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...

Vitamin D is making headlines once again, with yet another update to daily requirements.  As part of our Alphabet Soup Vitamin series, we attempt to sort out the ins and outs of Vitamin D for you. What Does D Do? Vitamin D’s main job is to maintain...

I love vacation, and recently I enjoyed some vacation time with my family.  I thought about food (of course, I always have my eye on what is going on with children, food, and eating!) and how we change our eating patterns while we are on vacation. Long...

We are all role models to children.  Parents, especially, are under the watchful eye of their child.  How you behave, what you choose, your habits—both good and bad, influence a child each day.  And how you manage your body—what you eat, when and...