Overview

Parents are the first to know when their child starts behaving differently. Has your son stopped eating his favorite food, or does he refuse to eat out with friends? Has your daughter drastically increased her exercise regimen, or become obsessed with health foods? These are among the telltale signs that your child, like millions of others, may have an eating disorder (ED). In this essential guide, registered dietitians Casey Crosbie and Wendy Sterling introduce an all-new strategy you can use to help your child at home. The Plate-by-Plate approach is rooted in family-based treatment (FBT)-the leading psychological therapy for EDs. Unlike complicated ""exchange"" systems, this is simple: Crosbie and Sterling coach you through every aspect of meeting your child's nutritional needs, using just one tool-a ten-inch plate. Paired with therapy, this intuitive, visual method is the best way to support your child on the path to recovery. Plus, the authors cover how to talk about diet and weight, what to do while traveling, what to expect from your child's doctor, and much more.

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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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