Too many children in the world experience restricted food access or “Childhood Food Neglect”. That is, they do not have access to fresh, affordable, culturally appropriate healthy food that they [...]
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It can be tough to know about eating disorders in children or how to talk with someone about their eating disorder, especially when it’s your child. Even so, having these [...]
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Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S envisions a world where all health professionals know how to help someone with an eating disorder. She created The Eating Disorder Clinical Pocket Guide and [...]
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Contributed by Canopy Cove We live in an era where the pursuit of the thin-ideal through dieting and weight loss is an apparent cultural norm. The impact of this pursuit [...]
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Children tend to go through phases as they grow and develop. Often, an increase in eating typically means that they are growing in some way. For some children, eating becomes [...]
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While vegetarianism in general in something that is widely accepted and even promoted, the appropriateness of vegetarianism in eating disorder recovery is often a topic of controversy. Many individuals might [...]
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A 7-year-old states that she is vegetarian because she loves animals, and begins to eat a more restricted diet. A 10-year-old is concerned about starvation in the world and begins [...]
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I remember the first time I felt self-conscious about my appearance. I was four, and my cousin Thomas proceeded to make fun of the birthmark on my butt cheek, which [...]
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The foster care program for children is an invaluable way of providing homes for children who may not have a family or home otherwise. Many children are removed from their [...]
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A study out of Duke University found that picky eating can coincide with more serious childhood problems such eating disorders, anxiety and depression [1]. Researchers from this study found that [...]
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