What The Vogue Mom Got Wrong Plus: One Sister's Touching Tribute

Thursday, March 29, 2012 What The Vogue Mom Got Wrong Childhood obesity is a national epidemic, and while the vast majority of people in this country agree that steps should be taken to curb this growing problem, there are differing opinions about how to do that. Potential solutions have garnered criticism from opposing sides and many parents have become unwitting targets of vitriol despite earnest efforts to help their children strive for healthier lifestyles. One clear example of this backlash stems from a recent article written by Dara-Lynn Weiss for Vogue magazine's April 2012 "Shape" issue. In the piece, Ms. Weiss candidly outlines her own lifelong struggles with weight management and how she struggles to find balance in her efforts to help her daughter overcome weight-related issues. Part of those efforts involved starting her daughter in my nutritional program, "Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right". While her daughter ultimately loses a significant amount of weight from her initial 6-year-old, 4'4" 93-pound frame (after one year, she has grown 2 inches and lost 16 pounds), Ms. Weiss's methods have received much backlash from readers, bloggers, and pundits alike who have derided her efforts as draconian and severe and point out that her child, despite her fondness for her healthier appearance, was miserable throughout the yearlong exercise. Adorable Toddler Meets His Shadow Show Us Your Best Parent 'Look' WATCH: Sister's Standout Tribute To Brother With Down Syndrome Hilary Duff's Discovery About Motherhood What Michelle Duggar Calls A 'Lie' BLOG POSTS Leah Singer: The 'Joys' of Mother-Daughter Shoe Shopping I did NOT expect the overabundance of expensive light-up sneakers and sparkly, strappy heeled shoes. Sophie's a 4-year-old preschooler, not a finalist for a children's beauty pageant. Signe Whitson: What Parents Can Do When Bullying is Downplayed at School No family should find themselves all alone when navigating the dangerous and destructive waters of bullying in school. Steve Ressler: Does Winning at Work Mean Losing at Home? Does having a child mean that a parent needs to pass on a promotion -- or give up time with a child in order to advance his or her career? Beth Kobliner: What 5th-8th Graders Need to Know About Money It's always a treat to speak at schools, where I can connect with children I don't know and who haven't been inundated with my money mania. Here are the five money lessons every kid from 5th to 8th grade should know. Jowita Bydlowska: Are you a sMotherer? The Über Mom sat in the kiddie pool with her Miracle (thankfully, that wasn't the kid's name) and blathered on about the little girl's birth, her habits, her vaccinations, her diet and her pee-pee.

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