11/27/2025
“Mom, am I fat?”
When a child starts questioning their body or food choices, our instinct is to fix it, to reassure, to guide.
But they don’t need a “talk about nutrition.”
What they really need is something simpler: they want to feel safe 💛
Safe to ask questions.
Safe to eat what’s on their plate.
Safe to feel at home in their body
Sometimes that starts with small shifts: slowing down mealtimes, listening more than fixing, keeping food available without pressure, and watching how we speak about our own bodies too.
When we show them that food isn’t scary and bodies aren’t problems to fix, they start feeling at peace with their own body.
If you feel like your child has body image concerns, I’m just a message away! 📩
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