Children reported that they worry about weight gain and engage in unhealthy behaviors to compensate, such as only eating low-calorie foods.
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eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Children reported that they worry about weight gain and engage in unhealthy behaviors to compensate, such as only eating low-calorie foods.
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As we enter the winter holiday season, shame-based diet culture pressure, often wrapped up with toxic positivity to appear encouraging, increases. The good news is that parents can take an active role in helping teens craft an emotionally healthier narrative around their eating habits.
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Recovery is a lifelong journey, but across the country, young Australians are working to create open conversations around eating disorders.
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The number of eating disorder cases has exploded, but our health system is appallingly underprepared to deal with the crisis.
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A dire shortage of specialist care for young people with anorexia, including children under 10, has been worsened by growing demand through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Why psychologists are helping parents of younger and younger children to avoid the trap of becoming focused on their bodies.
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Presentations to a Melbourne eating disorder clinic jumped by 63% in 2020, as young people struggled with isolation, loneliness and boredom.
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A charity launches Australia's first positive body image program targeting primary school kids, aiming to help children build confidence and self-esteem.
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Eating disorders are secretive by nature. Here are the common signs and what to do if you believe your child has one.
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Dieticians say well-meaning parents worry too much about food and are discussing dieting in front of children, who are showing an increase in eating disorders.
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Carrot Fit has been condemned for language that experts say could trigger eating disorders.
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People with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder will eat only a very limited range of foods and may have significant phobias. It’s a long way from simply being a picky eater
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Girls with autism are at higher risk of anorexia. Yet they are also more likely to be misdiagnosed with an eating disorder.
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She will be with me at almost every moment, see everything I do, hear everything I say, and her little sponge-brain will absorb it all.
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Eating disorders are secretive by nature. Here are the common signs and what to do if you believe your child has one.
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I had a sinking feeling that something was desperately wrong with my 10-year-old daughter.
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Experts say an eating disorder should not be considered normal adolescent behavior, and they urge adults to try to stop the problem before it becomes entrenched.
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Parents can play a critical role in teaching kids to love their bodies.
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A proliferation of residential centers has some experts questioning their marketing and wondering if quality is at times sacrificed for profit.
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HEALTH experts are warning parents that obsessive exercise can be linked to life-threatening eating disorders in teens, amid an explosion of social media accounts promoting unrealistic and ultra-fit figures.
Balance is usually considered the most healthy approach in virtually everything, and this of course applies to exercise and dieting. As with most of life, any good can be extended to an unhealthy extreme. -Lon