EDs in Young children (ages 8-12)

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EDs in Young children (ages 8-12)

"Today at our Maudsley therapist's appointment, our d. was asked to draw a picture of her problem and name it. She drew a hideous picture of who's controlling her eating and did an acrostic of the name she gave it. Now we have this picture on our refrigerator and we can tell "her" not our daughter to stop controlling her bites." Read 10yearoldsmom's entire post from the 2008 thread "10 year old"

Advice for parents of young growing children -- Maria

"My d is a testimony that it is possible for little girls to fully recover and live full teenage lives (and hopefully adult lives as well). Our d was DX at 9 with RAN and compulsive exercise. She is now 15 and ED is a thing of the past. A couple of tips from our experience."