493-How To Talk Food & Body Image With Kids With Kerry Miller

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Your child was born trusting their body. Somewhere between the high chair and kindergarten, the adults around them start teaching them not to.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registered dietitian and mom of three Kerry Miller joins me to talk about body trust in kids. She is the author of Violet Learns to Pause, a picture book about listening to your body.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kerry spent years working with women who traced their struggles with food back to childhood. A parent on a diet. A doctor's comment. A relative watching them go for seconds.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We talk about what to say at the dinner table, what to say about bodies, and what to say about GLP-1s.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this episode you'll learn:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">What interoception is and why it is the foundation of body trust</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Why picky eating can take 20 to 30 exposures to shift, and how to stay pressure-free</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">What to say when your child asks "Do I look pretty?"</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">How to respond when another kid calls your child fat</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">How to talk to your kids about GLP-1s, including if you take one</span></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in the show: </strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Violet Learns to Pause on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/106787870X</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Kerry's website: </span>https://violetlearns.com/</p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Companion resources for families: https://families.violetlearns.com/</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Kerry on Instagram: </span>https://www.instagram.com/kerry.millerrd</p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Join the Confident waitlist: https://program.stephaniedodier.com/confident</span></p><p><br></p>