Dessert Before Dinner: How to Talk to Kids About Food Without Passing Down Your Baggage

A registered dietitian and disordered eating recovery advocate offers a wake-up call and a compassionate roadmap for parents who want to offer their children a healthier relationship with food—free from harmful rules and labels—where trust is the driving force.

When author Nicole O’Neal’s seven-year-old daughter attended her first Girl Scout Cookie sales kick-off event, she expected a morning of crafts, cookies, and fun. Instead, she overheard a teenage trainer telling the young girls how to...