My daughter, age 8, has started to be a bit more body conscious lately - she's very skinny and knows it I think but is conscious that her tummy sticks out a bit which she has been reassured about. Today she came home from school and told me she hadn't eaten pudding with her school lunch - she volunteered this information though usually can't even remember what she's had for lunch.
Now she is saying she doesn't want supper - 'I just don't want any' - she's def not ill.
Could this be the start of an eating disorder? And if so what can I do to head it off? I'm very conscious that I need to not make an issue of food.
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munki · 08/06/2015 17:10
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