Eating-Disorder Signs in Your Child

Preventing an eating disorder is always better than trying to recover from one. Parents there are things you can do early on.

Ilissa

You never talk about weight. You're careful never to mention "diet" in front of your daughter. You teach your son to do his best but never expect him to be perfect.

But even avoiding all the traps does not erase the possibility of an eating disorder. There is no single cause: It's a perfect storm of environmental, psychological, and biological factors that drive children as young as 8 to the edge of starvation and sometimes tragically beyond.

The best way to protect your child is to be alert for telltale behavior and...
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