When Your Child has an Eating Disorder is the first hands-on workbook to help parents successfully intervene when they suspect their child has an eating disorder. This step-by-step guide is filled with self-tests, questions and answers, journaling and role playing exercises, and practical resources that give parents the insight they need to understand eating disorders and their treatment, recognize symptoms in their child, and work with their child toward recovery. This excellent and effective resource is one therapists can feel confident about recommending to patients.
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“…written in a confident and approachable style, avoiding jargon, and the text is well broken up… a valuable book..” (www.edr.org.uk, 23 November 2004)
Review
"I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the spectrum of eating disorders. Parents, teachers, doctors, and therapists will find just what they need in Abigail Natenshon's comprehensive exploration of this most puzzling disorder." —Mary Ann Kirk, licensed clinical professional counselor
Have you ever wondered whether your eating habits and/or body image concerns could indicate the onset of an eating disorder? Are you of the (erroneous) belief that an ED is incurable, and does it frighten you to think that an eating disorder might be fatal? If you are currently in treatment, do you feel discouraged that your progress is not what it should be? Do you feel at a loss for where to turn to find the quality of expert help you or your loved one deserve?
During the 40 years of my practice in psychotherapy, I have brought literally hundreds of hard-to-treat clients and their families to complete recovery... to a resolution of eating-related problems, along with a re-connection to their exiled core self, permitting more effective acceptance and resolution of all of life's problems. I treat and provide consultation to clients individually, in groups, and through family therapy and have pioneered in integrating the experiential mind/body work of the Feldenkrais Method as a cutting-edge adjunct treatment technique to augment and promote body image awareness, and enhance body-and self-image acceptance, integration and healing.
As founder and director of "Eating Disorder Specialists of Illinois: a Clinic without Walls," I am the author of "When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: a Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers" (1999) and "Doing What Works: an Integrative System for the Treatment of Eating Disorders from Diagnosis to Recovery" (2009). I provide consultation for health professionals, and speak nationally on topics related to eating disorders and body image concerns, their prevention and treatment, having made appearances as an eating disorder expert on the Oprah Winfrey and John Walsh Shows, among other TV and radio news programs. I conduct my private practice in psychotherapy in Highland Park Illinois, where I reside with my husband.
For more information, please visit my three educational and interactive web sites, www.treatingeatingdisorders.com for health professionals; www.empoweredparents.com for parents and families; and www.empoweredkidZ.com for children. For free resources or to have Abigail speak at your next parental or professional group function, contact Abbie through http://www.empoweredparents.com.
After seeing Ms. Natenshon on Oprah to discuss the treatment and prevention of eating disorders, I purchased her book and was so pleased to learn how valuable her approach is! This book is the first book I have seen on this subject that actually helps a parent to understand the importance of being involved with professionals in working to heal eating disorders. The information is clear and guides the reader in developing resources to truly help and not just understand the causes of these eating disorders. Her website is also extremely informative and offers resources to work hand in hand with her book. A must have for anyone trying to overcome the frustrations and helplessness associated with eating disorders and help take action that will make a difference.
This book is essential for parents who are truly interested in helping their children overcome eating disorders. The author conveys a sense of truly caring about what happens to children with this disease and to the families of those children. Mrs. Natenshon does more than give advice. She lets parents know that they can play an integral part in helping their children cope and gives parents direction on how to be involved in their children's recoveries.
This is the best book I have read on the subject by far! As the mother of a daughter with an eating disorder, I found this book to be a godsend. The author is clearly very familiar with her subjects, because she seemed to relate to everything I have experienced with my family. Unlike some other authors I've read, Ms. Natenshon is not judgmental in her writing, which I find to be extremely important. I urge everybody interested in this topic to read this book and work through the activities - you will be thankful you did!
