Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder, Second Edition

By: James Lock MD PhD, Daniel Le Grange PhD

Narrated by: Norah Tocci

Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Tens of thousands of parents have turned to this compassionate guide for support and practical advice grounded in cutting-edge scientific knowledge. 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.

When families work together to get the most out of treatment and prevent relapse, eating disorders can be beat. This audiobook is your essential road map. Featuring the latest research, resources, and diagnostic information, the second edition has been expanded to cover binge-eating disorder.

©2015 The Guilford Press (P)2018 Tantor

Great read

I liked all the facts that were provided. I was able to recognize similar systems with my child right away. Thank you

lots of great helpful information

I found several great nuggets throughout the book that helped me through this journey. I will continue to reference the book as needed.

This book helped me understand and plan...

I can't say I had a plan before I read this book. I understand more about underlying issues and the part we all can play in assisting change. I thought the reader was quite respectful of what we're going through. At times she practically called me into action. I imagine I will return for another listen when I need a boost.

a good place to start

This would have been a great book to start with when I first realized my child had an eating disorder. it gives a good overview of the different therapies and treatments available for eating disorders. It explains what is involved in each one, CBT, DBT, FBT, ABT--- It can be overwhelming when you are first trying to understand and this book gives a nice summary of each modality and summarizes the evidence that supports them. It also explains the different levels of care, inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient, and talks about things to consider when deciding which level might be most appropriate for your teen. If you're looking for a good place to start your research this is a good choice.

A must read for parents

Filled with important information for the parents of a child battling an eating disorder. Your role is vital. This book does an excellent job of educating parents in how to fight the disorder while loving and supporting their child as they beat this!

Very informative

Very good as a wide angle look at eating disorders, what to expect, and the possible treatment options.

Lots of great information

The narrator was a very slow talker. It made it very hard to want to listen to the book. But overall the content of the actual book is worth listening to.

A must read for anyone with a child with eating disorders

I loved every information presented in this book. I thought it was talking about my life

Horrible reading ruins a great book

This is a hard topic and the reading is so empty and artificial that it ruins the text making it sound aloof and disconnected

Privileged, biased, and robotic

Privileged, biased towards nuclear families, and without the nuance of true trauma-informed care. Narrator sounded maddeningly robotic.