How to Nourish Your Child through an Eating Disorder: A Simple, Plate-by-Plate Approach to Rebuilding a Healthy Relationship with Food

by Casey Crosbie, RD, CSSD, Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD

Overview

Help your child eat normally again.

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. The plate-by-plate approach is rooted in family-based treatment -the leading psychological therapy for EDs. Unlike complicated "exchange" systems, this is simple: Crosbie and Sterling coach you through every aspect of meeting your child's nutritional needs, using just one tool-a ten-inch plate.

Paired with therapy, this intuitive, visual method is the best way to support your child on the path to recovery. Plus, the authors cover how to talk about diet and weight, what to do while traveling, what to expect from your child's doctor, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538590225
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	07/24/2018
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x (d)

About the Author

Casey Crosbie, RD, CSSD, is the program director and lead dietitian at the Healthy Teen Project. She has been published in Nutrition in Clinical Practice and in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD, a specialist in eating disorders and sports nutrition, maintains a private practice in Menlo Park and Los Altos, CA, and has been published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders and International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.

Dara Rosenberg is an accomplished voice-over artist who has been recognized nationally for her extensive work in audiobooks and commercials. She has a BFA in drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and studied at Interlochen Arts Academy, where she majored in drama and musical theater.

Table of Contents

ForwardForward - note: this is the 2nd forward)IntroductionA New ApproachParents Take ControlFeeding Your Child Visually with Just a PlateA note about pronounsA note about pronounsA note about case examplesPart 1. Where to BeginChapter 1. Understanding Eatinng Disorders and the Obsession with FoodChapter 1. Understanding Eating Disorders and the Obsession with Foodsub- Recognizing Eating Disorderssub- A New Approachsub- Parents Take Controlsub- Feeding Your Child Visuallysub- Feeding Your Child Visually with Just a Platesub- A Note about pronounssub- A note about case examplessub- Case Example: Rachelsub- Behavioral Signssub- Increasedinterest in food and exercisesub- Sorting foods into good foods and bad foodssub- Increased focus on body weight and shapesub- Body checkingsub- Weight losssub- Lost of menstrual cyclesub- Weight losssub- Loss of menstrual cyclesub- Obsessive thinkingsub- Increased rigidity and lack of spontaneitysub- Inability to try foods, outside of their meal plansub- Lack of spontaneitysub- Lack of varietysub- Lack of flexibilitysub- Avoidance of social situationssub- Compensatory behaviorssub- Strange and miscellaneous eating behaviorssub- Case Example: Amandasub- Orthorexia: An Intensified Focus on Health and Dietingsub- Obsession with "health" and "eating clean"sub- Taking health messages to the extremesub- Particular requests and instructions for how food should be preparedsub- Plain, dry foodsub- Particular requests and instructions for how food should be preparedChapter 2. Family-Based Treatment (FBT)sub- Family-Based Treatment: Setting the Coursesub- What Is FBT?sub- Does FBT Really Work?sub- Phase 1: Refeeding Your Chhild and Achieving a Balanced Plate, AKA "All Hands on Deck"sub- Confidently taking charge, plate by platesub- All caregivers on the same pagesub- The Family meal sessionsub- Expect pushbacksub- Phase 2: Introducing Some Independencesub- Phase 3: Helping Your Child Get Back to Normalsub- Finally: You've Got This!Chapter 3. It Takes a Villagesub- Getting Help from Your Inner Circlesub- Getting Help from Professionalssub- Medical providersub- Therapistsub- Registered dietitiansub- Psychiatristsub- Taking Care of YouChapter 4. Common Medical Issues by Susanne Martin, MDsub- Body Systems Affected by Malnutrition - Cardiovascularsub- Blood Abnormalitiessub- Visible Changessub- Hair losssub- Skinsub- Jaundicesub- Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances- Delayed emptying from the stomachsub- Delayed emptying from the stomachsub- Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbancessub- Delayed emptying from the stomachsub- Reduced digestive enzymessub- Gastrointestinal disturbancessub- Superior mesnteric artery (SMA) syndromesub- Hormonal Changessub- Resumption of menses (ROM)sub- Omega-3 Fattysub- Bone mineral densitysub- Brain Changessub- Boys and Eating Disorderssub- Metabolismsub- Body Compositionsub- The Initial Medical Assessmentsub- Assessing the Degree of Malnutrition and Setting Weight Goalssub- List of criteria for medical hospitalizationsub- List of criteria for medical hospitalizationsub- Setting Weight Goalssub- Case Example: Sahilsub- Setting Weight Goalssub- Trust Your Medical ProviderChapter 5. To Exercise or Not - Managing Athletes, Exercise, and Compulsive Movementsub- Prevalence of Amenorrhea Among Female Athletessub- Balanced versus compulsive exercisesub- Case Example: Jacobsub- Case Example: Leorasub- Case Example: Serenasub- When to Bench Your Child from Exercisesub- Medical considerationssub- Nutritional considerationssub- Psychological considerationssub- Criteria to Be Cleared for Exercisesub- Criteria to Be Cleared for Exercisesub- Nutritional criteriasub- Medical criteriasub- Psychological criteriasub- Case Example: Karasub- What Can You Do?PART II. The Plate-by-Plate ApproachChapter 6. Refeeding Your Child and Achieving a Balanced Plate - Phase 1 of FBT. Assessing Your Child's Plate: Then and Nowsub- Assess Your Child's Dietsub- Beginning Phase 1sub- Take Charge and Set Expectationssub- What If My Child Won't Finish Eating?sub- Supplementing Protocolsub- What If My Child Gets Angrysub- Watch Closelysub- Mealtime Talksub- Fun Table-Game IdeasChapter 7. The Plate-by-Pla Approach Making Sure Your Child Gets Enough FoodChapter 7. The Plate-by-Plate Approach Making Sure Your Child Gets Enough Foodsub- Step 1: Choose a Ten-Inch Platesub- Step 2: Plate All Food Groupssub- Food group checklistsub- Step 3: Fill Up the Plate!sub- Step 4: Decide How Many Meals; How Many Snackssub- Step 5: Include a Variety of Foodssub- Step 6: Do a Final Review: How Does the Plate Look?Chapter 8. Why This Breakdown? A Close-up on Grains/Starches, Proteins, Fruits and Vegetables, Fats, and Dairysub- Grains and Starches: 50 Percent of the Platesub- Provide a Variety of Grainssub- Proteins: 25 Percent of the Platesub- Dietary Sources of Ironsub- Proteins: 25 Percent of the Platesub- What If My Child Is a Vegetarian?sub- Fruits and Vegetables: 25 Percent of the Platesub- Fatssub- Vitamins That Require Fat for Absorptionsub- Strategies for Getting More Fat on Your Child's Platesub- Dairysub- Strategies for Getting More Dairy on Your Child's Platesub- Dinnersub- Lunchsub- BreakfastChapter 9. Putting It All Together Meals and Snack Ideassub- Plate-by-Plate: Breakfastsub- Plate-by-Plate Snacks