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In my work with parents who are caring for a child with an eating disorder, I’ve become keenly aware of the language we use when talking about kids and food. Our words can shape our attitudes ...

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“If I could get an IV of Diet Coke, I would,” Daryl-Ann Denner tells me over Zoom. We’re sitting in our respective kitchens sipping on large Diet Cokes, also known as “LDCs” to the ...

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I’ve taught special education just shy of 20 years, in enough settings and ZIP codes that I can safely say I’ve seen almost everything. For most of my career, I’ve taught in a therapeutic ...

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