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This is a short segment from what is being affectionately called the “Pop-Tart chapter” of my book Nurture: How to Raise Kids who Love Food, Their Bodies, and Themselves. Family members gave me their permission to be showcased.

After working in the field of disordered eating for almost thirty years, I still made a grave mistake one morning with my own teenagers. I drove into their lane and told them how and what to eat instead of letting them self-regulate.

It’s important to talk to kids about puberty. And I don’t just mean the birds and the bees, though that’s super important. It’s important to talk to them about the diversity of bodies. A lot. A whole lot.