Eating Disorders
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating are very serious eating disorders that affect increasing numbers of children and adolescents. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that between 5-10 million girls and 1 million boys suffer from eating disorders, while as many as 15 percent of young women adopt unhealthy attitudes and behaviors about food. Struggling with a child's eating disorder, and the accompanying feelings of frustration and helplessness, can be very difficult for you as a concerned parent.
Take your child shopping for clothes, out to eat, or watch as your child tries to play with the other kids on the playground or at sports - you realize that excessive weight causes "outside" problems.
"Inside" your child is likely to be feeling shame, humiliation, sadness and depression.