The Everything Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders: The information plan you need to see the warning signs, help promote positive body image, and develop a recovery plan for your child

by Angie Best-Boss

You don't know what to do . Your once happy, carefree child has begun abusing food and fallen into a pattern of disordered eating that is literally taking her life. You watch in horror as she binges and purges, starves herself, compulsively eats, or takes pills and supplements. There is no such thing as a harmless eating disorder. Your child is in danger and she needs your help.

Children with an eating disorder need their parents to be prepared, engaged, knowledgeable, and ready to do battle on their behalf. With the professional, accessible advice presented here, you can get the support you need.

This guide helps

288 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2011

Reviews

[Jodi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was truly a helpful and even comforting and reassuring book. The focus on evidence-based treatment is important, and the resource suggestions are great. My only criticism is that it calls an NG tube a PEG and even spells out "percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy" and then describes the procedure for NG placement. I only know the difference because I'm also a nurse, but I can't believe no editor caught that.