When a child develops an eating disorder, it impacts everyone in the family. Parents are likely to feel shocked, scared or overwhelmed. Mothers, in particular, are susceptible to self-blame.
Read MoreSummer is the season of bathing suits, sundresses and shorts. It is the time for pool parties and barbecues. However, for anyone with an eating disorder (and unfortunately, for many others, because society indoctrinates us to criticize our shape and size), summer – with its norm of more revealing clothing and events that call for dressing accordingly – evokes dread, discomfort and despair.
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When a child develops an eating disorder, it impacts everyone in the family. Parents are likely to feel shocked, scared or overwhelmed. Mothers, in particular, are susceptible to self-blame.
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Summer is the season of bathing suits, sundresses and shorts. It is the time for pool parties and barbecues. However, for anyone with an eating disorder (and unfortunately, for many others, because society indoctrinates us to criticize our shape and size), summer – with its norm of more revealing clothing and events that call for dressing accordingly – evokes dread, discomfort and despair.
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