The Art & Science of Teaching Kids to Eat Right

Diet

The One Feeding Habit to Change in 2019

Dina Rose Ph.D. on January 7, 2019

The key to teaching kids to eat a healthy diet has nothing to do with food.

Diet

4 Reasons NOT to Get Rid of Leftover Halloween Candy

Dina Rose Ph.D. on October 29, 2018

Would you trade one day of crazy candy consumption for a year of healthy eating habits? That's what is at stake.

Fantasies

Successfully Steal Your Kids' Halloween Candy

Dina Rose Ph.D. on October 19, 2018

How you react when your kids' Halloween candy calls your name can be an important step towards raising kids who eat right.

Conformity

Crickets. Yum. They're Good for You.

Dina Rose Ph.D. on August 6, 2018

Just taste it and if you don't like it you don't have to eat it.

Fantasies

How to Deal When Grandparents Feed Kids Junk

Dina Rose Ph.D. on July 12, 2018

Grandparents tend to feed grandkids poorly, research shows. Should you care? What can you do?

Diet

The One Word That Changes How Kids Eat

Dina Rose Ph.D. on April 12, 2018

Stop trying to get kids to eat veggies. Research shows another solution.

Diet

The Miracle Solution That Improves Kids' Eating Habits

Dina Rose Ph.D. on March 13, 2018

New research shows what it takes to tempt kids to eat cauliflower. And peas. And Broccoli...

Diet

Nutrition, Guilty Pleasures, Obesity and Kids

Dina Rose Ph.D. on March 7, 2018

Don't pass on your food guilt.

Health

I Understand Why Kids Won't Eat Vegetables

Dina Rose Ph.D. on February 19, 2018

You might want to stop telling your kids that vegetables are healthy.

Diet

Thanksgiving: Why Happy is More Important than Healthy

Dina Rose Ph.D. on November 21, 2017

You've been inundated with advice on how to make Thanksgiving healthy. Do what you want but don't try to make your kids eat differently than they desire. Here's why.

Parenting

Don't Yuck My Yum: Good Parenting or Subtle Shaming?

Dina Rose Ph.D. on November 6, 2017

"Don't yuck my yum" is a gentle way of telling children that they don't have to like something you've prepared. But what does a "yucker" feel when told, essentially, to stifle it?

Diet

Solve the Halloween Problem Now With One Miracle Lesson

Dina Rose Ph.D. on October 19, 2017

This miracle lesson will change your life, change your children's lives and will make Halloween and the rest of the eating season seem less daunting.

Diet

Stop Being a Short-Order Chef: 10 Lessons Kids Need to Learn

Dina Rose Ph.D. on February 22, 2017

Unless you enjoy making multiple meals, it's time to switch strategies. Stop looking for the right food and start teaching the right lessons.

Diet

5 No-Cost Holiday Gifts Parents Can Give Their Kids

Dina Rose Ph.D. on December 20, 2016

Just because your children won't ask for any of these gifts doesn't mean your kids don't want them. Especially #1.

Diet

21 Things to Say to Kids Instead of "Just Try It"

Dina Rose Ph.D. on November 16, 2016

Asking children to "take one bite" easily creates the habit of rejection. They'll take a bite, but they aren't really open to the experience. A new strategy can open kids up.

Diet

Why a Halloween Buy-Back Is a Bad Idea

Dina Rose Ph.D. on November 1, 2016

Pretend this is an after-Halloween sale. You're the kind of shopper who stocks up now for next year. Instead of candy, this sale is selling a strategy better than the buy-back.

Fear

The Halloween Bill of Rights Kids Want and Deserve

Dina Rose Ph.D. on October 27, 2016

Halloween teaches kids to celebrate — and then fear — candy. And before you argue that nobody fears candy, consider why parents contort themselves to lighten the load.