The Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders: A Nutritional Approach to Solving Eating Disorders
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000H2MB0I |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Beacon of Hope This book offers positive, practical advice for parents coping with helping their child work through and survive an eating disorder.It is well written, well organized, and compassionately rendered by an expert in the field who is herself an anorexia survivor.During a time when parents are likely to be distracted by fear and anxiety and yet must search for ways to help their
She also has a private practice specializing in eating disorders. Nancy Matsumoto was a staff correspondent for People magazine for eight years and has been a contributor to Time, Newsweek, and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in Enfield Center, New Hampshire. Herrin received her doctorate in nutrition from Columbia University. Marcia Herrin, Ph.D., is the founder and co-director of the Dartmouth College Eating Disorders Prevention, Education,
Emphasizing a nutritional approach to treatment, The Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders will prove to parents that effective solutions can begin in the home with a reasonable investment of time, effort, and love. This important new addition to the literature is a warm, accessible guide that all parents concerned about eating disorders will turn to for practical and reassuring information.. The Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders takes readers step-by-step through the healing journey that Herrin makes with each of her patients. This groundbreaking guide includes information on:- spottng early warning signs- normalizing eating and exercises- dealing with school, friends, sports, and camp- knowing when to seek professional help- avoiding a relapseAs an expert in eating disorders, a former anorexic, and the mother of two teenagers, Dr. Marcia Herrin speaks with rare authority and understanding. A successful new approach to treating eating disorders in preteens and teens, from a nationally renowned expert in the field.In a society where eating disorders are rampant, it often takes special awareness and vigilance to raise children who will come to the dinner table free of the modern food-related phobias: fear of being fat, fear of excess calories, and obsession with physical app
From Library Journal An excellent guide to children's eating disorders, chiefly anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder, this book urges parents to be watchful; prevention, after all, starts at home. Finally, parents are shown how to seek professional help. First, Herrin, founder and codirector of the Dartmouth College Eating Disorders Prevention, Education, and Treatment Program and a former anorexic herself, covers early warning signs of eating disorders and shows how they differ from bad habits. Herrin's sound and