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How to Talk to Children About Food

A New Approach to Managing Food Issues, Fussiness and Eating Disorders, for Ages 0-16

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 Were you ever told 'you can't have dessert until you eat all your vegetables?' Or to 'be grateful for your meal'? Or perhaps you yourself have said 'Mummy's on a diet so she can't eat that' or 'Daddy is fat, you don't want to be like me'. We may not realise, but we are constantly communicating our thoughts on food to our children.

As we navigate picky eating and high emotions at mealtimes as well as puberty, diet culture, body image and eating disorders - now more than ever, we need to change the way we communicate about food to our children and ourselves. So how do we help children develop and nurture a healthy relationship with food?

Clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist Dr Anna Colton guides you through a judgement- and shame-free journey from pregnancy to a child's adolescence with accessible scientific and psychological understandings. She shows you how you've formed your relationship with food and gives you the practical, evidence-based tools to instil in children a positive relationship with eating.

How to Talk to Children About Food will help you to:

· Learn the developmental stages of eating and gain the tools to support children through the ages
· Navigate and manage complex food feelings without anxiety, anger or distress
· Identify eating disorder behaviours and know when to intervene
· Break negative eating cycles and patterns
· Build a positive relationship between food and your child/teen's body
· Have calm, happy and fuss-free mealtimes for everyone.

The audiobook includes an exclusive bonus Q&A where Dr Anna answers your most pressing questions about how to talk to children about food.©2025 Dr Anna Colton (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK Eating Disorders Mental Health Motherhood Parenting & Families Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Health
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This book was purchased due to becoming a very recent Dad. Having grown up with disordered eating parents myself I was adamant to not set the same example I had. I learnt more about myself by following this book than any other psychology book. I have changed my entire thought process around food and realise I myself have to nurture the relationship with it to set the example I want my child to follow.

My wife has also purchased this book due to my recommendation and I’m excited for her to learn and take from this audible the same learnings I have.

Highly recommend. Thank you for this book of wisdom which I will re-visit no doubt.

How to Talk to Children and yourself about Food.

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Amazingly insightful book! I would recommend to everyone. it was a real eye opening about my own relationship with food.

Insightful book

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