ...

Children should not be denied help in treating eating disorders on the basis of their body mass index (BMI), the NHS says.

When author Jennifer C. Kelly experienced first-hand her child’s anger issues, she decided to write a children’s book with Ryan, her 11-year-old boy. That book, “Fred Gets Frustrated,” ended up ...

New research from Aston University has shone a light on the best ways for parents to encourage healthy eating in their children. The paper is published in the International Journal of Behavioral ...

Packing a one-filling sandwich and an apple used to be the go-to for parents to make the lunch box easy – but it was just as ...

Sparking kids’ interest in healthy eating, in learning about food, how to prepare it, and becoming food literate may be ...

Here’s a secret pediatric dietitians know: The healthiest eaters aren’t necessarily those who eat the most vegetables and least sugar—they’re the ones who have a good set of eating skills, or what ...