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New “Guilt-Free,” “Blame-Free” Web Site Offers Parents of Eating Disordered Kids Hope and Advice From Other Parents

Anna — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:07:20 +0000

New “Guilt-Free,” “Blame-Free” Web Site Offers Parents of Eating Disordered Kids Hope and Advice From Other Parents

Washington, DC (PRWEB) August 26, 2005

One of the worst aspects of having a child diagnosed with an eating disorder is the isolation. A new web site offers parents a place for mutual support as they negotiate the perils of cooking, eating, and dealing with the emotions of a child with anorexia, bulimia, and similar illnesses.

The free online Parent’s Forum, found at http://www.eatingwithyouranorexic.com, is sponsored by the author of “Eating With Your Anorexic,” published earlier this year by McGraw-Hill. Laura Collins says the web site offers something she wishes she and her husband had when her daughter became ill three years ago.

“I realized early on that I needed the support of other parents who understood what I was going through. But what I found online at many sites was an atmosphere of guilt and hopelessness. Plus, most sites are designed for sufferers, not parents.”

Collins, whose family adopted an approach to their daughter’s care that is family-based and home-centered, did not feel welcome among some online groups.

“It seemed to be wrong, somehow, to be very involved in my child’s care. I was advised to ‘back off’ and to leave all the decisions and information to the professionals to negotiate with my child.”

There is a lag time, Collins asserts, between what is known to researchers in the field and what is available in the media and popular books on the topic.

“Parents don’t cause eating disorders, and a lot of recent research says parents can – and indeed should – be very engaged in the decision-making and care.

“Parents want to hear from other parents about what worked for them, and what to watch out for. We listen to each other, and we instinctually try to share and support each other.”

The “Eating With Your Anorexic” web site offers a Parent Support Forum, a listing of family-friendly treatment centers and clinicians, and research news. There is also information on the site about the approach Collins advocates: the “Maudsley” approach, which originated in the United Kingdom but has now gained converts at Stanford, the University of Chicago, Duke, Children’s Hospital in Denver, and the Boswell Center in Jacksonville, among others.

The Parent’s Forum, which allows its members complete privacy, has attracted a growing number of parents since the web site’s launch. Recent topics have included “Boundaries and privileges,” “finding a Maudsley therapist,” and “high-calorie meal plans.”

One parent expressed their feelings in a recent post: “I’m so glad I found you all!”

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“Mom, Please Help” – The Anorexia Treatment Guide All Parents Need

Anna — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:08:03 +0000

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Parents are Key in Preventing an Eating Disorder

Anna — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:02:44 +0000

What can you do if you are the parent of a child with an eating disorder? Eating disorders are complex conditions that is difficult to treat. In many cases, an eating disorder will develop slowly over time, with symptoms progressively become more difficult. Many times, the compulsive nature of eating disorder most of the early stages of the disease become apparent. It is in these early stages that the intervention is most possible. Parents play a key role in preventing eating disorders in their children. As parents, you are the most important role model for your children. Here are six ways you can prevent such an eating disorder from developing in your family. 1st Be positive about your own body. Avoid negative statements about your how you look. Children learn from you, and can start your own dissatisfaction levels. Be aware that when you show concern or excessive concern about your weight and appearance, your children can begin to mirror this behavior. Even if you do not defeat your own weight obsession, do not try them on to your children. 2nd If your child expresses concern about his weight, to remind him that the people of all shapes and sizes. Remind him that is not physical appearance of the most important thing about their identity, and beauty is not necessarily by how thin they are defined. 3rd Avoid the idea of not “perfect.” Studies have shown that people who consider themselves perfectionists are more prone to developing an eating disorder. In this sense, parents should not put too much pressure on their children to be “perfect”. While all parents should encourage their children in many areas of life, Excel, they should refrain from pressure on their children in the role of sports stars or Student Achiever. Parents should be the ruling in her own instinct to give a perfectionist, they can convey an unconscious fears in perfect way for her own children. 4th Model healthy behavior for your children. Children have so much of what you say and do, even if you think they are not paying attention. Modeling healthy behavior ie, preparing healthy meals, and always some form of regular exercise. Bring your children to eat different types of foods and eat in moderation. Let them not feel guilty for eating certain foods. It also teaches that the exercise need not be strenuous, but can something that is fun. 5th will receive the news about your children’s peer groups, informed, TV, movies, fashion magazines, and other influences in their lives. Find out how your children interpret messages from their friends and the media. Discuss this news with them. Many children and young adults get their idea of beauty from news media and peers. If this is the case, talk to your kids about the unrealistic standards that seem to convey these messages, and work to counteract these messages.

If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents

Anna — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:07:46 +0000

Product Description Growing can be stressful to all young people, but it is much harder for the many young people to develop an anxiety disorder. This book is an important guide for parents, teachers or other adults, young people affected by the e of these diseases. By bringing together two strands of expertise – that the mental health of parents and professionals who have lived through the experience of their own teenager’s mental illness – If Your Adolescent Has an. . . More>>

If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents

How Parents Can Help Their Teens with Eating Disorders?

