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Seminar: "Nourish to Flourish: The Power of Positive Food Parenting" - Katherine N. Balantekin, Ph.D., R.D.

Date & Time

Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Category

Academic Seminar

Location

Online and Food Science & Nutritional Sciences West, Room 120

65 Dudley Rd. New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

Contact

Christina Duffy

Dept. of Nutritional Sciences Seminar

Katherine N. Balantekin, Ph.D., R.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Buffalo

In this presentation, Dr. Balantekin will present the latest research on food parenting for children in middle childhood. She will cover the three major domains of food parenting – coercive control, structure, and autonomy support – with a focus on the more positive aspects of food parenting. She will also present data from Nourish to Flourish, a pilot positive food parenting intervention.

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