If you've seen headlines about glucose monitors now being available for children as young as two, you may be wondering if they're something your family needs.

In this episode of Family in Focus, I unpack what the FDA's recent decision actually means, why more health data isn't always better, and how constant monitoring can unintentionally affect a child's relationship with food, their body, and the people who care for them.

In this episode:

• What FDA clearance does and doesn't mean

• Why glucose monitors may not benefit healthy children

• How health monitoring can increase food and body anxiety

• The link between orthorexia and the pursuit of perfect health

• Why connection matters more than numbers

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Continuous Glucose Monitors for Kids

02:32 Concerns About Over-the-Counter Health Tools

04:58 The Impact of Monitoring on Children's Relationships with Food

06:48 The Risks of Orthorexia and Health Anxiety

08:49 The Importance of Family Relationships in Health

11:06 Conclusion and Call to Action

11:54 What's Next

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If you are listening and realizing your child is sneaking food, hiding wrappers, or eating in secret, there is a next step for you.

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If you've ever worried about your child's eating, weight, or health and wondered if you're doing enough, this episode is for you.

Many of us have been taught that helping our children means finding the right meal plan, nutrition strategy, or set of rules. But what if the most powerful thing you can do has far less to do with food than you've been led to believe?

In this episode of Family in Focus, I share why creating a healthy relationship with food, body, and belonging is one of the most important forms of eating disorder prevention, and how meaningful change begins long before there's ever a diagnosis.

In this episode:

• Why your child deserves more than another meal plan

• What "weight noise" is and how it quietly shapes the way we parent

• Why your child isn't the problem, the approach is

• How building stronger relationships creates lasting change without shame or pressure

• A simple experiment to help your child feel deeply seen and loved today

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Family and Focus

07:37 Understanding Weight Noise and Its Impact

13:24 Building Stronger Relationships with Food and Body

13:50 Your First Experiment: Helping Your Child Feel Seen

Watch the full video episode on YouTube.

New episodes air every Wednesday.

If you are listening and realizing your child is sneaking food, hiding wrappers, or eating in secret, there is a next step for you.

No More Candy Wrappers Under the Bed is a workshop designed to help you understand why this is happening and how to shift it without shame, control, or power struggles.

You can learn more and sign up here:

https://www.wendyschofermd.com/no-more-candy-wrappers

Join The Exhale, my newsletter for parents who want less stress around food, body image, and weight concerns and more confidence at the dinner table: https://www.wendyschofermd.com/the-exhale

Learn more about working together:

https://www.wendyschofermd.com

To schedule a consult:

https://wendyschofermdscheduling.as.me/consult

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While I am a doctor, I am not your doctor. This podcast is for education, not medical advice.

If you've ever been told to "just connect with your child" but found yourself wondering what that actually looks like in the middle of a busy weeknight, this episode is for you.

Connection has become one of the most common pieces of parenting advice, but it's often misunderstood. We turn it into a strategy to get our children to eat differently, behave differently, or change. But connection was never meant to be transactional.

In this episode of Family in Focus, I share what connection really means, why it starts with you, and five practical ways to build stronger relationships that create lasting change without shame or pressure.

In this episode:

• Why connection isn't a tool to change your child, it's the change itself

• Five practical ways to build genuine connection in everyday moments

• How curiosity helps you understand what's really behind your child's eating habits

• Why your own regulation and self-connection matter more than you think

• A simple experiment you can try today to strengthen your relationship with your child

Chapters:

00:00 Connection Isn't a Transaction

05:35 Five Practical Ways to Connect

07:01 Why Connection Starts With You

07:32 Final Thoughts

Watch the full video episode on YouTube.

New episodes air every Wednesday.

If you are listening and realizing your child is sneaking food, hiding wrappers, or eating in secret, there is a next step for you.

No More Candy Wrappers Under the Bed is a workshop designed to help you understand why this is happening and how to shift it without shame, control, or power struggles.

You can learn more and sign up here:

https://www.wendyschofermd.com/no-more-candy-wrappers

Join The Exhale, my newsletter for parents who want less stress around food, body image, and weight concerns and more confidence at the dinner table: https://www.wendyschofermd.com/the-exhale

Learn more about working together:

https://www.wendyschofermd.com

To schedule a consult:

https://wendyschofermdscheduling.as.me/consult

Follow along and continue the conversation:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendyschofermd/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wendyschofermd

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendyschofermd/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-schofer-md/

While I am a doctor, I am not your doctor. This podcast is for education, not medical advice.