Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder

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But for the sake of a child’s continued survival and return to health, parents who take responsibility for their child’s eating behaviors have to put that goal above all others.

Clearly, the main argument of this book is that parents need to actively take charge of helping their children with eating disorders.

No matter how rational she may sound, no matter how committed she is to her beliefs about eating and weight, your child is not really responsible for what she says and does with regard to food if she has an eating disorder.

An important aspect of fighting an eating disorder is establishing consequences for not eating, as discussed later

When working together with a therapist, most parents are able to make dramatic changes in such behaviors relatively quickly.

make sure you have support, both from other family members and friends and from professionals, because this is going to be difficult at times.

AFT devised for adolescents posits that individuals with anorexia are immature and unaware of their emotions, particularly strong emotions such as anger and depression. These adolescents do not want to face such problems, so they turn to controlling food and weight as a way to keep their feelings and conflicts from surfacing.

be reasonable in your expectations of both yourself and your child for making behavior changes. Changing behaviors will take some time;