How to

BREAK THE CYCLE OF BODY SHAME AND DIET CULTURE

You want your child to grow up healthy, confident, and at home in their own skin. But between toxic social media messages, schoolyard diet talk, and your own complicated history with body image, knowing how to raise a body-confident kid can feel overwhelming.

That’s where we come in.

At Raising Body Confident Kids, we help parents break the generational cycle of body shame and diet culture — without swinging to extremes or losing sight of health. Created by Dr. Whitney Casares, a pediatrician, mom, and author, we offer real-world tools to nurture your child’s physical and emotional well-being in a  science-backed way.

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DOWNLOAD FREE GUIDE

Grab our Body Talk Toolkit — a free, pediatrician-approved guide with scripts and strategies to help you talk to your kids about food, weight, and body image without shame or fear.

Pre-order Book

Get your copy of My One-of-a-Kind Body: The Ultimate Guide to Caring For Me— A joyful, inclusive book for kids that celebrates body diversity and empowers kids to love the body they’re in — just as it is—while taking good care of the one body they've got.



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Connect with a community of like-minded parents who are showing up, speaking up, and raising the next generation of body-confident kids — one real conversation at a time.

We’re not here to push perfection or promote empty body positivity — we’re here to give families real tools to raise kids who respect their bodies and know how to care for them. That means teaching our children (and reminding ourselves) that how we treat our bodies matters. What we put into them, how we move them, how we rest, and how we handle stress — these choices impact not just how we feel today, but how our bodies function for a lifetime.  And, while calling foods "bad" or "good" only hurts our kids, we do believe that some foods are more nutrient-dense (and provide fuel more efficiently and effectively for growing bodies).

At the same time, we reject the idea that health is defined by size or that worth is something to be earned through weight loss or restriction. Instead, we focus on building a foundation of body literacy and emotional awareness — where kids grow up understanding what their bodies need, not just what the world says they should look like.

Building body confidence also means acknowledging that body image isn’t just a “kid issue” — it’s a parent issue, a generational issue, and a cultural one. Here, we focus on breaking the cycle with real tools, honest conversations, and daily practices that foster long-term well-being — emotionally, physically, and mentally — for kids and the grown-ups raising them.

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Happy PARENTS

This toolkit changed the way I talk to my kids — and to myself. The scripts are clear, the advice is research-backed, and it finally gave me the words I needed to move past awkward, shame-filled conversations into something empowering and honest.

Finally — a parenting resource that doesn't shame you for not having it all figured out. This site is the perfect blend of expert guidance and real-life relatability, and it's helped me feel more confident, not just as a mom, but as a person who’s still learning, too.

Dr. Whitney is a breath of fresh air in a sea of unrealistic parenting advice. It doesn’t just tell you to ‘love your body’ — it gives you real tools, real language, and real support to actually raise kids who are grounded, healthy, and confident in who they are.