A free class for parents who want practical help with food and stress—without shame, diets, or harm.
How to End Emotional Eating: A Parent’s Guide
Hosted by Wendy Schofer, MD, Pediatrician & Founder of Family in Focus®
While health is discussed, this is not medical advice.
"Did I just say that?"
You hear your parent's voice slip out when you ask, "Are you really hungry?"
You worry about your child's eating habits. You see them eating while stressed (or let’s be honest, bored or distracted or sad or… eating with every emotion) and want to help without bringing shame or diet culture into the conversation.
Welcome to the very real place so many parents are in right now.
It is not too late. It has not gone on too long for you to do something different.
It is not too early. Your concerns are valid and there are meaningful steps you can take even with infants to create nourishing habits for both you and your children as they grow.
And no, you don't need a freaking PhD in nutrition or years of therapy to shift things.
This class is a very nonjudgmental space to get some answers that make sense, grounded in what actually helps:
- Why you’re stuck in the same food/body loops you don’t want to pass on—and how to break them without shame.
- The overlooked (psst, and more effective) step to real change. Hint: it’s not portion control.
- How to spot the hidden patterns shaping your child’s eating habits and body image.
- The most powerful thing you can do right now to build more trust, calm, and connection at the table—even if meals still feel messy.
Hi, I'm Dr. Wendy Schofer, MD.
I'm a pediatrician and mom who learned the hard way about what doesn't work when it comes to feeding and raising kids.
Here's what I know from working with thousands of families:
Shame is powerful. And it has been used far too much, both in medical settings and in how many of us were raised. Parents don't want to micromanage every bite or behavior, but when we're worried about our kids' growth and habits, it's really hard to know what else to do.
And here's what I don't want to see happen:
We are trying to change how our kids eat and wind up fighting them all along the way. Our children are developing strained relationships with food, their bodies and with us.
I'm not here to teach you how to force your kids or power over them because that old, outdated approach is not only ineffective, it's actually exhausting for you and harmful for your children.
What I practice is a powerful, different approach that most doctors aren't talking about. You won't see it in a standard nutrition program. It's different because it's preventative, about relationships and so much more than just food control.
It's about addressing the whole picture so change feels possible, doable, sustainable and actually improves how your kids feel better...
...and how you feel, too.
This is a genuinely different approach that builds connection, and in a way that you might not have heard about before.
I can't wait to share it with you, and to hear from you, too.
You'll get a few emails from me. I'll ask some questions for you. Please come to the class as you are. No big to prep. Just an open mind, a little hope for change.
