Eating Disorder Support for Caregivers
Self-Guided Education for Caregivers with a Youth Struggling with an Eating Disorder
The below links serve to support caregivers who are waiting for eating disorder treatment for their youth.
Step 1: EDUCATE yourself on eating disorders
Understanding Eating Disorders in Adolescence
Dr. Peebles on Weight Restoration Goals
Dr. Peebles on Estimated Wellness Weights
Understanding Individualized Wellness Weights
The Body's Response to Adequate Fuel in Anorexia
Understanding Hypermetabolism in Anorexia Recovery
Step 2: FAMILIARIZE yourself with recommended treatment
Parents and Caregivers' Guide: Eating Disorder Treatment
Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
Why Caregiver Involvement is Vital
Other Psychotherapy Options for Eating Disorders
Step 3: STRATEGIZE ways to tackle the eating disorder
Understanding Weight Restoration
Stuck and Not Eating - Parents' Meal Support Tips
Help Your Child Eat With Trust, Not logic: The Bungee Jump
Parents and Caregiver's Guide: When Your Child Refuses to Eat
Walking on Eggshells Around and ED
Permission to Parent When Your Child Has an ED
Emotion Focused Support for EDs
Step 4: CONNECT with other caregivers in an online forum or virtual platform
ED Virtual Support Group for Parents - SW Ontario (opens email address)
Step 5: BEGIN treatment with an organization or private practitioner
CMHA Waterloo-Wellington (Guelph, Cambridge, Kitchener/Waterloo, and surrounding areas)
NEDIC: Private Practices with eating disorder specialization
Connex: Search “Eating Disorders” to locate your regional OHIP funded program
Recommended Readings:
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder and Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders Piece by Piece: A Practical Guide for Parents
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Carers
Skills-based Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder
Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of an Eating Disorder
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Model for Caregiver-Focused Interventions and What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers