How do I prevent an eating disorder in my teen?

robinett · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 18

Hello! I need to hear some good advice about how do I prevent an eating disorder in my teen. The thing is that my 17 years old daughter has recently started counting calories and she is isolating while eat and I am concerned that she is about to have an eating disorder that I need to prevent. I started being suspicious over this for her best school friend is being diagnosed recently with anorexia and I think my daughter is about to have the same problem with eating disorder so I would like to hear some eating disorder prevention tips. Thanks!

nial · Newbie Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 26

The best way to prevent an eating disorder is creating positive approach to food and nutrition-so basically you should teach your daughter what is healthy and how dangerous could be not eating properly. Create a habit of preparing healthy meals along with your daughter every day without making her think she is under some sort of eating control. So make her think it is all ok eating when you are hungry and refusing the meal when she doesn't want it. The secret of eating disorder prevention is in creating a healthy lifestyle for it is the family where she gets the positive approach to the life and even to the nutrition habits.

How do I prevent an eating disorder in my teen?

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