Children and food - the importance of a good meal
Vicky Tuck discusses the importance of healthy eating for kids and the benefits of family mealtimes.
Food & diet
Food is an emotional issue. When does a girl’s faddy or fussy eating become anorexia or bulimia; when is she obsessed with food or just trying to have a healthy diet?
Food & diet: featured articles & information
Is my vegetarian daughter getting enough protein?
Q. My daughter has just become a vegetarian, and no longer eats meat, poultry or fish. She is still growing. How I can I make sure she gets enough protein? A. The proportion of girls choosing a vegetarian diet rises to ar...
How do I help my overweight daughter?
Q. My older daughter has become very tubby, not just a bit overweight. She wolfs down her dinner long before the rest of us are part way through ours, and then seems to still be hungry, getting toast, cereal, etc through ...
Girls and dieting - your questions answered
Q1 I am worried that my daughter is not eating properly. She is 15 and goes to boarding school, so it is difficult for me to keep an eye on her eating habits. She seems to have lost quite a lot of weight and during these ...
Anorexia in the family
I’m very worried about my grand-daughter who has anorexia and my daughter who is trying hard to help her but is hardly coping. The first thing to do is reassure your daughter that you don’t view her as a failu...
