Articles tagged with: eating behavior
Or: The Deconstruction of a Habit – and Rebuilding a New One
This is in in continuation of last week’s article “Habits: Why We Need Ice Cream When We See the Truck“
I know it doesn’t seem like you reap anything but frustration from the fact that your child refuses vegetables, or won’t try anything new, or has a meltdown every night at the table. Whatever the problem, it’s…
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This is part 1 of ZisBoomBah’s exclusive series on motivation.
In the recent movie The Blind Side, after repeated failure on the coach’s part to motivate her stepson as a new football player, Sandra Bullock takes the coach aside and chides him to “know his players.” Provided with insight regarding the unique motivations of his player, the coach is able to create a winning team. This first step in building…
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Despite vowing to never let the words pass their lips, how many parents can truthfully claim that, finding themselves at wits end, they have not uttered the phrase: “Do as I say, not as I do”? After all, we want our kids to do well, to develop the kinds of habits that will make them successful, happy adults. This is a natural aspect of being a good parent. Even though…
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Next time you take your kids to a restaurant, print out these simple etiquette tips from ZisBoomBah’s very own restaurant industry guru Mike Carcaise. Practice these dos and don’ts together, and your little restaurant patrons will be sure to impress grandma and grandpa next time they dine out with your family!
- DO sit straight at the table and put the napkin on your lap
- DO use care when grabbing
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This is part 3 of ZisBoomBah’s original series “Understanding Your Child’s Body Image.”
Part 1 and part 2 of our body image series talked about how kids don’t consciously draw a link between their own body image and behavior. For them, it’s about being accepted by their friends and loved by their family. So we asked the question, does a positive body image motivate a child…
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This is part II of ZisBoomBah’s original series “Understanding Your Child’s Body Image.”
(Read part I: Your Child’s Body Image and Social Acceptance)
In part I of ZisBoomBah’s original series “Understanding Your Child’s Body Image” we raised the question: Does a positive body image motivate a child to eat healthy and exercise?
I spoke with psychologist and ZisBoomBah advisor Beth Lonergan, PsyD, to get…
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This is part I of ZisBoomBah’s original series “Understanding Your Child’s Body Image”
I am worried about my daughter’s body image. She is four years old. But as a child with Type 1 Diabetes, she’s already aware that she is different; that her perfectly cute body is somehow not perfect. So when, exhausted from an episode of hyperglycemia, she recently announced, “Mama, I hate my body!” I knew I still…
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I was walking through the grocery store the other day and I realized that some veggies and fruit have really cool names. Dinosaur kale seemed like a vegetable kids would surely want to gobble up, right? And who wouldn’t be curious what UFO peaches must taste like. I wondered if catchy veggie names can win kids over or if a veggie is a veggie is a veggie to a picky…
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An authoritative parenting style fosters frequent family meals, researchers from the University of Minnesota have found. Their data also shows that family meals have a positive influence on teens to eat healthy. The study differentiates four parenting styles: authoritative (parents were empathic and respectful, but maintained clear boundaries and expectations), authoritarian (parents maintained strict discipline and showed little warmth), permissive (empathetic but with few rules) and neglectful (emotionally uninvolved with…
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“Jason won’t eat his vegetables!” Day in and day out, we worry about how to get our kids to eat well for proper nourishment and good health. We may become desperate, bribing our kids with things like M&M’s for every bite of vegetables they take, just to get them to eat something nutritious! Don’t get down on yourself or feel like a failure as a parent if you have resorted…
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