335: Talking to Teenagers About WEIGHT
From Parenting Tips, Resources and Strategies for Moms and Dads of Children, & Teenagers: Impactful Parenting by Impactful Parent
March 19, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 335
About this episode
The episode discusses how to talk to teenagers about weight and body image in a healthy way.
Talking to Teenagers About WEIGHT Is your teen struggling with body image, or are you worried about their health but afraid to say the wrong thing? In a world obsessed with filters and ”perfect” bodies, many parents feel like they’re walking on eggshells when it comes to the topic of weight. We want our children to be healthy, but we don’t want to trigger low self-esteem or disordered eating. Is your teen struggling with body image, or are you worried about their health but afraid to say the wrong thing? In a world obsessed with filters and ”perfect” bodies, many parents feel like they’re walking on eggshells when it comes to the topic of weight. We want our children to be healthy, but we don’t want to trigger low self-esteem or disordered eating. In this episode of The Impactful Parent, host Kristina Campos sits down with Dr. Joseph Skelton, a board-certified pediatrician and author of the groundbreaking book, Your Child Is Not Their Weight. Together, they pull back the curtain on how to foster a home environment built on trust, health, and body neutrality rather than numbers on a scale. [01:18] In this video, you’ll discover: The ”Veiled Weight Talk” Trap: Why substituting the…
People in this episode
Host: Kristina Campos
Guest: Dr. Joseph Skelton
Topics covered
- body image
- teen health
- parenting strategies
- disordered eating
- social media influence
Keywords
- weight
- body image
- teenagers
- parenting
- health
- self-esteem
- disordered eating
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Your Child Is Not Their Weight
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