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Bulimia | The Role of Parents in a Child’s Recovery

Abigail H. Natenshon—psychotherapist, author, and speaker—is the author of When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers. Her website www. empoweredparents.com offers practical help in helping victims of eating disorders.

Summary: Parents often witness the deteriorating condition of a child who has developed an eating disorder, but their lack of awareness of the gravity of the disease often prevents them from acting in time to remedy the illness. Parents can help their children most by gently...

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