Over the years, we may use different tools to teach, but the principles of effective nutrition education are timeless. Let’s explore what those are. In this week’s post, I will share what I believe are the three most important concepts children need to be exposed to and the three overarching principles of teaching young children.

When I began working on the second edition, I updated the titles to not only serve as SOCOs for the chapters but also to be a directive to the reader. In 42 statements, readers of the second edition will not only learn the essential nutrition communication knowledge and skills covered in each chapter, but also will be directed to put them into practice.

This post shares ideas for parents and teachers to go with the story, Who's Home for Dinner?, a short story for children about eating together.

Cooking together as a family is not only fun and relationship-building, but can also result in healthier meals, teach important lifelong skills, and build self-esteem and confidence. This post shares the two recipes featured in the story, Who's Home for Dinner?

It was my dream to write a children’s book about family meals. My sister was the expert in writing for children, and I was the expert in family meals. This post shares the result of our collaboration.

AI can be a useful tool for communicators but it cannot replicate human presence.

This post is the third in a 3-week series sharing content from a webinar titled “Designing and Delivering High Impact Presentations: Envision, Enlighten, and Engage,” based on Section 4 of the book, which I presented with coauthor and colleague Sonja Stetzler. In this post, we explore what it means to engage an audience.

This post is the second in a 3-week series sharing content from a webinar titled “Designing and Delivering High Impact Presentations: Envision, Enlighten, and Engage,” based on this section of the book, which I presented with coauthor and colleague Sonja Stetzler. In last week’s post, we explored what it means to envision the outcome of a high-impact presentation and the path to get there. In this post, we explore what it means to enlighten an audience.

This post describes what it means to envision the desired outcomes of a high-impact presentation and the path to get the audience from where they are to where they want to go.

In this post, we will explore whether bonding can occur later if it doesn’t happen in infancy. We begin with a personal experience and then look at the research.

Learn how to communicate with parents about the importance of parent-child bonding through a video and a demonstration.

This post shares a true story from my work to illustrate how I made a difference. The reason I have this story is thanks to a colleague who recommended that when we experience success, we should write it down and share it. What a good idea! I pass along that advice to you.

If I’ve learned something about food and nutrition professionals, it is that we aspire to be life-changers. We don’t enter this profession because it will make us rich or famous. We entered it because we wanted to make an impact. A positive impact. A life-changing impact. However, reality happens. We don’t have the impact we desire. Clients don’t show up. Audiences stop following. Our messages seem to fall on deaf ears. We get disheartened. We get burned out.

This post shares 3 steps to prepare to be an interviewer and 6 characteristics of good interview questions.

When it comes to conversations about food and nutrition, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are the trusted, evidence-based experts. But only if we are invited to the “tables” where these conversations are taking place.

For 20 years, IFIC has surveyed Americans about their beliefs and behaviors about food and nutrition. In recent years, IFIC has conducted two surveys asking Americans specifically about their trust in food and nutrition science. In this post, we will explore the key findings of these surveys about consumer trust and how best to respond.

One of the defining patterns in my career journey is never actively seeking employment. Each job I have held has resulted from opportunity knocking and being prepared to respond in the affirmative. I stressed to the students that being ready and willing to respond when opportunity knocks will serve them well.

What do you learn when you take a break from your routine, whether it be a vacation, time off from work, or something else? Take time to reflect. Life is full of lessons.

Each year, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics selects a theme and key messages to promote healthful eating and physical activity. This year's theme is "Discover the Power of Nutrition."

In this post, I highlight my favorite features of The Complete Recipe Writing Guide.