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What to Expect in Virtual Eating Disorder Care
What is virtual therapy like and what should you expect in a virtual eating disorder treatment program? Get the answers from our experts.
How the Food Exchange System Is Used in Eating Disorder Treatment
What is the food exchange system? Learn why and how it’s used in nutrition programs for eating disorder treatment and recovery.
Eating Disorders and Summer Camp: Making the Tough Decision
Can you send a child to summer camp if they are engaging in eating disorder behaviors? What if they are in eating disorder recovery? Here’s what the…
Eating Disorders 101 and 201
Generating Practical Ideas and Providing Resources
Eating Disorder Community Resources
Do you or someone you know struggle with their relationship to food and their body? You’re not alone. In fact, more than 28 million Americans will…
How We Talk to Kids About Food and Body Image
Can a child’s relationship with food or their body image be damaged by talking about your latest diet? Read a list of statements to avoid and what to…
“What Is FBT?” Your Family-Based Treatment Questions, Answered
Family-based treatment (FBT) is a highly effective approach to eating disorder treatment. Get your FBT questions answered and understand why ERC…
Tips for Supporting Family Members and Caregivers
How to empower caregivers and spot the signs of burnout.
One Family’s Story
How Eating Recovery At Home gave these parents the tools they needed to support their daughter’s recovery.
Boundaries: Setting Our Children Up for Success
Boundaries are essential for respecting our own and others’ needs. For children in treatment, appropriate boundaries will only enhance their recovery.…
Setting You or Your Child Up for Success: How Care Coordinators Assist with Navigating Life Outside of Treatment
Care coordinators help patients prepare for life after treatment. Discover care coordination services provided for patients with eating disorders and…
Communicating with Teens: Back to School Strategies for Parents
As the flame of summer slowly burns out, teens and parents alike are beginning to wonder what the upcoming school year might bring. Alongside the…
Parenthood, Treatment and Recovery
Like many of you, I have a box tucked away in my closet reserved for items that hold special memories for me. On marked occasions I will rummage…
5 Holiday Break Eating Disorder Warning Signs
The transition to college is one of the most common times to develop an eating disorder. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental…
Your Child’s First Week Home After Eating Disorder Treatment
Upon your child’s return home from eating disorder treatment you will likely experience a mixed bag of emotions: relief, excitement, trepidation, and…
My Child Has An Eating Disorder - Is It My Fault?
The most common question asked by parents of children struggling with eating disorders is: “Is the eating disorder my fault?” In addition to a…
Eating Disorder Glossary of Terms
Common Levels of Care:OP: Outpatient: The patient lives at home and attends regularly scheduled sessions (usually 45-50 minutes) at a therapist’s…
Family Support Guidelines When Your Loved One Has an Eating Disorder
If you have a loved one who is suffering from an eating disorder, life as you knew it has been turned on its head. Eating disorders impact entire…
What to Know When a Partner/Spouse Enters Eating Disorder Treatment
There are substantial resources for parents of children with eating disorders. At times, it can seem that there are fewer resources addressing…
“I Feel Fat”: Dealing With a Negative Body Image
Dealing with Negative Body ImageBody image does not refer to what you look like but rather the personal relationship you have with your body. It…
Warning Signs of Eating Disorder Relapse
Early detection and intervention are key for keeping your child/loved one on the path of recovery. Listed below are some Red Light tips on…
Where Does Picky Eating End and Disordered Eating Begin?
At some time or another, all mothers have been there—we spend hours slaving over a lovely meal (or after a busy day, we defrost some tasty leftovers)…
Parents: First Line of Defense for Male Children With Eating Disorders
A common misperception about eating disorders is that these serious illnesses only affect women. In reality, eating disorders can and do affect men…
Kids, Stress and Eating Disorders
Stress among children and adolescents is on the rise, and mental health professionals are seeing the impact as more children seek treatment for…
Walking on Eggshells: My Child Has an Eating Disorder
Having a child or other loved one who is struggling with an eating disorder is scary stuff. You want to ease their pain and no doubt you are worrying…
Eating Recovery Food Exchanges
Grain Exchanges provide carbohydrates for energy, fiber, and B vitamins 1 Grain equals: 1 slice bread ½ English muffin ½ cup…
9 Tips for Eating Out at Restaurants While in Eating Disorder Recovery
While going out to dinner is an activity most people look forward to, for a family with a loved one with an eating disorder, it can induce feelings of…
Addressing Caregiver Concern of an Eating Disorder with a Spouse/Partner
Establishing effective communication patterns and ways of supporting a partner struggling with an eating disorder can be challenging. Two of the…
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