Lift the Shame: The Podcast - Mothering Free From Diet Culture, Food Guilt, and Body Shame · Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC

How to Talk to Kids About Food (Without a Side Serve of Diet Culture)

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The belief that our children can't be trusted to eat is deeply rooted in diet culture - and most of us are trying to unlearn it.

Dietitian and mother of five Crystal continues her series on how language about food affects children's relationship with eating. She offers five practical tips for parents: use neutral food language, focus on food characteristics to spark curiosity, explore cultural food traditions, avoid weaponizing nutrition information, and emphasize that children can trust their own bodies as the best guide for what they need.

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