Speaking Of Hungry

WW recently acquired Kurbo, a weight loss/nutrition app for kids 8-13. Your child can start tracking everything she eats and get feedback on her choices using a red, yellow, green traffic light system. Red light foods include candy and soda.  Can you imagine an 8-year old needing to concern herself with this? Can you see where this will lead? The child may already feel bad about herself after being told by parents or a doctor that she needs to lose weight. Now she has to scrutinize everything she puts in her mouth... and she is EIGHT YEARS OLD! This latest episode is my voice saying NO to the new Kurbo diet app for kids. I realize many parents are meaning well if they choose to use this for their kids but I'm here to say you can do this DIFFERENTLY! Please don't make it about weight, calories, and size for our kids. This will only set them up for a lifetime of chronic dieting and potentially an eating disorder.  Here are some studies I mention in this episode with regard to children dieting listed on the Nati