Raising Body Positive Teens : A Parent’s Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise, and Body Image

Drawing on their expertise knowledge as a therapist, a dietician, and an adolescent medicine physician, this multidisciplinary author team have created a practical, friendly guide full of strategies and tools for parents to help tackle diet culture and weight stigma, allowing young people to have a healthier, happier relationship with their bodies.

In a world fraught with diet-culture and weight stigma, many parents worry about their child''s relationship with their body and food. This down-to-earth guide is an invaluable resource allowing parents to take proactive actions in promoting a friendship with food, and preventative actions to minimize the risk factors for the development of eating disorders, particularly when early signs of disordered eating, excessive exercise, or body dissatisfaction have been noticed. It provides clear strategies and tools with a practical focus to gently encourage parents and teens to have a healthy relationship with food and exercise by centralizing joy and health. Coming from a therapist, a dietician, and an adolescent medicine physician, with insightful case studies from an array of young people from different backgrounds, this multidisciplinary author team delivers friendly, strategic guidance based in a wealth of expertise.