One big reason why kids eat is because they are unhappy. Whether the parent feels like that is justified, or not, is irrelevant.

The philosophy of “Do as I say, not as I do” never works out well. The art of demonstrating true leadership includes eating lots of veggies and fruits.

During the holidays, experts urge us to accept our feelings, resist partaking in traditions that bring pain, and look for and appreciate the good moments.

The last few posts have been about seasonal stress, whose most obvious and apparent symptom is often overconsumption. Here are some tips on how to cope.

The temptation to overcommit is huge but it can be resisted. When filling in the holiday calendar, remember that your plans could be disrupted.

Here are some tips, tricks, and coping strategies on how to navigate through stressful holidays without doubling our weight and ruining our health.

First, sit down and figure out how to handle all the demands of the season, with the cunning and precision of a team planning a bank heist.

Childhood obesity is exemplified, endorsed, enabled, and empowered by adults. Remember it this holiday season.

Not many aspects of life are perfect, and, to be sure, the holiday season will not be. Experts advise setting your intentions and expectations accordingly.

Whether it stems from bad stress or “eustress,” expectation anxiety does have an antidote, which is acceptance.

We are allowed to set limits. We don’t need to announce them in a cruel or intolerant way, but we can set them. How?

Here are some more ways to take control of the holidays, or, at the very least, to cancel out the holiday season’s efforts to take control of us.

One of the biggest favors we can do for posterity is to figure out how to navigate the holidays with grace and compassion — including compassion for ourselves.

Whatever events are on the agenda, try to plan rationally and make allowance for obstacles. Make lists.

Halloween doesn’t need to be an orgy of high-fructose corn syrup. Here are some creative ways to keep it healthy.

Mothers and children are not only at risk of death or serious disability. Childhood obesity is woven right into the fabric of the coronavirus pandemic.

Do we make light of our children’s ambitions for self-betterment? Do we tease them, or undermine their spirits by asserting that they will never succeed?

Since the mind can do so many amazing things, we might as well put it to good use. Mental games can go either way, including the healthy, productive kind.

In parenting, minimizing the friction creates a better atmosphere for handling disagreements around food and mealtime arrangements.

Many families benefit from having at least one meal together, because, with luck, it can facilitate emotional bonding. There are many more reasons to try it.

We are looking at some basic, timeless ideas about the prevention of childhood obesity and how they might be implemented during the pandemic.

Looking back to when everything was less complicated, there were some basic, timeless ideas about the prevention of childhood obesity. How do they hold up?

The CDC is asking parents to limit carpooling to their kids’ sports events and notify the school if a child has any co-morbidities.

In the drive to end childhood obesity, the pandemic is not helping one bit. Kids need to move around and burn off both physical and emotional energy.

When the threat is an airborne illness, the outdoors is manifestly the preferred venue for sports and exercise.

Kids stuck at home need something to do, and a parent who is grasping at the last straws of sanity might find inspiration anywhere.

Sometimes we need to accept “good” as the best we can do under the circumstances, and let good be good enough.

By and large, parents are suffering from the demands of multitasking, trying to pay the bills, and being in charge of their kids’ screen time and exercise.

The association of celebration with feasting is one of humankind’s oldest social phenomena. This truth brings spectacular joy and also quite a lot of anguish.

The basic principles of obesity avoidance are relevant to the feasts and festivals of many religious traditions, at any time of year — Christmas included.