Anna — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:04:27 +0000

Teen eating disorders can crumble a family at its foundation. Young adults often struggle to fit into society circle. Dealing with peer pressure and ideal body images may think quite a toll on their delicate self-esteem, deal with it. Parents should know the signs and symptoms that accompany dysfunctional eating habits. Regardless of whether the child can male or female, to develop an eating disorder, their growth is hampered both physically and mentally. What exactly is Teen eating disorders? The parents are often misconceptions about teen eating disorders. You may feel that society is brainwashing their child in becoming thinner, when in reality, so the result of one’s actions, which contribute to the negative behavior to promote that issue their children. If a parent finds comfort in food, then the child will more than likely follow suit. This can lead to anorexia and bulimia or even binge eating. Parents must understand that they, the concept of their child first line of defense when it comes to preventing eating disorders. Where can I find information on teen eating disorders? If a parent needs help in the search for more of what they can do to combat teen eating disorders, then they can do a little research on the Internet. There are many sites focus on teen eating disorders in which parents learn to increase their caloric intake to help their teen in a healthy way and hopefully avoid the pitfalls of eating disorders can. If a parent is looking for more specific health information, then they can try Web MD or the Mayo Clinic website. Where can parents seek help? Parents who are raising young people should be aware of the different types of teen eating disorders. to those who need help with these questions of specialists such as therapists or a nutrition professional are haunted hotels. Parents must also remember not to be critical when it comes to their child’s weight. Adolescence is a difficult phase of life and with a parent who is constantly nagging her about the child’s weight can be very devastating. Seeking medical professionals can learn a lot when they come, to help treat about dealing with eating disorders learn. How parents help their teens with eating disorder? If parents help their child to fall, teen eating disorders try to be the first, what they should know that the most important person that their child will be trying to emulate. Monkey See, Monkey Do, right? If the parents are constantly dieting and focusing solely on their weight, then the child may like practices and to develop. If the child feels that they do not live up to the standards set by the parents, they may eat Resort, binging or purging to deal with their health care. Parents must understand that they control, and they have to take it.

My Kid is Back: Empowering Parents to Beat Anorexia Nervosa

Anna — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:09:08 +0000

Product Description
My Kid is Back explains how family-based treatment can greatly reduce the severity of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents, allowing the sufferer to return to normal eating patterns, and their families to return to normal family life. In this book ten families share their experiences of living with anorexia. Parents describe their frustrations in seeking help for their child and dealing with their behaviour and sufferers discuss how the illness gets into th… More >>

My Kid is Back: Empowering Parents to Beat Anorexia Nervosa

The Parent’s Guide to Eating Disorders: Supporting Self-Esteem, Healthy Eating, and Positive Body Image at Home

Anna — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:03:13 +0000

ISBN13: 9780936077031
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Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
The Parent’s Guide to Eating Disorders shows that effective solutions begin at home and cost little more than a healthy investment of time, effort, and love. Based on exciting new research, it differs from similar books in several key ways. Instead of concentrating on the grim, expensive hospital stays of patients with severe disorders, the authors focus on the family, teaching parents how to examine and understand their family’s approach to food and body-image is… More >>

The Parent’s Guide to Eating Disorders: Supporting Self-Esteem, Healthy Eating, and Positive Body Image at Home

Parents Involved in Children`s Bulimia Treatment Double Success

Anna — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:09:55 +0000

Parents involved in their children`s bulimia therapy may double the children`s percentage to overcome binge eating after six months, according to American researchers.

The study was conducted at the University of Chicago and involved eighty teenagers, aged twelve to nineteen, who suffer from bulimia nervosa. Thirty-nine people were assigned to supportive psychotherapy and forty one to family-based treatment.

The study`s results showed that forty percent of the participants who had family-based treatment managed to stop binge eating and purging, and only eighteen percent of those who had supportive psychotherapy. Thirty percent of the participants who had family-based therapy managed not to binge or purge at six-months after treatment, while only ten percent of the standard therapy group had the same results.

Parents may play a key role in their children`s therapy, according to Dr. Daniel Le Grange, lead author of the study and Director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of Chicago. Parents should encourage their adolescents to eat healthy and normally, and watch them during and after mealtimes to make sure they are not purging.

Parents and their follow-up role have been left out of the therapy although the family-based approach proved to be more efficient, said Dr. Le Grange. However, the researchers are still questioning whether the family involvement or the eating behavior in the family was responsible for the improved results.

Eating disorders may lead to serious health hazards and further research is needed in order to understand and treat eating disorders, said Le Grange.

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When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: A Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers

Anna — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:02:25 +0000

ISBN13: 9780787945787
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
When Your Child has an Eating Disorder is the first hands-on workbook to help parents successfully intervene when they suspect their child has an eating disorder. This step-by-step guide is filled with self-tests, questions and answers, journaling and role playing exercises, and practical resources that give parents the insight they need to understand eating disorders and their treatment, recognize symptoms in their child, and work with their child toward recovery. … More >>

When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: A Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers

Do Parents Cause Eating Disorders? The experts speak.

Anna — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:26:12 +0000

Laura Collins, author of Eating With Your Anorexic, interviews experts in anorexia and bulimia and other eating disorders about what role parents play in causing eating disorders. http:/www.eatingwithyouranorexic.blogspot.com

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