What Are The Top Signs of Disordered Eating in Teenagers?
Feeling worried about your teen's new eating habits or exercise routine? This compassionate and comprehensive guide helps you distinguish between normal teen behavior and the red flags of disordered eating. Learn how to spot the signs, start a supportive conversation, and find professional help.
Understanding Emotional Dysregulation in Eating Disorder Recovery
Learn how emotional dysregulation impacts eating disorder recovery in kids and teens. Understand what it looks like, why it happens, and how parents can support emotional healing alongside nutritional and behavioral progress.
Why Is My Child Still Struggling After Weight Restoration?
Wondering if your child is truly making progress in eating disorder recovery? Learn how to spot meaningful signs of healing—beyond weight and food—and get expert-backed tips to track recovery in anorexia, bulimia, and ARFID.
Beyond the Eating Disorder: Common Co-Occurring Conditions Parents Should Know
Eating disorders rarely exist on their own. In this post, we explore the most common comorbidities of eating disorders—including anxiety, OCD, depression, and trauma—and offer practical insights to help parents understand and support the full scope of their child’s recovery.
5 More Things Parents Wish They Knew About Eating Disorder Recovery
Wondering how to help your child recover from an eating disorder? This post offers early recovery guidance for parents, including practical insights, emotional support strategies, and key parent tips for eating disorder recovery that can make a difference. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or just looking for direction, this blog is here to help.
5 Things Parents Wish They Knew Sooner About Eating Disorder Recovery
If you’re supporting a child through an eating disorder, this post shares the parent tips for eating disorder recovery many families say they wish they knew earlier. Learn what to expect, how to handle common challenges, and what truly helps—beyond food and weight. A must-read guide for anyone navigating early recovery or wondering what to know about eating disorder treatment.
Is My Child Getting Better? How to Track Progress in Eating Disorder Recovery
How long does eating disorder recovery take? For most families, the answer isn’t simple—but understanding the recovery process can help ease anxiety and set realistic expectations. This guide breaks down recovery timelines for anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, and offers parents practical tools for recognizing progress and supporting their child through every stage of healing.
What Causes Eating Disorders? Understanding the Many Factors Behind Your Child’s Struggle
In this blog post, we’ll break down the many factors that can contribute to the development of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Our goal is not to place blame, but to help you better understand the “why,” so you can feel more grounded and equipped to support your child through recovery.
What Is the Best Therapy for Eating Disorders? A Guide for Parents
Wondering what the best therapy is for eating disorder recovery? This expert guide breaks down evidence-based treatments like FBT, CBT-E, DBT, ACT, and RO-DBT—plus how to choose the right fit for your child or teen.
What to Expect in Early Eating Disorder Recovery
Early eating disorder recovery can feel overwhelming, unpredictable, and emotionally intense—for both kids and their parents. From physical discomfort and emotional outbursts to rigid food rules and sibling stress, the first phase of treatment often raises more questions than answers. In this post, we walk parents through what to expect during the early stages of recovery, with practical guidance, emotional validation, and tips for staying grounded through the chaos.
Where Do I Start? A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Child Begin Eating Disorder Recovery
The early phase of eating disorder recovery is crucial to long term success. Learn the 5 steps you need to take now to set your child on the right path to recovery.