My Child Has an Eating Disorder

An Essential Guide for Parents of Kids, Teens, and Adults

Allison Lane Spotts, Jenny Mullaney (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

2026
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
9798216377030 (ISBN)

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If you just discovered that your child has an eating disorder, time is critical. This expert-packed resource covers common concerns, misconceptions, treatment options, and realistic expectations for healing, while also providing parents with the tools and strategies they need to support their child.

A vitally important guide to supporting a loved one with an eating disorder

If you just discovered that your child (of any age) has an eating disorder, time is critical. Eating disorders can prove fatal and don’t discriminate. For parents and caregivers, the situation can be overwhelming because misinformation is everywhere, and most doctors lack the specialized training needed to guide them.

That’s where My Child Has an Eating Disorder comes in. This clear, expert-packed resource helps parents quickly understand the situation, ask the right questions, and take effective steps toward their child’s recovery—without wasting precious time searching for reliable answers. Written by Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, an esteemed Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and licensed therapist, and Jenny Mullaney, a live-in Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, both with personal experiences of recovery, this book covers common concerns, misconceptions and myths, treatment options and obstacles, and realistic expectations for healing.

Incorporating advice from other leading experts along with relevant research—and featuring the lived experiences of other parents, caregivers, and kids who have been through the recovery journey—My Child Has an Eating Disorder offers the practical, concrete information and strategies parents and caregivers need, giving them the confidence to navigate the challenging path to recovery with love and hope.

Alli Spotts-De Lazzer is an eating disorders expert and licensed therapist. Her credentials include LMFT, LPCC, and CEDS-C. Alli is the author of MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, & Body Image Issues and a Psychology Today online column. She is a frequent speaker and has served as an expert for news sources that include The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. For more information, visit www.LiveYourFullStory.com. Jenny Mullaney is a Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, one of few worldwide who is hired to live at home with clients. Serving both as a provider and family advocate, she has thousands of hours of specialized experience in her unique role. Jenny sought help for her own eating disorder in 2005, which led her to a place of being fully recovered. For more information, visit www.recoveredispossible.com.

Authors’ Note
Foreword, by Carolyn Costin
Acknowledgements
Introduction

1 Initial Questions
2 Empathy and Understanding
3 Cultural Myths and Messages
4 Preparing for Treatment
5 About Treatment
6 Obstacles to Healing
7 Hope and Help

Resources
Index
About the Authors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.8.2026
Zusatzinfo	2 bw images
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
ISBN-13	9798216377030 / 9798216377030
Zustand	Neuware