Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder

“The book is of high quality and would be of help to any family facing this difficult situation.”

—Doody's Review Service (on the first edition)


“There are many red flags that parents should recognize when it comes to their adolescent daughter or son's eating habits, and this intelligent book points them out clearly and concisely.”

—Publishers Weekly (on the first edition)


“Drs. Lock and Le Grange are two of the foremost experts in the eating disorders field. The third edition of this book condenses what the authors have learned over decades of working with the families of people with eating disorders—and puts it in a format parents can use.”

—Janet Treasure, PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, Centre for Research in Eating Disorders, Kings College London, United Kingdom


“This book is essential reading for any parent or family member of a teen with an eating disorder. It’s especially useful for those who have been told to ‘not be the food police’ or that they have no role in helping support a loved one with an eating disorder. It offers practical advice for how to help, along with something just as important: hope.”

—Harriet Brown, author of Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia


“This book is invaluable for parents, who often feel disempowered and blamed when their child has an eating disorder. It uses straightforward language and realistic, pragmatic examples. The third edition has been updated to incorporate the latest research and incredibly useful practical strategies. I highly recommend this book to all parents of children with eating disorders.”

—Kerri Boutelle, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health, and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego


“The updated third edition of this seminal guide incorporates recent advances in eating disorders research and clinical practice, highlighting the evolving nature of the field and the authors’ commitment to providing respectful, accurate parent education at each step. This book also prepares caregivers to activate family-based treatment quickly and effectively, with implications for a better prognosis. Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder explains the urgency of these pernicious disorders while reassuring parents that evidence-based interventions exist, and that caregivers are the best, most invested agents of change for their child until symptoms abate.”

—Katharine L. Loeb, PhD, Chicago Center for Evidence Based Treatment