Resources for Parents & Carers
What is an Eating Disorder?
The Nine Truths About Eating Disorders from the cast of "To the Bone"
Restrictive eating disorders
A video about AFRID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
How do I know if my loved one has an eating disorder?
Navigating treatment for my loved one
What is Family Based Therapy (FBT)?
Understanding weight restoration during treatment
Growth charts & goal weight made simple: eating disorder recovery
What is a BMI or '% Weight-for-Height' target, and how wrong it could be
Supporting your loved one to eat and to recover
Eating Disorders Meal Support: Helpful Approaches for Families
Help your child eat with trust, not logic: the bungee jump (Anorexia & other Eating Disorders)
Stuck & not eating! Anorexia/ eating disorders: parents’ meal support tips
Helpful ways to think and speak about body weight and shape
An animated video exposing the limitations of current research on weight and health.
Managing your loved one’s distress
Connect before you Direct. Examples of things you might say to "Connect", which will then make your "Direction" more effective
Books
for parents/carers to support the FBT treatment process
