A teenage girl with died red hair and red and white stripped shirt looks at the camera. There are several other teens behind her.

Eating Disorder Prevention at Home: Practical Tools for Parents and Caregivers

Childhood Feeding, Eating Disorders

This is the third and final article in our series on eating disorder care for adolescents and families. In part 1 and part 2 of this series, we provided an in-depth look at eating disorder treatment for children and teens and what this means for families, parents, and caregivers. This article takes a step back to discuss a slightly different angle: what can parents and caregivers do on a daily basis, whether they’re trying to prevent an eating disorder or support a child already in recovery? Wherever you are in this journey —

Teenager with black hair and glasses reaches for food at the dinenr table as she works on her eating disorder recovery.

Navigating Eating Disorder Treatment in Children and Teens: The Dietitian’s Role and What Parents Can Expect

Eating Disorders, Sports Nutrition

Over the past 12 years of treating patients with eating disorders, more than half have been children and teens between the ages of 10-17 years old. Working with this age group means that I spend as much if not more time with their parents and caregivers helping them understand their child’s diagnosis while navigating first steps of a treatment plan and beyond.