Feeding High Schoolers: Your Questions Answered!

08/11/2021 23 min Temporada 2 Episodio 41
Feeding High Schoolers: Your Questions Answered!

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This is the fourth and final episode in our series on answering questions about feeding children at various stages of development (preschoolers, elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, and high schoolers). In this episode, Anna Mackay, Anna Lutz, and Elizabeth Davenport discuss answers to listeners' questions related to feeding high schoolers. High schoolers are between the ages of 14-18 years old. We discuss: How to best support your child when they are on a medication that may suppress their appetite  How to discern if your child is a late bloomer versus has a delayed onset of puberty due to a caloric deficit  Advice for parents/caregivers who are worried that their child is eating the "wrong" kinds of food How to handle when a child has negative body image, wants to lose weight, and/or compares their body to others How to determine your child's motivation around exercise If teens need vitamins or supplements Links NCEED Webinar Post on Pediatrician's Visit Leslie Schilling's Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast Episode Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast  Lutz, Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy Pinney Davenport Nutrition