Celebrate the holidays... a stay body-positive!

Lots of parents, for lots of reasons, experience anxiety as the holidays set in. Family gatherings (pre-pandemic, anyway) and holiday expectations have always been emotional hotbeds. The barrage of confections is real and so are your feelings about them… but the best thing we can do for our kids, tweens, and teens is create an environment where they can enjoy their sweets, savor the season, and move on with their day!

In order to support your tween/teen’s positive relationships with holiday sweets we have to take a measured approach involving three steps: we need to check out our own “issues”, we need to shore up the way we are managing feeding in our homes, and we need to deploy mini-exposures well in advance of Turkey Day to ensure that holiday treats don’t look like exotic animals. To read more head on over to our partner’s, Ashlyn Lee, for the full story.

We’ve partnered with @ashlyn.lee.period on issues of social emotional health and body positivity during puberty. To learn more about supporting your kids this season and beyond, head to https://ashlynlee.com/blogs/community and don't forget to follow them @ashlyn.lee.period