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Ideal Weight: It’s More Than A Number
Ideal body weight is a very sensitive subject in treatment not only for the adolescent, but for the entire family. There tends to be a lot of questions and concerns about how the ideal body weight is determined. The biggest concern for the adolescent is that the ideal body weight will be set too high.
Be A Full Participant In Your Child’s Eating Disorder Treatment
Family-based treatment views families as an invaluable resource in treatment because they are uniquely positioned to provide the support and supervision necessary to combat this life threatening disease. Parents are temporarily put in charge of all aspects of eating in order to interrupt eating disordered behaviors that are threatening the health and well-being of their child. The treatment seeks to respect the adolescent’s opinions and experience, but refuses to let this devastating illness continue to control their lives.
The Role of Siblings In Eating Disorder Treatment
We tell parents that they are more then welcome to bring in the siblings for family dinner, but more importantly for family meetings. However, often parents are worried about involving the other children in treatment in fear of overwhelming them and may try to keep the eating disorder from consuming all of the family’s time. Unfortunately, when there is an eating disorder present it takes over the house and the siblings are more impacted and concerned than most parents are aware.