Welcome to the last installment of our Parent Feeding Practices series, where we look at the tactics parents use to get their kids to eat and how they effect your child’s eating. We've covered prompting/pressuring and restricting, and are now winding...

This is the third installment in our Your Child's Development series. We've covered infancy and toddlerhood, and now we're taking on the grade-schooler (5 years- 12 years). This child development series takes a look at typical development and how it...

We all want our kids to eat, and we want them to eat well. I haven't met a parent yet who isn't looking to improve their kid's eating habits, tweak the variety of foods they eat or looks to the past when little Johnny "ate everything." But in today's...

This post is inspired by a recent conversation I had with a mom whose young child was diagnosed as obese. Understandably, she was frustrated that this situation wasn't brought to her attention by her pediatrician earlier, so that she could get the...

In an ongoing quest to communicate with the American public about nutrition, the USDA has released a new symbol of healthy eating—MyPlate. [caption id="attachment_1545" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The New MyPlate for...

At a young age, health habits develop and can affect your child throughout their lives, especially when it comes to eating and physical activity.  You are the fundamental decision-maker when it comes to the well-being of your child and can help him or...

It is hard to beat good homemade macaroni and cheese, but store bought mac n’ cheese can be a real family-pleaser and time saver. [caption id="attachment_1515" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Macaroni and Cheese--A Kid...

I hope many of your were able to attend the Eat, Play, Love: Raise Healthy Eaters webinar today!  If not, here is the link--I think you'll find it informative and enlightening. This is the second piece to our Your Child's Development series and today we...

We are rounding out this series with Vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitaminthat plays a starring role in blood clotting. Clotting is important—it helps bleeding stop. In fact, Vitamin K is responsible for producing 4 of the 13 proteins required for blood...

I wrote this post as a participant in the Eat, Play, Love blog carnival hosted by Meals Matter and Dairy Council of California to share ideas on positive and fun ways to teach children healthy eating habits. A list of other registered dietitians and moms...