Developing Healthy Food Relationships in Children

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Caren Vance, MD, CCMS Related seminars and products

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Caren Vance, MD, CCMS, has been a practicing pediatrician at Castro Valley Pediatrics since 2000. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from UCLA, a Doctor of Medicine from UC Davis School of Medicine, and completed her Pediatric Residency at Children's Hospital Oakland. She is a Fellow of the AAP, a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. Dr. Vance is the co-founder of Live Your Medicine, LLC (LYM), a company that partners with community-based organizations with pediatricians and health coaches to mitigate the impacts of toxic stress in under-resourced communities. LYM's intensive hands-on play-based program for whole families teaches families how to incorporate life skills in their daily routines, such as nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and emotional regulation. These life skills are stress reducers that can help children and families thrive. Dr. Vance and Dr. Rhew were awarded the AAP CATCH Grant and Cooking Matters/Share Our Strength Grant to create and deliver an innovative, intensive pediatric wellness program to mitigate the effects of toxic stress.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Caren Vance Gee has employment relationships with Castro Valley Pediatrics, Lifeology Labs and Live Your Medicine, LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Caren Vance Gee is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Teaching Kitchen Collaborative.

Miriam Rhew, MD, MPH, CILC Related seminars and products

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Miriam Rhew, MD, MPH, CILC, has been a practicing pediatrician in Northern California since 2001.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology   from Stanford University, a Doctor Medicine from Oregon Health & Science University, and a Master of Public Health from University of California Berkeley.  She completed her Pediatric Residency at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and her Preventive Medicine and Public Health Residency at University of California San Francisco.  She is a Fellow of the AAP, a member of the sections on obesity and integrative medicine.   During the pandemic, she became a certified integrative life coach (CILC) and is a member of the Life Coach School and the International Association of Counselors and Therapists.  In addition, she is certified to coach using the We Are Resilient approach with Dovetail Learning and the Circle of Security Parenting approach through Circle of Security International.  Dr. Rhew is the co-founder of Live Your Medicine, LLC (LYM), a company that partners community-based organizations with pediatricians and health coaches to mitigate the impacts of toxic stress in under-resourced communities. LYM's intensive hands-on play-based program to teach families how to incorporate life skills in their daily routines, such as nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and emotional regulation. These life skills are stress reducers that help children and families thrive. Dr. Vance and Dr. Rhew were awarded the AAP CATCH Grant and Cooking Matters/Share Our Strength Grant to create and deliver an innovative, intensive pediatric wellness program to mitigate the effects of toxic stress.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Miriam Rhew is the co-founder and CEO of Live your Medicine, the owner of Mosaic Life Coaching, LLC. and has an employment relationship with USCF. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Miriam Rhew is a fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Objectives

1. Teach at least one basic knife skill.
2. Name the components of the ACLM WFPB plate.
3. Encourage mindful eating to improve healthy relationships with food.
4. Recommend at least three activities to increase connection between family members at the family table.

Outline

American College of Lifestyle Medicine Whole Food, Plant Based Plate vs. USDA myPlate

• ACLM WFPB emphasizes minimally processed foods and plant based proteins.
• Both the ACLM WFBP and USDA myPlate recommend that 50% of plate contain vegetables and fruits
• There are many tips and tricks to inject fun, curiosity, and flavor  to help kids develop a lifelong habit of eating minimally processed, whole foods.

Practical Cooking Demo

• Knife skill competence is the key to increase confidence and efficiency in home cooking.
• We will demonstrate one of the basic knife skills that is a foundation for many recipes
• Technique driven recipes allow the home cook to use ingredients on hand and to customize dishes based on their flavor preferences.

Mindfulness is an effective tool to encourage healthy food relationships

• Using all of our senses to notice and interact with our food is associated with more adventurous eating
• Mindful eating encourages us to notice how our body is feeling and is associated with less emotional eating
• Teaching mindful eating reduces stressful situations for parents and children

Frequent family mealtimes have been associated with many positive outcomes for children including improved self-esteem, language development, and academic achievement in children

• Eating together provides an important source of joy, connection, and communication for family members
• The family dinner table can be a source of stress when parents are focussed on their children’s eating behaviors 
• Intentional strategies can be used to enhance positive family interaction at mealtimes
   

Target Audience

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Physical Therapist
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Occupational Therapists