May 9, 2005
FAMILY MEALS FOCUS #1
Interpreting the news and research about feeding and eating

EATING AND FEEDING REFLECT QUALITY OF LIFE,
HISTORY, FAMILY AND CULTURE

Family Meals Focus is an online newsletter by respected author, consultant and lecturer Ellyn Satter, MS, RD, LCSW, BCD. The theme is feeding and eating attitudes and behavior as they affect and are affected by social and emotional health, family dynamics, and child development. It discusses trends and research in eating and feeding and interprets nutrition, weight and health research from the perspective of feeding and eating. For past issues of Family Meals Focus, see www.EllynSatter.com/newseltter.htm.

EATING...
is more than deciding
what and when to eat.
FEEDING...
is more than choosing food
and getting it into a child.
EATING AND FEEDING...
reflect people's histories,
their relationships with themselves
and with others.
Feeding a child is about the connection
between parent and child,
about trusting or controlling,
about providing or neglecting,
about accepting or rejecting.
Eating is about the connection
with our bodies
and with life itself.
Eating can be joyful,
full of zest and vitality.
Or it can be fearful,
bound by control and avoidance.
My mission is to help children and adults
be joyful and capable
with eating.

Ellyn Satter

Family Meals Focus by Ellyn Satter, MS, RD, LCSW, BCD. discusses trends, research and clinical issues in eating and feeding and interprets other research from a feeding-dynamics, eating-competence perspective. For past issues of Family Meals Focus, click here.