<p>If you have ever been told to focus on your child’s BMI, weight, or eating habits and felt like something wasn’t adding up, this episode is for you.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of <i>Family in Focus</i>, I unpack the truth about BMI, pediatric weight guidance, and why the traditional “eat less, move more” approach often fails families.</p><p></p><p>Because it is not your child who is failing.</p><p>It may be the system.</p><p></p><p>We explore how BMI became a standard tool in healthcare, despite never being designed for individual health, and how diet culture, fitness culture, and medicine have merged into a single message focused on controlling bodies.</p><p></p><p>This episode also introduces a new way to think about children’s health, one that shifts away from numbers and toward relationships with food, body, and connection.</p><p></p><p>In this episode:</p><p>• Why BMI is a flawed measure of individual health<br />• How weight-focused messaging impacts kids and families<br />• The problem with “eat less, move more”<br />• How diet culture shows up in medical care<br />• A healthier, more sustainable approach to supporting your child</p><p></p><p>Watch the full video episode on YouTube.</p><p></p><p>New episodes every Wednesday.</p><p></p><p>Join The Exhale, my newsletter for parents who want less stress around food, body image, and weight concerns and more confidence at the dinner table:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wendyschofermd.com/the-exhale" target="_blank">https://www.wendyschofermd.com/the-exhale</a></p><p></p><p>Learn more about working together:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wendyschofermd.com" target="_blank">https://www.wendyschofermd.com</a></p><p></p><p>To schedule a consult:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wendyschofermdscheduling.as.me/consult" target="_blank">https://wendyschofermdscheduling.as.me/consult</a></p><p></p><p>Follow along and continue the conversation:</p><p>Instagram: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/wendyschofermd/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wendyschofermd/</a><br />TikTok: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wendyschofermd" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@wendyschofermd</a><br />Facebook: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/wendyschofermd/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wendyschofermd/</a><br />LinkedIn: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-schofer-md/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-schofer-md/</a></p><p></p><p><b>Books &amp; Resources Mentioned:</b><br /><br />If you want to go deeper into understanding diet culture, weight stigma, and how these messages impact families, these are powerful places to start:<br /><br /><b>Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison</b><br />A deep dive into how diet culture became embedded in our society, healthcare, and beliefs about health and body size.<br /><br /><b>Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith</b><br />A practical and eye-opening guide for parents navigating body image, food, and weight conversations with their kids.<br /><br /><b>Starfish by Lisa Fipps</b><br />A middle-grade novel that offers a powerful look at how weight stigma affects kids and how they experience messages about their bodies from the world around them.</p><p></p><p><b>While I am a doctor, I am not your doctor. This podcast is for education, not medical advice.</b></p>