Category Archives: Teen Eating and Body Image

I’m a big fan of reading and love to recommend books to my clients who have kids with eating disorders. Many of the books I suggest are not about eating disorders specifically. Rather, they relate to the larger systems and other conditions that contribute to disordered eating behaviors. There are a lot of reasons forContinueContinue reading “Great Books For Parents Who Have Kids With Eating Disorders”

Does your child get anxious when they eat? Here are some things your child might do when they feel anxious about eating:  Avoid eating with other people Get angry and/or cry during meals Try to negotiate ways to avoid eating Refuse to eat no matter what you say or do Say they feel nauseated atContinueContinue reading “3 reasons your child gets anxious when they eat”

An eating disorder diagnosis can throw parents into a tailspin as they try to figure out the best course of action. The alarm you feel when your child is diagnosed is appropriate and necessary, because the sooner you mobilize treatment for your child, the greater their chances of recovery. It is never a good ideaContinueContinue reading “Secrets to success: outpatient eating disorder treatment “

If your college student has/had an eating disorder, you may want parent coaching to help you support them in making the transition to school. College students are at high risk of eating disorders, and unfortunately things are getting worse. About 15% of college students were at risk for an eating disorder in 2013, but todayContinueContinue reading “Parent coaching for a college student with an eating disorder”

Watching your child when they’re binge eating is stressful, but you can help. Your confident support before, during, and after binge eating episodes will help them recover. Here are my top five tips to help your child during a binge eating episode: 1. Remember that the binge is a symptom of a problem Seeing yourContinueContinue reading “How to help a child who is binge eating”