How to Put the Break Back into Breakfast
Providing a quick breakfast that is also healthy AND kids will eat it without a fuss is one of those daunting daily tasks many parents struggle with. Why? It’s not just about the food. According to...
View ArticleProd ‘Em a Little: 10 tips on getting kids to eat healthier
You are a regular reader of this and other blogs on living a healthy family lifestyle. You frequent the farmer’s market for fresh ingredients and cook most meals from scratch, with real foods. You have...
View ArticleWhat Kids Really Mean when They Scream “I Hate this Dinner!”
…or “I’m not hungry!” for that matter, or “That again?” It is not so much about what comes out of their mouth, but rather about what they keep inside. Sitting down at the dinner table is often the...
View ArticlePower Struggles, Part 1: When kids use food as “weapon”
Food is the perfect weapon for children to execute power over their parents. Why? The scenario: You want your kid to eat right now. Or to please not eat right now, before dinner. You want him to eat...
View ArticlePower Struggles, Part 2: How to get through to your child
When I sat down recently with ZisBoomBah’s psychology expert, Beth Lonergan, PsyD, to talk about kids using food to assert control (read “Power Struggles, Part 1″), she said something so utterly...
View ArticleMaking Healthy New Year’s Resolutions with Your Kids
Aren’t we lucky that New Year’s comes right after Christmas? After overindulging in rich foods since Thanksgiving, we almost start to crave some self-restraint. And what better time to create healthier...
View ArticleReader Question: Fighting with siblings — is it a food issue?
10-year-old Michael* comes home from school and immediately starts fighting with his siblings. “He is tired, cranky and agitated,” says ZisBoomBah reader mom Stephanie*. When she realized that her...
View ArticleHealthy vs. Happy — Part 1: What’s your goal?
Do you want your child to be healthy or to be happy? Before you get completely frazzled trying to pick one over the other, we’ll let you off the hook. Expecting any parent to answer that question would...
View ArticleHealthy vs. Happy — Part 2: How to involve and motivate kids
In part 1 of our “Healthy vs. Happy” series, we explored why parents might find themselves torn between focusing on raising a healthy child and “letting” their child be happy. As ZisBoomBah...
View ArticleReader Question: My Underweight Preteen Never Feels Hungry
After reading our article “Skinny Kids: How do you know your child is malnourished?” ZisBoomBah reader and mom blogger Sarah Varney of Joys of Single Motherhood wrote to us, sharing that she is...
View ArticleMindful Eating: How not to lose your cool at the dinner table
When talking about mindful eating, we usually consider things like chewing our food slowly and enjoying the flavor and texture of every bite. But what about practicing mindfulness in the way your...
View ArticleMealtime Behavior: Help, my child won’t eat
What to do when a child won’t eat? Kids can get testy at mealtime. Have you ever been torn between your natural instinct to nourish your child and realizing your child is using food as a...
View ArticleManipulative Mealtime Behavior: When a child won’t eat dinner but then is...
When a child won’t eat, the real reason for the manipulative behavior could be something that is going on in the child’s life during non-mealtimes. Last week, reader mom Angie* had turned to ZisBoomBah...
View ArticleBack to School: 5 expert tips to help your child transition with confidence
Transitioning from a fun-filled summer without a strict schedule back into the school routine doesn’t come easy for many kids — or parents. The first few weeks of the new school year may bring a mix of...
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