#317: Rethinking Wellness: The Wellness to Woo Pipeline and the Kids in the Long Shadow of Clean Eating with Laura Thomas
Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison
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The Pressure on Parents to Feed Their Kids in Restrictive Ways
Sally Kohn: I think people's relationships with food start so early, right? So being able to help someone develop a peaceful relationship with food kind of from the get-go is so important. And as we're talking, you just came out with a newsletter about cool moms and yummy mummies on social media. She says these influencers really create pressure on parents and shame them in a lot of ways inadvertently.Kohn: No parent is trying to intentionally feed their kid in a way that is harmful or that doesn't meet their needs developmentally or nutritionally. But unfortunately, there is a lot of shitty advice on social media and there are unrealistic pressures and expectations.
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