Ellyn satter biography

Last month I had the opportunity to interview someone who has long been a hero of mine. Ellyn Satter is a dietician, family therapist, and child feeding guru. She is the author of several books and booklets, including Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family, and Your Child’s Weight: Helping Without Harming, intended to guide families and professionals in feeding children in a way that promotes life-long health and happiness.

She is most well-known for her Feeding Dynamics Model and Eating Competence Model, which address food, feeding, emotional health, and positive family relationships. Her work has been so transformative that the non-profit Ellyn Satter Institute was created to carry on the legacy of her vital research.

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I was first introduced to her work circa 2009. At that time, I was in the midst of my pediatric residency training and a new mom. At this point, the majority of my education