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Parents of kids who are struggling with an eating disorder are often at a loss - how do I talk to my child about their disorder? How do I monitor their food intake? What should I feed them and how do I know that they're getting the nutrients they need? Now, registered dietitians Wendy Sterling and Casey Crosbie offer a groundbreaking approach that gives parents control of their child's health and enables them to put their kid on a path toward nutritional rehabilitation. Unlike other methods that rely on the cumbersome use of exchanges, calorie counting, measuring, and food labels, this approach is simple and easy to implement using just one tool - a plate! Starting with the basics, HOW TO NOURISH YOUR CHILD THROUGH AN EATING DISORDER covers everything parents need to know about ED in kids - it walks readers through the warning signs of ED and the potential health risks involved, as well as how to productively talk about weight changes and set goals for treatment. Parents are taught how to incorporate structure and consistency at mealtime, to supervise meals, and to eat as a family again in order to support their child's recovery.

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Casey Crosbie and Wendy Sterling's practical book is an innovative and user-friendly resource on how to nourish a child with an eating disorder back to health. Crosbie and Sterling provide an important adjunctive approach to FBT, the first-line outpatient treatment for eating disorders. This excellent resource offers helpful strategies to empower parents and caregivers to play an active role in their adolescent's recovery. --Debra K. Katzman, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto and Director, Health Science Research, MD Program University of Toronto This book is a must read for any parent with a child struggling with an unbalanced relationship with food. Wendy and Casey have developed a straightforward approach that equips and empowers parents to feed their child and achieve greater food freedom. They illustrate how parents can challenge fear foods through exposures, reduce obsessiveness related to food, and facilitate a more wholesome relationship to food, supporting a child's recovery through every step! --Riley Nickols, PhD, sport psychologist and director of the Victory Program An essential resource for parents of children struggling to overcome an eating disorder. This book boils down the science of eating disorder recovery with practical tips for every stage of healing. I wish my parents had access to this book when I was going through my eating disorder. --Kristina Saffran, cofounder and CEO, Project HEAL When I was suffering with an eating disorder my parents struggled to find a book that could provide support and strategies both for themselves and for me. Today's parents are lucky to have How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder, which provides great insight into how to effectively nourish your child at home through the innovative Plate-by-Plate approach. It's sure to help countless families! --Liana Rosenman, cofounder of Project HEAL

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Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD, specialises in sports nutrition, eating disorders, and weight management. She has worked as a nutritionist for The Healthy Teen Project as well as Eating Disorders Center at Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York. She has consulted for the Golden State Warriors, New York Jets, and NY Islanders. Casey Crosbie, RD, CSSD, is certified in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is currently the program director and lead dietitian at The Healthy Teen Project in Los Altos, CA.

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