TIPs: Eating Disorders > Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Children
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Eating disorders typically develop in adolescents but some children, specifically girls, develop eating disorders much much earlier. The therapists at the Center for Growth have compiled articles and tips to help you and your child learn more about childhood eating disorders and work towards a healthy recovery.
9% of the population is affected by eating disorders. You are not alone. It is common for eating disorders to develop in teenage years through young adulthood. After realizing you may have an continue reading
Social Media and Body Image (Body Image Therapy in Philadelphia)
Getting on any social media platform these days will inundate you with information. Dance trends, fun facts, advocacy, social justice, art, interior design continue reading
Body Image Basics
While some men may indeed suffer with body image issues, this tip is specifically written for women. Imagine a continuum with extremes at either end:
Play Therapy in Center City Philadelphia: There are many reasons for seeking play therapy for your child. Every parent has his or her own specific set of reasons. Regardless of how and why you made continue reading
Therapy in Philadelphia: Mirror checking and the traps for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Mirror checking is a common ritual performed by people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Close to ninety percent of individuals with body continue reading
Parenting Help Strategies for parents of children with an eating disorder to help them recover 38 Strategies for parents of children with an eating disorder (Anorexia, Bulimia, or binging or Over Eating) to help them continue reading
Anorexia in Adolescents / Therapy in Philadelphia
Ideally, adolescence is about the process of developing a healthy independence from parents, adjusting to the physical changes of puberty, and developing a personal identity. With Anorexia continue reading
Center for Growth / Parenting Strategies in Philadelphia - helping a child gain positive attention while recovering from an eating disorder . . .
Negative Attention The eating disorder often gives adolescents and young continue reading
Center for Growth / Anorexia Therapy in Philadelphia, Mechanicsville, Ocean City, Santa Fe
Males with Anorexia Nervosa: Approximately 5 % to 10 % of people with Anorexia are male. Unfortunately, there is currently not continue reading
To address the child's anxiety:
Listen with compassion
Recommendations for treatment for Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescence
If your child is under 18 and has had the Eating Disorder of Anorexia for less than three years than I would highly recommend something called The continue reading
