FFK58: Protecting kids from harmful food talk during the holidays, with Bracha Kopstick

Today’s episode is slightly different but very timely because I am talking to Bracha Kopstick about how to protect your older children from harmful food and diet talk during the holidays. Bracha works with tweens and teens to improve their relationship with food and their own bodies in a weight neutral way.Our families are not islands and we live in a culture of so many negative conversations about food and weight. So this episode is about how to insulate our children from the comments of other people especially at a time of year when food is the centre of so many of the get togethers.  Bracha recently put out a brilliant post and guide about exactly this so she seemed the perfect person to ask.Bracha Kopstick is a Registered Dietitian specializing in adolescent nutrition, practicing with a weight-neutral approach to health. She helps children to young-adults develop healthy eating habits and a good relationship with food and body to nourish their growth and development. Through supportive and collaborative counselling, Bracha educates adolescents to feel confident and comfortable eating well, free of shame and guilt. Links in this episode:Bracha's website: https://www.beekaynutrition.comBracha's free downloadable holiday conversation guide: https://mailchi.mp/beekaynutrition/holiday-conversation-guideBracha's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adolescent.nutritionist/Some helpful posts on this topic:https://www.instagram.com/p/DRSmT71ARKZ/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/DIRb7hUxMEQ/Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat