Nurture

How to Raise Kids Who Love Food, Their Bodies, and Themselves

By: Heidi Schauster

Narrated by: Heidi Schauster

Confused about the conflicting recommendations about how to feed children well and prevent eating and body image problems in teens? Listening to Nurture is like having a conversation with a compassionate fellow parent who has done decades of fieldwork on the subject. Heidi Schauster writes from her nearly 30 years of experience treating people with disordered eating, her own lived experience as a recovered person, and as a parent of two young adults.

This book is a much-awaited follow-up to Nourish, Heidi’s award-winning book on healing relationships with food, body, and self. Nurture contains sane and sound advice that anyone who spends time with children or teens will benefit from listening.

This book is a life-enhancing tool for:

• Parents and caregivers who have had their own food and body issues and don't want to pass them on to the next generation
• Parents and caregivers with kids exhibiting body image concerns
• Parents and caregivers with kids exhibiting disordered eating who want direction
• Parents and caregivers with kids in larger bodies who feel unclear as to how to help them in the fat-phobic culture we live in
• Parents and caregivers with picky eaters who don’t want to create dynamics around food that might lead to eating and body issues later in life
• People who spend time with children and teens and want to create an inclusive, health-and-well-being-enhancing culture around them

©2024 Heidi Schauster (P)2024 Heidi Schauster

Critic reviews

“Engaging and beautifully written, this book is a tremendous resource for anyone who wants to promote health and resilience in children.”—Lisa Pearl, MS, RD, CEDS-S, Founder of CNC360, Educator, and Clinical Consultant

“As a therapist and mom of two young boys, I am deeply moved. Heidi provides a relatable, non-judgmental narrative regarding introducing food choices and laying a healthy foundation for body acceptance.” —Sara Hart, MA, LMHC, Psychotherapist and Eating Disorders Expert

“This is the book we have all been waiting to read. It’s filled with heartfelt commentary on how to maneuver hard situations with loved ones. It is truly a book for everyone.” —Beth Mayer, LICSW, Former Executive Director of The Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA)

Thoughtful, compassionate and evidence based:

In a sea of terrible child feeding and “wellness” advice, this book is thoughtful, compassionate and evidence based. A great book to share with any adult who hopes to guide children through the mess of wellness and diet culture without falling prey to its many traps. Easy to read/listen and follow.

Wasn't quite worth the wait for me.

Really was hoping to understand ways to help children with obesity (clinically) like for fatty liver and diabetes mellitus. It seemed she was claiming that you could still eat whatever - because my already over eater would regulate himself? Maybe because we were already at a point on our journey,beyond where she starts here. Would have really loved some examples of addressing those instances specifically.

Absolutely a must read guide to parenting around food and bodies

I loved how straightforward, relatable, and compassionate this book was. It makes all of this information so accessible and applicable. It is deeply needed for parents raising kids in this culture.