Raising Embodied Eaters Guide

Just a reminder that we have a ‘Dear Laura’ column coming up soon, where I fashion myself as an agony aunt and answer your questions - you can submit them now to hello@laurathomasphd.co.uk or fill out a form here. Give as much detail as you can about the situation. Each month I’ll pick two or three super juicy questions that we can really go deep on. Send me your questions about feeding kids, anti-diet and weight-inclusive nutrition, and body image and embodiment for you/ your kids. Stay-tuned for that next week!

Today I’m sharing another nutrition resource with you - it’s a PDF I made to help navigate tricky conversations with family/friends/school/nursery about feeding kids using tools like the Division of Responsibility, not putting pressure on them to eat, how restriction can backfire, food neutrality, and body-affirming language. Basically it’s a 101 on anti-diet parenting and supporting kids to have a positive relationship with food and their body.

I am acutely aware of how much this anti-diet parenting space can inadvertently make it seem like if you say no to the fortieth cookie of the day, you might be irreversibly fucking your kid up. I really hope this doesn’t feel like that (and hey, if it does, please let me know). So this is my reminder that you get to decide how much of this you take and what you leave. If it’s helpful and stops your MIL talking about Slimming World around you and your kids then I will be happy. Equally if you feel like it will do more harm than good, just can it, I won’t be upset.