How to Help Your Child with ADHD Create Healthy Eating Habits (ADHD 365)

Several aspects of ADHD, such as distractibility, impulsiveness, issues with organization, under planning, and emotional regulation can affect eating habits. How can parents help children with ADHD create and maintain healthy eating habits that will stay with them for life? In this episode, Mark Bertin, M.D., a developmental pediatrician, shares how ADHD can make healthy eating habits difficult to maintain, signs that indicate disordered eating habits, how mindfulness can be applied to food and eating, and strategies for helping your child develop and maintain mindful eating practices.