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Self Esteem From the Inside Out
My 14 year old daughter is battling with anorexia. She is in treatment. She is such a smart and beautiful girl but she has always been such a perfectionist and anxious and she has never had high self esteem and this all works against her in her recovery. How can I help her improve her self esteem? I try to tell her how smart and talented she is but since I am mom I just don't think she listens to me. I am looking for great ideas for her to raise her self esteem on her own.
Read answer →Eating Disorder or A Fad?
My 15 year old daughter is very smart and talented but she is also very driven and I worry that she cannot seem to relax very well and smile more. I am worried that she may have an eating disorder but I am not sure how to tell. First she went vegetarian and that was fine and then she went vegan and that was getting extreme but OK and now she is avoiding gluten as well and it is getting pretty hard for her to eat with the family at all. She does not mind eating alone but it bothers me. She says she is opposed to harming any kind of animal and that gluten gives her an upset stomach. I am worried she is using her dietary restrictions to mask unhealthy eating. How do I know if she is? She is quite thin but I do not think she is anorexia thin yet. Is there some way to tell for sure?
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