Sue Scheff: Teens and Eating Disorders
As the holidays are here, parents should be aware of their teens and tweens concerns with body image . Today’s peer pressure compounded with Internet Images of what a teen should look like, can add stress and frustration to a young teen (both girls and boys). Eating Disorders can sometimes be hard to recognize. As a parent, it is important to be informed and know the warning signs. Here is a great article from Connect with Kids from this week’s parenting articles and tips: “I would never want to look at one. I think that would be really depressing to tell you the truth.” – Mary Hardin, 14 years old What Mary doesn’t want to see, to millions others is just a few key words and mouse clicks away. “Who’s the skinniest and how can they stay the skinniest (or) here’s how you can have only one thing to eat all day or how you can survive on water and gum,” explains Bryna Livingston, a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in eating disorders. Livingston is referring to pro-anorexia ...
