Archive for the Food Issues Category

Peer Pressure and Healthy Eating

Dear Sharon,
I want my kids to be healthy and I am determined to beat the “peer and social pressure” of eating processed foods. Can you advise a parent like me how I can convince my
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Overweight Snacking Teen

Dear Sharon,
My 12 year old daughter is overweight and I don’t know what to do. No one in our family has ever been overweight. I try to get her to eat less and different foods,
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Healthy Eating Away from Home

Dear Sharon,
Healthy eating is very important to us and our kids are comfortable with our priority for that. However, our 9-year-old son hangs out a lot with a friend whose parents have
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