Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

In this episode, I discuss my ice cream tub strategy and how I use it to help my kids build a neutral, trusting relationship with food.

1. What the strategy is (kids decide when/how much to eat)
2. Why I use it (reduce obsession, build self-trust, support intuitive eating)
3. When to start (based on understanding, not age)
4. How often to offer a new tub (consistency first, flexibility later)

My role as the parent:

1. I decide what/when food is offered
2. My child decides whether/how much to eat
3. I model neutrality (no judgment, no praise, no concern)

Quick FAQ's

1. How long should it last? → Up to the child
2. How long until it “works”? → Think long-term (weeks–months+)
3. Other sweets? → Same approach applies
4. Eating ice cream elsewhere? → Separate from their tub

ADHD and neurodivergent kids

1. It can still work with more support
2. Add structure (without removing autonomy)
3. Use visual cues + clearer boundaries
4. Progress may take longer—and that’s okay

Key Takeaways

1. Focus on trust over control
2. Stay neutral in your response
3. Think long-term, not quick fixes

Support

1. Reach out if you’d like help implementing this in your home.

Related Episodes

• What is Food Neutrality and why is it Important for our Kids?
• The Division of Responsibility

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)

Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

In this episode, I discuss;

1. What it means to emotionally 'play it cool' when your child is eating sweet food.
2. Why it's important for a child's neutrality around food.
3. What 'playing it cool' looks like in real life.
4. Why this approach can feel really difficult for parents.
5. Barriers to playing it cool and how to overcome them
6. The long term goal
7. Q & A

Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

In this episode, I discuss;

1. What a 'food relationship' means
2. The problems with food relationships that our society is facing
3. Why our language matters
4. Common food language we've inherited
5. Common misconceptions around children's nutrition and eating habits, particularly around the healthy/unhealthy dichotomy.
6. The supportive language we can use around our children, to help them know a long term peaceful food relationship.

Other episodes that relate to this topic include;

-Using the Division of Responsibility with your fussy eater

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JGQjoTA8lPDcjbUqUP9wq?si=af9270fc16214d19

-How to handle comments from family about your child's eating

https://open.spotify.com/episode/17gZ3aU9xo6mPh3y9i1NnA?si=3fcb1bab73d84ed1

-What to say when your child asks 'Is this food good for me?'

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dfalRlNIhmP3rz2HPYwhc?si=f79d63fdb93a43c2

-Gendered messages we send about food and body image to our kids

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3alZXAdPE8XVXAhYAFnzlT?si=9320f28cf2944c11

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)