1. Just a Little Too Thin: How to pull your child back from the brink of an eating disorder By Michael Strober & Meg
Schneider
Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2006
235pp, $32.95
From Indigo website
At a time when 81 percent of ten-year-old girls say
they are afraid of being fat, early dieting is clearly
a widespread problem. However, the difference between
being "just a little too thin' and having a full-blown
eating disorder can be hard for even the most involved parent to distinguish.
Dr. Michael Strober and Meg Schneider's Just a little Too Thin shows
parents how to approach this problem proactively. First, it helps parents
determine the severity of a child's weight issues by outlining the
three stages of this slippery slope and the behavioral signs associated with
each. The book then gives expert guidance on talking about weight and eating
in ways that help a daughter cope with the emotional issues that feed her
obsession. No matter where a girl rests on the continuum of eating behaviors,
Just a Little Too Thin is an invaluable aid for parents intent on keeping
their children emotionally and physically healthy in a world of unprecedented
pressures.