My daughter is 12 and has recently stopped eating, we've been encouraging anything at this point, meal times have pretty gone to accommodate her. We try stick to it a little bit but have been very flexible to try help her.
We've spoken to her and she has said tmshe thinks she is fat (she far from it at only 30kg she is already almost scary thin)She is googling things about weight and weight loss.
Her school has noticed and have spoken with her and reached out to me today as they did an exercise with her trying to get to the bottom of it she has admitted that she is starving herself on purpose to make herself sick because she doesn't want to be her anymore.
The school has got some wonderful programs in place to help her, but my question is how do we as her parents navigate this not just with her but ourselves and our own feelings about our baby girl feeling like this? What do we do at home? Do we make sure she is never alone for the foreseeable future? Should we get family counselling?
My mind is a swirly mess ðŸ˜
Starving to death
Starving to death
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straight to her gp, where you can be referred to a psychologist/psychiatrist.
please don't rely on school programs, she can continue them, but in addition to ongoing private specialist treatment.
Immediately to your GP for help & that might include psychology, nutritionists & residential clinics.
My relative's daughter is the same. It started without warning & is now a full blown eating disorder & they're now just battling to keep her alive.
I don't want to scare you, just let you know how serious this might be.
Psychology both as her parent and her on her own! Run don’t walk!
I agree with the other replies. She need psychologist/psychiatrist that specialises in disordered eating. As a clinical nutrition practitioner, please do not delay.
Gp immediately hopefully you’ve done that already since posting. The programs at school are a tool not a solution. You’re in for a long road to recovery possible hospitalisation please advocate for you daughter to get help and continue to receive it