Teen Eating

When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder will empower you to help your teen using a unique, family-based treatment (FBT) approach. With this guide, you'll learn to respectfully and lovingly oversee your teen's nutritional rehabilitation, which includes helping to normalize eating behaviors, managing meals, expanding food flexibility, teaching independent and intuitive eating habits, and using coping strategies and recovery skills to prevent relapse.

A high school boy finds the diary of his classmate--only to discover that she's dying. Yamauchi Sakura has been silently suffering from a pancreatic disease, and now exactly one person outside her family knows. He swears to her that he won't tell anyone what he learned, and the shared secret brings them closer together in this deeply moving, first-person story that traces their developing relationship in Sakura's final months of life.

Handle Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, OCD, Trauma, Eating Disorders and other mental issues and unleash the power of dialectal behavior therapy to give you and your teen the tools for emotional success. Let's face it: Feelings of anger, sadness, fear, or irritation are acceptable and can frequently occur in life. There are times, though, when it might seem as your emotions are taking over and dragging you along with them. To make matters worse, these overwhelming emotions could impair your performance, cause issues in your relationships, prevent you from accomplishing your goals, ...

This is the 2026 updated version. The most effective treatment for eating disorders is family-based, and parents play an essential role. Yet most struggle to know what to do and how to do it. With a wealth of practical examples and tips that have helped many tens of thousands of relieved parents, Eva Musby guides you through each stage of your son or daughter's recovery. She provides solace and confidence, while addressing the real-life questions that parents struggle with. The practical and emotional strategies in every chapter rest on up-to-date knowledge distilled from published research...

Top experts James Lock and Daniel Le Grange explain what you need to know about eating disorders, which treatments work, and why it is absolutely essential to play an active role in your teen's recovery - even though parents have often been told to take a back seat. Learn how to monitor your teen's eating and exercise, manage mealtimes, end weight-related power struggles, and partner successfully with health-care providers.

The Lurking Perils of Eating Disorders: Your Guide to Prevention and Recovery Are you exhausted from the never-ending battle with your eating disorder? Does it seem like the harder you try to break free, the tighter it grips your mind and body? Do you dream of a day when your thoughts aren’t consumed by food, body image, or guilt? You’re far from alone in this struggle. Introducing a comprehensive and compassionate guide that illuminates the path to reclaiming your life from eating disorders and restoring a positive body image. Here's a glimpse of what you'll find inside: Clear steps to...

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.

Imagine seeking refuge in a relative's home, only to find yourself trapped in a living nightmare. "The Basement of the Hungry Family" lures you into the shadows of a seemingly normal household where sinister secrets lie just beneath the surface. Desperate to save money, he stays with relatives he barely knows. From the moment he enters their mothball-scented house, strange noises and unsettling behaviors hint at something terribly wrong. Curiosity drives him to uncover their dark secret. What lies beneath the surface of this odd family? The hidden secrets and the terrifying unknown will ...

What if the one person you could talk to was also the one person that you were battling against? In this unforgettable and uplifting story, 14-year-old Max is consumed by Ana - also known as anorexia, his eating disorder. And as Max writes to Ana every day, Ana feeds on his fears, encouraging him to lose more and more weight. But when Max’s brother gifts him a geocache for Christmas, Max soon discovers a new world and way of conversation.

Named a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. A romantic love triangle that will appeal to fans of Girl in Pieces and Thinspo--this compelling story explores insecurity and the power of words to hurt and to heal. When tall, gorgeous Brody asks Olivia to prom, she’s ecstatic—until he suggests she use the next two months to lose some weight. But how thin is thin enough? What starts as a few skipped meals spirals into a dangerous obsession—hours spent scrolling pro-ana and thinspo forums, tracking calories like a lifeline, and watching the number on the scale plummet. The ...

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental health condition in which an individual spends a lot of time worrying about perceived flaws or defects in their appearance. However, these flaws are either minor or cannot be seen by others at all. Regardless, the individual may feel so ashamed, anxious, and embarrassed by these perceived flaws or defects that they will try to avoid specific social interactions or situations.

My husband's birthday is in one week and I need find him a present that will blow last year's away. I caught him eyeing up our college neighbor. It isn't a secret that I've had my fair share of romances with other women, but I haven't thought about that since I married Joel. He seems very interested in our neighbor's tight, youthful body. And so am I. Maybe I have found the perfect gift after all.

Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia.

A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show. A hilarious and heartfelt YA novel from the award-winning author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim...

Shaun of the Dead meets Dumplin' in this bitingly funny YA thriller about a kickass group of teens battling a ravenous group of zombies. In the next few hours, one of three things will happen. 1--We'll be rescued (unlikely) 2--We'll freeze to death (maybe) 3--We'll be eaten by thin and athletic...

Help your teen build calm, confidence, and emotional balance—one step at a time. Emotions can be overwhelming, especially during the teen years. The DBT Workbook for Teens turns proven Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques into simple, step-by-step exercises that help teens manage stress, regulate emotions, and handle challenges with confidence and clarity. What’s inside: Practical DBT skills made easy — learn how to recognize emotions, calm intense feelings, and respond instead of react. Mindfulness and distress-tolerance tools — short, guided exercises that build focus and...

She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. But below the surface, she felt like she could never be good enough. Like she could never live up to the expectations that surrounded her. Like she couldn't do anything to make a change. But there was one thing she could control completely: how much she ate. The less she ate, the better - stronger - she felt. But it's a dangerous game, and there is such a thing as going too far.... Her innermost thoughts and feelings are chronicled in the diary she left behind.

History class just got way more disgusting — and way more fun. Gross American History reveals the shocking, hilarious, and totally real things people once ate, drank, wore, and trusted to keep themselves healthy. Long before modern safety laws, everyday life was a dangerous experiment. From radium face cream to arsenic medicine, miracle tonics, toxic makeup, fake cures, tainted milk, and products that literally glowed in the dark, Americans (and much of the world) tried it all — and paid the price. Perfect for teens, homeschool families, and curious readers, this book explores: ✔ The ...

Brian Tracy's Eat That Frog! has helped millions around the world get more done in less time. Now this life-changing global best seller has been adapted to the specific needs of students. Tracy offers listeners tips, tools, and techniques for structuring time, setting goals, staying on task (even when you're not interested), dealing with stress, and developing the skills to achieve far more than you ever thought possible.

Your Mind, Reimagined: Discover the Secret to Quieting Intrusive ThoughtsHave intrusive thoughts ever made you question your sanity or control over your life? Do you find yourself paralyzed by unwanted thoughts that you can't seem to shake off? Are you ready to regain control and silence the intrusive thoughts that plague your mind? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then know that there are millions of other people who struggle with intrusive thoughts just as you do. A common misconception is only people with severe mental illness experience intrusive thoughts. When in ...