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Raising Body Positive Teens, Tweens and Kids
Diet messages hurt! They tell kids that something is wrong with their bodies, and can increase shame and teach fear.
Date and time
Location
Los Altos High School
201 Almond Ave Eagle Theater Los Altos, CA 94022About this event
Please join us for a discussion with Wendy Sterling, Signe Darpinian and Shelly Aggarwal on raising body positive teens - and confident eaters - in homes free from judgment.
This is a evening full of information with three expert panelists discussing many topics including: Adolescent growth and development expectations, morality in weight, warning signs, what is body image - what influences it and how does social media impact it, balanced versus compulsive exercise, and the consequences of energy defficiency .
Audience: Grade TK - 12 parents, caretakers, teachers, and counselors
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About our Speakers
Shelley Aggarwal is a physician and is a board-certified Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Sub-Specialist. She treats medically complex teens and young adults, and consults on a variety of youth-specific health issues including adolescent development. Dr. Aggarwal has worked with premiere academic institutions and continues to be teaching faculty with Stanford Children's Health and UCSF-Fresno. She is the Medical Director of clinics serving justice involved youth.
Signe Darpinian is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and host of Therapy Rocks! a personal growth podcast. Signe is also the immediate past president for the SanFrancisco Bay Area Chapter of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals and provides tele-health therapy services in the state of California.
Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S specializes in adolescent nutrition, eating disorders and sports nutrition. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has consulted for the Oakland Athletics, Golden State Warriors, NY Jets, and NY Islanders. She is a frequent lecturer to schools and sports teams, emphasizing a Health at Every Size Approach®, while integrating nutrition practices that are sustainable and practical. She is the co-author of How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder. Follow her on Instagram at@wendy_sterling and @platebyplateapproach or Twitter: @WendyMSRD. For more on her practice, check out her website.