You’re here because let's be honest, the holidays feel heavier than they should.

You've been working so hard for your family to eat healthy foods, move regularly and now dread that the nonstop candy-cookies-sweets from October to January will ruin it all.

You don't want to fight over food (again) and you want to actually enjoy the holidays. Peace, silent nights, comfort...

You're not alone - and I know from my work as a pediatrician with parents just like you: you're not struggling because there's something warped about your view of the holidays. This repeated cycle of frustration & sugar frenzy doesn't mean you are failing the "healthy family feeding" plans.You don't have to run away to a desert island that has zero sweets. 

In fact, you can enjoy the holidays. And the food. With your kids (no swapping necessary!).

You simply need a plan.

Not just any plan. One that we create together. A plan that works for YOU and your family.

One that understands that you are working on healthy habits for yourself and your children.

One that understands that sweets are everywhere.

One that understands that turning off the stress of parenting healthy kids isn't about turning off everything you've been working on for months.

And one that understands that your kids are relentless sugar-seeking creatures.

Yeah, I know. Sames.

You just need tools that actually work—without shame, without diet culture, without fear. And a plan to actually use them when you need them most (ahem, holidays and celebrations: I see you coming).

Check out what you'll experience in this series:

Day 1 – Pause: Stress Relief & Parent Needs

Saturday Oct 4, 11am ET 
You feel maxed out—sugar everywhere, schedules jammed, emotions running high. You're trying to “hold it together” for the family but are running on fumes.

You'll learn:

How to pause before reacting to the chaos.

Simple stress-relief tools that actually fit into real family life.

Why attending to your needs (sleep, quiet, support) matters for everyone’s health and habits.

First day plan: You will shift from running on empty to grounded and calmer. You'll learn about your thermostat adjustment, how to cool your temp and perhaps create a contagious calm at home.

Day 2 – Patterns: Curiosity & Small Shifts

[Parent's Choice] Pick the time that works best for you: Mon Oct 6 @ 5pm ET or Weds Oct 8 @ Noon ET (or both - you do you)
Every holiday looks the same right now: sugar highs, meltdowns, food fights, and the frustration that “nothing works.”

You’ll learn:

How to spot recurring patterns in food, stress, and family dynamics.

How to ask: What pattern do we actually want instead?

A challenge to try one small shift or experiment (not an overhaul) to create new momentum.

Second Day Plan: You will stop blaming yourself (and your kids) for repeating the same patterns. You will discover clear spots to help without harm. You will receive all the support to define and test do-able, positive changes—without another diet, food rule, or guilt trip ('cause we are over that bologna!)

Day 3 – Connect: Kids, Emotions & Allyship

Saturday Oct 11, 11am ET
I know, right now you feel alone in the “food fight.” Kids keep begging, negotiating, sneaking candy (often with the help of adult "conspirators" who somehow get to be the "good cop"), while you are left feeling like the bad guy. Disconnection grows.

You’ll learn:

How to connect with kids during holiday stress instead of clashing with them.

How to work with other adults to become the co-conspirator you need

How to listen for the emotions underneath the candy chaos.

Tools to be their child’s ally rather than the candy police.

Plan, activated: You will build stronger emotional connection with your kids, so kids feel heard and supported even when it's time for the candy mainline to stop. Instead of power struggles, you will have a plan to keep practicing for more calm, cooperation, and fun together.

 ✨ You’ll leave this workshop with a fresh perspective, tools you can use immediately, and the relief of knowing: you’re not failing your kids. You’re leading them toward a healthier, calmer, more connected future.

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.

Please come to the class as you are. No big to prep. Just an open mind, a little hope for change. We'll take it from there, together.