Comments on: Warning Signs For Anorexia in Teens http://www.betterparenting.com/warning-signs-for-anorexia-in-teens/ Find A Plethora of Parenting Tips & Tricks To Help Your Children Succeed and Make Your Life Easier. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sylvia Jarquin http://www.betterparenting.com/warning-signs-for-anorexia-in-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-6415 Sylvia Jarquin Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:49:30 +0000 http://www.betterparenting.com/?p=750#comment-6415 I am concern about this disorder, my 13 year old daughter has become obsessed with her weight, she is not thin but not fat, she has a wonderful full figure but since she wants to become a singer she is talking about her weight all the time and I started to be concerned. I am thin but that is my body frame and I do mention and encourage healthy eating at home. Maybe with out noticing I have play a part in this as I have talked about weight in front of her. I will keep a close eye on her and try to be more supportive of her concerns. I am concern about this disorder, my 13 year old daughter has become obsessed with her weight, she is not thin but not fat, she has a wonderful full figure but since she wants to become a singer she is talking about her weight all the time and I started to be concerned. I am thin but that is my body frame and I do mention and encourage healthy eating at home. Maybe with out noticing I have play a part in this as I have talked about weight in front of her. I will keep a close eye on her and try to be more supportive of her concerns.

]]> By: Holly http://www.betterparenting.com/warning-signs-for-anorexia-in-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 Holly Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:33:51 +0000 http://www.betterparenting.com/?p=750#comment-1511 Rule #1 for all mothers: Do not be obsessive about your own body, and talk about your weight or other people's weight in front of your children! I honestly didn't know of anyone with this problem when I was growing up (that's not to say that there were friends of mine who suffered from eating disorders - I just didn't know about it). But now I am bombared with so many obsessive girlfriends (who are all moms) who can't stop talking about their weight. (And sadly, most of them have no reason to be so self-conscious about how they look). And I know that their children hear them obsess about it, which is not a good thing. Rule #1 for all mothers: Do not be obsessive about your own body, and talk about your weight or other people’s weight in front of your children!

I honestly didn’t know of anyone with this problem when I was growing up (that’s not to say that there were friends of mine who suffered from eating disorders – I just didn’t know about it).

But now I am bombared with so many obsessive girlfriends (who are all moms) who can’t stop talking about their weight. (And sadly, most of them have no reason to be so self-conscious about how they look). And I know that their children hear them obsess about it, which is not a good thing.

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