Amelia R Sherry MPH, RD, CDCES

About

Amelia Sherry, MPH, RD, CDN, CDCES, is a registered dietitian/nutritionist and diabetes educator and writer. She specializes in family feeding dynamics and uses a non-diet, weight-inclusive approach in her nutrition therapy practice. She is also the author of Diet-Proof Your Daughter: A Mother's Guide to Raising Girls Who Have Positive Relationships with Food and Body and lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband and daughters.

Books by Amelia R Sherry MPH, RD, CDCES

Recent Posts

3 Reasons Why Your Child Won't Try New Foods

Downright difficulty is rarely the reason kids refuse to take a bite. Here are three things to think about when working with your selective eater.

3 Reasons to Stress Less About Your Kid's Love of Sugar

Is there a better way to handle your child's love of sweets? Yes, and it could mean less stress for both of you.

3 Smart Responses When Your Family Is Stuck in Diet Culture

You're working hard to help your child have a positive relationship with food—and then a loved one tells them they're having too much to eat. Here's what to do next.

Why You and Your Partner Can't Agree on How to Feed the Kids

Is figuring out the best way to feed your child taking a toll on your marriage? Thinking about these three things can make it easier.

3 Ways to Help Your Family Be Healthier This Year

Resolving to lose weight in the new year? Reframing health goals can protect your child from disordered eating and body issues.

When Emotional Eating Can Be Normal and Even Healthy

Is your child's eating stressing you out? Learn how to discern emotional eating from evasive eating.

5 Tools You Can Use to Strengthen Your Child's Body Image

Fear your child may pick up on pressures around body image? Learning how kids with positive body image get and stay that way can help a lot.

3 Ways to Better Understand Your Child’s Overeating

Are your kids' constant requests for food driving you nuts? A few adjustments may help satisfy them for good.

5 Strategies to Protect Your Child From Diet Culture

Are you worried about your child's eating or weight? Learn why taking steps to help them avoid the dieting mentality is the most loving move you can make.

One Way to Help Kids Avoid Unnecessary Weight Gain

Nutrition researchers link food insecurity with unnecessary weight gain in kids. Understanding this phenomenon may help your family do better with eating too.