Eating Disorders: Is Your Child at Risk?


The symptoms of an eating disorders are detectable, and the conditions that may endanger your child can be identified and reversed. Take this quiz to find out if your child is at risk.

Contributed by Charlene Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese, Parent Soup's Teen Experts and authors of Parenting 911 and The Roller-Coaster Years.

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  1. Describe your child's eating habits:
    • She is a picky eater -- and always has been -- but digs into what she likes
    • She used to have a good appetite but lately consumes very little
    • She likes junk food but eats a variety of healthy foods overall
  1. How concerned is your child with her appearance?
    • Not concerned -- she's oblivious to fashion scene
    • Somewhat -- she follows the latest fashion trends but doesn't obsess about how she looks
    • Very -- she changes outfits two or three times before a social event and never seems satisfied

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