by hayesnutrition | May 14, 2018 | Body Image, Body Positivity, kid eating, Mom and Daughter, No Dieting, Parenting
Four Ways You Can Help Her Create a Positive Body Relationship As a mom, you want your daughter to grow up and feel good about her body. Maybe for her to not have the same struggles that you had. But did you know that kids as young as five can have a negative view of...
by hayesnutrition | Dec 6, 2017 | Body Image, kid eating, Parenting
This past weekend, my 8 year old daughter had one of her friends over. She was proudly showing me her FitBit that she had just gotten and all that it could do. Every part of me cringed as her innocent voice said, “it shows the steps that you take and the calories you...
by hayesnutrition | Sep 23, 2016 | kid eating
The majority of my ideas for articles come from sessions that I have had with clients and the struggles that they have. These are struggles that I think a good majority of people experience. This past week, I saw a client that has always battled her weight. She grew...
by hayesnutrition | May 26, 2016 | Body Image, kid eating, Mom and Daughter
Body image is one of the most powerful things that will impact our daughters. Teaching our daughters a healthy body image means imparting on them that what their body can do, is far more important than what it looks like. How often do you think your daughter hears how...
by hayesnutrition | Mar 25, 2016 | kid eating
As a dietitian working with young girls struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating (this is having an unhealthy relationship with food and can be eating too little or too much), I have seen how impactful parents are to a child’s relationship with food. A...
by hayesnutrition | Mar 2, 2016 | kid eating, Parenting
Somewhere along the way we have been taught we have to live “by the rules.” In my practice, I see many clients that like to be the food rules followers. These are the people that will be the “hard core” dieters, the ones that will only eat what the diet says to. ...
