Recently I had an entire family come to my office for nutritional counseling. The kiddo’s pediatrician had sent them my way because the parents wanted to learn how to feed their larger bodied children. The family had recently moved here from another country. During our initial appointment it was important to me to learn about […]

Culture Influences Food Choices

This is what a parent recently said to me while sitting in my office. I had seen this family during the summer for help with their 11 year old’s picky eating. Mom and dad were really frustrated. Meals were stressful and they were nagging their kiddo to eat. They tried negotiating, bribing, encouragement, education about […]

“It Was a Game Changer”

For the past few days I’ve been staying with my mom who had a knee replacement. My younger sister was here for the surgery and a few days after. I took over on Saturday afternoon and my older sister will relieve me tonight. We’re all taking turns making sure that mom gets her medication and […]

Lessons From My Mom