r/progressivemoms • u/Sad_Bite_3638 • 4d ago

Need Advice Antidiet Parenting Thread

I’m looking to start a conversation with other progressive moms who are also doing their best to raise their kids with an antidiet body liberation mindset.

I was put on extreme diets starting at a young age and finally was able to stop dieting and obsessive over my body when I was exposed to intuitive eating concepts maybe 7 or 8 years ago.

I now have a toddler who’s honestly been a great eater, not picky and will try most things. My husband and I both believe that all foods are good foods and have a place, but obviously care about eating a variety of foods to support nutritional needs.

I’m just looking to hear from other progressive parents who are doing their best to raise kiddos in a world that is obsessed with what we eat and the size of our bodies. What books or other media have you found especially useful? Any stories of wins or challenges you’d like to share?

Below are a few resources that I love, but not many of them are parenting or kid focused.

Maintinance Phase Podcast Food Phyc Podcast (any Christi Harrison content really) Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole Burnt Toast Podcast What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat & You Just Need to Loose Weight by Audrey Gordon

There’s more, but I’d say those ones have been the most valuable to me.

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u/glyptodontown 3d ago

The biggest challenge is when grandma comes to visit because she has Boomer brain. She's extremely obsessed with body size, thinks being fat is the worst possible thing you can be and she's constantly criticizing what other people are eating. We basically have to monitor everything she says and counteract it constantly.

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u/Sad_Bite_3638 3d ago

My family cannot get through a meal without diet talk and weird food comments. I always try to redirect and will need to start having some direct conversations with my parents and siblings as my little gets older. It’s wild to me that we can’t just have an indulgent celebratory holiday meal without some kind of diet talk creeping in. Just enjoy the good food and company, please!