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

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

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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.

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:

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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

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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

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

If you have ever caught yourself saying something about food or your child's body that sounded just like something you heard growing up, this episode is for you.

When you're worried about your child's eating habits or weight, it's easy to believe the answer is more control, better nutrition advice, or the perfect plan. But many of the messages we carry about food, bodies, and health were never intentionally taught. They were absorbed through culture, family, and years of lived experience.

In this episode of Family in Focus, I explore how diet culture quietly shapes the way we parent and why lasting change begins by noticing the voices we've inherited before we unintentionally pass them on to our children.

In this episode:

• Why many food and body messages are learned without us realizing it

• How diet culture disguises itself as "help without harm"

• Why your child learns more from what you model than what you say

• How slowing down and getting curious can create meaningful change

• A simple experiment to help you begin breaking the cycle

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

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To schedule a 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 feel stuck trying to improve your child's eating habits and wondering whether you just need a better meal plan, this episode is for you.

Many parents are told that the solution is simple: serve healthier foods, cut out certain foods, or find the right nutrition plan. But if changing meals were enough, most families would already be seeing the results they want.

In this episode of Family in Focus, I explore why nutrition advice alone often falls short and what actually helps families create meaningful, lasting change around food. Because food is rarely just about food. Understanding what's driving eating habits is often more important than finding the perfect meal plan.

In this episode:

• Why another meal plan may not be the answer you're looking for

• What happens when favorite foods suddenly disappear from the menu

• Why pressure, restriction, and food rules often backfire

• How stress, exhaustion, and convenience influence family eating habits

• What actually creates lasting change around food and nutrition

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

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To schedule a consult:

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

If worries about your child's weight or eating habits have started taking up more and more space in your mind, this episode is for you.

When we're worried, it's easy to focus so hard on what needs to change that we lose sight of everything that's already going well.

In this episode of Family in Focus, I share a simple mindset shift that can help you step out of fear, see the whole child again, and build change from a place of connection instead of pressure.

In this episode:

• Why weight concerns can narrow your focus as a parent

• The difference between focusing on the gap and recognizing the gain

• How fear and comparison can keep families feeling stuck

• Why noticing what's already working creates a stronger foundation for change

• A simple exercise you can try today

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

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To schedule a 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 just been told that your child needs to lose weight and you're feeling worried, overwhelmed, or unsure what to do next, this episode is for you.

In this episode of Family in Focus, I walk you through the first three steps you can take after hearing concerns about your child's weight. Because what you do next matters.

You may be carrying fear, guilt, shame, or an urgent desire to fix the problem as quickly as possible. But rushing into food rules, restriction, or weight-focused strategies often creates more harm than help.

This episode explores why slowing down, getting curious, and shifting your focus away from the number on the scale can help you support your child's health, well-being, and relationship with food without causing unintended harm.

In this episode:

• Why your first reaction to concerns about your child's weight matters more than you think

• How fear, shame, and urgency can influence the choices you make as a parent

• Why weight is only one small piece of your child's overall health

• How getting curious can help you better understand what is happening beneath the surface

• Why focusing on relationships instead of numbers creates more meaningful and lasting change

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:

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To schedule a 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 feel stuck between trying to “fix” your child’s eating habits and wanting to give up altogether, this episode is for you.

In this episode of Family in Focus, I unpack the stress, pressure, and overwhelm many parents experience when trying to help their children build healthier relationships with food and their bodies. Because food battles are often not just about food.

Many parents find themselves swinging between trying to control eating habits, portions, movement, or weight outcomes and feeling completely exhausted by it all. But both reactions are often rooted in stress, fear, and the pressure parents carry around health, weight, and doing things “right.”

This episode explores how stress impacts parenting, eating habits, and family dynamics, and why meaningful change starts with understanding what is happening beneath the surface.

In this episode:

• Why parents often swing between trying to “fix it” and feeling like “F it”
• How stress and weight stigma shape food battles and parenting dynamics
• Why controlling food and eating habits often backfires in the long run
• The connection between stress, emotional coping, and eating behaviors
• How addressing your own needs can help create healthier family relationships around food and health

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:

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